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Photograph of Slot Machines being Destroyed

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Photograph of slot machines being destroyed in October of 1934.

Photograph of Slot Machines

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Photograph of slot machines raided by police in the 1940's.

Photograph of Saratoga Club Gambling Raid

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Photograph of the Saratoga Club gambling police raid in 1938.

Photograph of Sailboats on Lake Decatur

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Photograph of sailboats on Lake Decatur taken June 7, 1951.

Photograph of Richard Evans, the First City Librarian

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Photograph of Richard Evans, married to Alice Glore; he was the First City Librarian starting in 1875 through 1881, when he unexpectedly died.

Photograph of Reverend W. L. Staub

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Photograph of Rev. W. L. Staub. Former pastor Westminster Presbyterian church in Decatur, 1908-1912. First pastor of this church after its organization October 1908. Left Decatur for pastorate in Duluth, Minnesota. (Information from clips- no other…