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Mrs. Jane Lee's Oral History

This is the oral history of Mrs. Jane Lee. She was interviewed by Robert Williams on January 31, 1990. The interview includes her life in Decatur, and working for the Herald and Review.

Tags: "HMS Pinafore", "Little Prince", "Quality Street", "Red Mill", 1990, Alex Van Praag Sr., Armistice Day, Betty Jo Eickenberry, Central Railroad Depot, childhood, classified ad department, DAR, Decatur and Macon County Hospital, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Dr. Jones, Elmer Nickel, Ethel Parkinson, Fires, Freda Douthit, GAR, Glee Club, Governor Oglesby Mansion board, Grand Army of the Republic, Great Depression, grocery stores, H.C. Schaub, Helen Gorham, Herald and Review, home birth, Howard Millard, ice block, Illinois Central Railroad, Indian schools, international traveling, Interurban, Interurban station, interview, January 1990, Jeanette MacDonald, Lake Decatur, Lincoln School, Linn and Scruggs, Louise Fyke, Macon County Conservation District, Macon County Hospital, Macon County Newsletter, Marietta School, Moweaqua mine disaster, Mrs. Jane Lee, Mt. Zion IL, oral history, plays, Poetry, poetry club, recording, Red Cross, Robert Williams, Roosevelt Junior High School, Shellabarger Mansion, St. Mary's Auxiliary, stalker, Stephen Decatur Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, streetcar, Switchboard, Toonerville Trolley, Transfer House, traveling, typing, Westminster Presbyterian Women, Women's Relief Corp, World War I

Photograph of Illinois Central Railroad Bridge

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Photograph of the Illinois Central Railroad bridge taken 1/20/1907, by J. K. Stafford. Print was made from the Stafford collection of negatives taken in the late 1890's and early 1900's which were in the possession of Mr. and Mrs. Jack French of…

Tags: Bridges, Cerro Gordo IL., Illinois Central Railroad, J. K. Stafford Collection, Mr. & Mrs. Jack French, Photo File: Bridges

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map - Near the Sangamon River and City Waterworks (4/10/1951)

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This station plat map shows the Illinois Central Railroad tracks crossing the Sangamon River near the City Waterworks.

Illinois Central Railroad from Division St. to Curtis Ave. (4/3/1935, revised 1952))

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This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad track from Division St. to Curtis Ave.

Illinois Central Railroad from Division St. to Curtis Ave. (10/21/1958)

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This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad track from Division St. to Curtis Ave.

Illinois Central Railroad Track from Wood St. to Sangamon St. (7/28/1921)

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This map shows the ICRR from Wood St. to Sangamon St. crossing the Wabash Railway between the Wabash freight house and the Wabash roundhouse.

Tags: #8.003, 1921, 7/28/1921, Allen McReynolds & Co. Addition, B.H. Cassell's 8th Addition, B.H. Cassell's Addition, Broadway St., Cerro Gordo St., CI&W depot, Cincinnati Indianapolis & Western RR, Clinton St., collection, Decatur Coal Co., Decatur Coffin Co., Decatur Grocer Co., Decatur IL, Decatur Manufacturing Co., Decatur Novelty Works, Decatur Railway and Light Co., Eldorado St., Gattlings Addition, Hammon Bros. Transfer Co., Home Manufacturing Co., ICRR, ICRR passenger depot, ICRR yards, Illinois Candy Co., Illinois Central Railroad, ISHRAB-2017-25-47, Jackson St., Kraft Hotel, Main St., map, Maryland St., McClelland Grocery Co., Morgan St., North St., Northern Cross, Plant & Tuttles Addition, Prairie Ave., Prather Martin & Gattling's Addition, Prathers Addition, Railroad Map Collection, Sangamon St., Shellabarger Elevator Company, Short St., Tracks, Union Iron Works, Wabash Ave., Wabash freight house, Wabash machine shop, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash round house, Wabash RR, Wabash RR passenger depot, Wabash RR YMCA, Wabash yards, Walrus Manufacturing Co., William St., Wood St., Yards

Illinois Central Railroad Map - Sangamon St. to Division St. (1/10/1935)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad tracks and yards between Sangamon St. and Division St., and all the streets and businesses in between. It also shows the Pennsylvania RR tracks and yards.

Illinois Central Railroad Map - Sangamon St. to Division St. (Revised-Date Illegible)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad tracks and yards between Sangamon St. and Division St., and all the streets and businesses in between. It also shows the Pennsylvania RR tracks and yards.

Illinois Central Railroad Map - Sangamon River to Washington St. (3/25/1924)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad track from the Sangamon River to Washington St. Originally published in 1910, this map was revised on 3/25/1924.

Illinois Central Railroad - Curtis St. to SBI Route 48 & 121 (4/3/1935)

This is a map of the Illinois Central Railroad from Curtis St. to SBI Route 48 & 121 (now Pershing Rd.).