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Photograph of Sailboats on Lake Decatur
Photograph of sailboats on Lake Decatur taken June 7, 1951.
Tags: 1951, boat, Boats, Decatur IL, lake, Lake Decatur, Photo File: Lake Decatur, Sailboat, Sailing
Photograph of Ruth Rusk, Carnegie Library Staff
Photograph of Ruth Ruskin, Carnegie Library Staff, Circulation
Photograph of Robert J. Kellogg
Photograph of Robert J. Kellogg, professor of Modern Language at Millikin University.
Photograph of Robert H. Dumas, Carnegie Library Staff
Photograph of Robert H. Dumas, Carnegie Library Staff, City Librarian
Photograph of Richard Evans, the First City Librarian
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
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…
Photograph of Rev. James Walton McDonald
Photograph of Rev. James Walton McDonald. (born 1869; died 6/16/1951) Presbyterian pastor in Decatur 23 years, leaving in 1923 for Kansas City, MO. Came to Decatur in 1901 from Logansport, IN. First pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian church,…
Photograph of Pvt. Raleigh L. Albert in uniform
WWII - Pvt. Raleigh L. Albert, c. 1944
Tags: Decatur IL, U. S. Armed Forces, World War II, WWII
Photograph of Pvt. Marion A. Gillespey in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Gillespey, Pvt. Mar ion A.; Article on back of photo; "Pvt. Marion A. Gillespey, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Gillespey, 1054 North college street, was home on a 10-day holiday furlough. He entered the army in June and now is…
Tags: Army, Decatur IL., World War II, WWII
Photograph of Professor Henry Clay Stanley
Former professor of Commerce and Finance at Millikin University. In 1917 he was charged with bigamy and sent to the penitentiary at Chester. He was released in 1918 after serving eleven months.