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Photo of Dr. J. T. B. Stapp's House 200 Block Franklin and William Streets.
Photograph of House on corner of N. Franklin and E. Williams Streets. "the home of Dr. J. T. B. Stapp, called Decatur's first capitalist stood for many years at the corner of Franklin and William streets on ground now occupied by the Decatur post…
Photo of Clay Robinson Dairy
Photograph of the Farmers inspect herd at the Clay Robinson Dairy, photo taken 8/26/1938.
Painting Stripes on Pavement
Man running a paint stripping machine.
Miss Lelah Foster
Photograph of Miss Lelah Foster (d. 11/13/1942), the County Recorder from 1920 to 1932. Foster was one of the first women in the nation to serve in an elective office, and the first in Macon County. She was active in the state Republican Women's…
Tags: 1930, 1st woman in an elective office in Macon County, biography, Business & Professional Women's Club, charter member, County Recorder, Decatur Daily Review, Decatur IL, elective office, Lelah Foster, Macon County, Miss Lelah Foster, Photo File: Biography, state Republican women's organization, Vandeventer's
Men and Machines
Roads--Machinery and Men 1912
Tags: 1912, Aultman & Taylor, International, Machinery, Macon County, Men, Minneapolis, Mogul, Oil Pull, Roads
Macon County Tuberculosis Sanitorium
These are the glass negatives of the Macon County Tuberculosis Sanitorium near the Decatur & Macon County Hospital. The photos were taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in February 1930.
Macon County Prevailing Wage Rate - May 2009
This is a copy of the prevailing wage rate for May 2009 in Macon County. This is used by the library for the Per Capita Grant with the State of Illinois.
Macon County Courthouse Clock
These are the glass negatives of the clock at the 3rd Macon County Courthouse. The photos were taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.
Looking South from Mouth of Stevens Creek 1911
Photograph of the Sangamon River from the mouth of Stevens Creek in 1911.
Letter to Decatur Public Library, Decatur IL - September 1995
This is a thank you letter from Partners in Education to the Decatur Pubic Library. It thanks the library for including Partners in their recent display.