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Photographs from the Central Malleable Iron Works Fire

Photographs from the Central Malleable Iron Works fire, formerly the Loeb foundry and Sattley foundry, located at 765 N. Lowber St. The fire was discovered at 10:30 p.m. on November 14, 1904, and was said to have been blazing for at least an hour…

Photographs from the American Hominy Company Fire

Photographs from the fire at the American Hominy Company formerly the Suffern & Hunt Mill, located at N. Union and the Wabash R.R. The fire started in the third story at 12:45 in the morning on November 27, 1913. Fire Chief Devore ordered out the…

Photographs from Mark Dvorak's Banjo Performance at the Decatur Public Library, 2003.

Photographs from Mark Dvorak's Banjo Performance at the Decatur Public Library in 2003. Mark Dvorak is a storyteller and folk singer from Chicago who performed his version of "The American Folk Song".