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Photographs of Decatur High School 1950's.

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Photographs of Decatur High School during the 1950's, buildings, students, Franklin Street and North Street.

Tags: 1950, 1951, 1953, 1958, automobiles, Buses, Decatur High School, Decatur IL., Franklin Street, North Street, Schools, Students, Two-Way Traffic

Photograph of Hickory Point School, 1953.

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Photograph of Hickory Point School taken 4/27/1953.

Tags: 1953, building, Hickory Point School, Macon County Schools, Rural Schools, Schools

Photo Curve Inn

Photograph of the Curve Inn Located on Route 48 near MacArthur High School, opened in 1953. "From Yesteryear - The Curve Inn, located on Route 48 near MacArthur High School opened in 1953--four years before MacArthur opened its doors for its first…

Tags: 1953, Al Dreschel, BS1023, Business, Clyde Shaw, Irene Shaw Huff, Keith Huff, Route 48, Tavern, The Curve Inn

Photos of the Decatur Bottling Company.

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Photographs of the Decatur Bottling Company located on the corner of Cantrell and Broadway (now MLK) streets. Photos of the building, bottling, manufacturing and packaged for distribution.

Tags: 1953, 1954, 1957, 1971, Bottling, BS1031, BS1032, BS1033, BS1034, BS1035, BS1036, BS1037, BS1038, BS1039, BS1040, BS703, building, Business, Corner Cantrell & Broadway, Decatur Bottling Co., employees, Manufacturing

Photos Decatur Warehouse and Moving Co.

Photographs of Employees Working at the Decatur Warehouse and Moving Co.

Tags: 1953, BS1070, BS1071, BS1072, BS1073, BS1074, BS1075, BS1076, BS1077, BS1078, BS1079, BS1080, Business, Decatur IL., Decatur Warehouse & Moving Co., employees, Moving Co., Warehouse

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map- Greenwood Cemetery to Wood St. (1953)

This is a station plat map of the Illinois Central Railroad tracks from Greenwood Cemetery to Wood St.

Tags: . Water St., #8.003, 1953, A.O. Bolen's Resurvey, additions, Assessors sub of lot 8, Broadway St., businesses, Cantrell St., Christy Construction Co., Clement C. Walter's 3rd Addition, collection, Decatur IL, Decatur Soy Products Co., Decatur St., Deep Rock Oil Corp., E. Sherman St., E.D. Wood's Addition, E.E. Lily & Son, Frank Shull, Gates and Johnson Co., Gault St., Gault's 2nd Addition, Gault's Addition, Greenwood Cemetery, I.F. Pharo's sub lot, ICRR, Illinois Central Railroad, Industry Court, ISHRAB-2017-25-54, J.K. Warren's South Addition, J.N. Bill's 2nd Addition, J.N. Bill's Addition, Jackson St., Macon County Coal Company, Macon St., map, Maps, Moorehouse and Wells, Oglesby & Watt's Addition, Ornamental Iron Works, Railroad Map Collection, Riverview Park Addition, S. Franklin St., S. Water St., Sinclair Oil and Refining Co., station plat map, Streets, Tracks, US Manufacturing Co., US Mfg. Co., Wood St.

Tags: #8.003, 16th St., 1953, 22nd St., 23rd St., 24th St., 27th St., 29th St., 31st St., 32nd St., 33rd St., 34th St., 6/18/1953, A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co., addition, Arch St. Illinois St., B&O RR, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Base Line Rd., Black & Co., Board of Education, Bradford St., Broadway St., Calhoun St., car shop, Central Ave., Cerro Gordo St., Chambers Bering & Quinlan Co., Charles St., Church St., Clayton St., Clement C. Walters 2nd Fairland Addition, Clement C. Walters Fairland Addition, coach painting shop, coach shop, collection, Condit St., Cottage Hill Ave., Decatur Fans Association, Decatur Foundry Co., Decatur IL, Division St., Dodson's 2nd Addition, Donovan Heights 1st, Dunham St., E. Eldorado St., E. Main St., E. North St., E. Prairie St., E. William St., E. Wood St., East Ave., Economy Homes Addition, Fairview Ave., Folk St., Franklin St., Geddes Ave., Grand Ave., Hickory St., ICRR, Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois State Highway Department, Illinois Traction System, ISHRAB-2017-25-120, ITS, Jackson St., Jasper St., Jordan St., Leafland Ave., Lewis Shaw, locomotive shop, Locust St., Logan St., Lowber St., machine shop, Mammon's Addition, map, Maps, Mason St., McClelland Ave., mill & tin shop, Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Co., Morgan St., N. Clinton St., N. College St., N. Edward St., N. Main St., N. Mercer St., N. Monroe St., N. Pine St., Northeast Land Improvement Company, Oakland Ave., Oakland Ct., Office of Chief Engineer, Olive St., Orchard St., Park Dr., Pearl St., Planing Mill, Powers 1st Addition, Powers 3rd Addition, Powers 4th Addition, Powers 5th Addition, Powers 7th Addition, Powers 8th Addition, Powers 9th Addition, Raceland Plat "D" in Plat "A", railroad, Railroad Map Collection, reclamation plant, right of way, right of way and track map, Sangamon River, Sangamon St., St. Johns Lutheran Evangelical Church, State St., Stone St., store house, Sunset Ave., Sycamore Ave., Track, University Ave., Van Dyke St., W. Decatur St., W. Eldorado St., W. Forest Ave., W. Green St., W. King St., W. Macon St., W. Main St., W. Marietta St., W. North St., W. Prairie Ave., W. William St., W. Wood St., Wabash, Wabash Hospital, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, Waggoner St., Walnut St., Water St., Willow Ave., Witt St., Woodford St., Yards

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Photographs of Decatur High School 1950's.

Photograph of Hickory Point School, 1953.

Photo Curve Inn

Photos of the Decatur Bottling Company.

Photos Decatur Warehouse and Moving Co.

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map- Greenwood Cemetery to Wood St. (1953)

1953 Lakeview High School Dorian

Illinois Central Railroad Tracks - Along State Route 48 (3/11/1953, revised 6/1/1964)

Illinois Central Railroad Tracks - North to State Route 48 & 121 (7/21/1953)

Wabash Railroad Right of Way and Track Map - McClelland Ave. to Wabash Yards (6/18/1953)