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W. Main St. Subway Looking West Toward Millikin University
This is the glass negative of the W. Main St. subway looking west toward Millikin University. The photo was taken by Pfile's Camera Shop for Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930.
Mrs. Erma Wait Cook's Oral History
This is the oral history of Erma Wait Cook. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on August 14, 1985. The interview covers her family's businesses in Decatur, and her childhood.
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Photograph of the Dennis School Building Site
Photograph of the Dennis School building site taken in 1909 shortly before the school was built. This house once stood where the Dennis building now stands and this area used to be on the very edge of town, practically in the woods. Land on which the…
Photos of House on 508 W. Main Street
Photographs of the House on 508 W. Main Street, residence of L. B. Casner.
Photo of City Auto Garage Co.
Photograph of the City Auto Garage Co. located at W. Main and N. Church Street, Decatur, IL.
Photo of Building W. Main and Oakland Streets.
Photograph of Building W. Main and 1000 Block of S. Oakland. Built in 1901, it housed the W. O. McCrum Drug Store until was torn down in 1932 to be replaced by a new brick building to house the Raffington Drug Store, Successor to McCrum. Photo by…
Photo of City Auto Garage
Photograph of the City Auto Garage located on West Main and North Church Streets.