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Photos by F. E. & C. Lefargee

BS1823-Portrait of Man and Girl, No date or name, 2017-15-170.jpg

Photograph of unknown man and little girl. Photograph of unknown woman wearing a scarf.

Tags: BS1823, BS1824, Business, Decatur IL., F. E. & C. Lefargee, Man with small girl, Photographer, photography, Portraits, Woman wearing scarf

Photos of Kileen Photo Studio located at 220 E. Eldorado and 235 E. Orchard St., Decatur, IL.

Photographs of Bill Kileen Photography Studio Exterior.

Tags: 220 E. Eldorado, 235 E. Orchard St., 8/12/1954, Bill Kileen, BS1756, BS1757, BS1758, building, Business, Decatur IL., Kileen Photo Studio, Photographer, photography, Studio

Photos of Bijou Studio

BS959-House Front, No date or address, 2017-15 -153.jpg

Photo of Bijou Studio located at 304 N. Water St. Photos of the Bijou Studio interior.

Tags: 304 N. Water St., Bijou Studio, BS959, BS960, BS961, building, Business, Decatur IL., interior, photography

Residence - 421 N. College St.

These are article, photographs, histories, biographies, obituaries, drawings, floor plan, conversations, etc., that deal with the residence at 421 N. College St.

Residence - 401 N. College - England Mansion

These are articles, photographs, histories, biographies, obituaries, interviews, comments, etc., that deal with the England Mansion at 01 N. College

Photo - Two Children on porch - 1920 - no location

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This is a photograph of two children on a porch. There is no location listed. 1920s. Developed by High Gloss, Mac's, Decatur IL.

Tags: 1920s, Children, children on porch, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Hibbs Personal Papers, no location, photography, porch

House with Man on Porch

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This is a photography of a man standing on the porch of a home. It was taken by Henry Hibbs and developed by Haines and Essicks on August 30, 1927.

Tags: 1927, August 30, Decatur IL, Haines and Essicks, Hibbs Personal Papers, house, man on house porch, no location, no name, photography, porch

Elderly Male - c. 1927 - no name

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This is a photograph of an elderly man taken by Henry Hibbs and developed by Haines and Essicks on August 30, 1927. There is no identification of the the man or where the picture was taken.

Tags: August 30, c. 1927, Decatur IL, elderly man, Haines and Essicks, Henry Hibbs, Hibbs Personal Papers, no location, no name, photography

This is the glass negative of a copy of a photograph of an older lady. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL. The copy was taken in the early 1900s for Flora Evans. The original photograph was taken around 1890.

Tags: c. 1890, c. 1910, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, copy, copy of photograph, Decatur IL, Flora Evans, Glass Negative, negative, old lady, older lady, older woman, photography, Wasson Studios, woman

Bob Strongman's Oral History

This is the oral history of Bob Strongman. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell. The interview includes his career as a photographer for the Herald and Review.

Tags: 35 ml film projector, aerial photography, algebra class, Assistant Boys Secretary, Assistant Sales Manager, background check, Betty Turnell, Bill Summer, boat races, Bob Hope's State Fair trip, Bob Strongman, Bread Salesman, Buckmeisters Grocery Store, changes at the Herald & Review, changes to photography, childhood, Coal Mines, Decatur Camera Club, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, disasters, E.J. Muffley, Enterprise School District, freelance work, Governor Ogilvie, grammar class, Great Depression, Gunhill Johnson Crippled Children's Room, Harry Truman, horse plow, ice skating, ice wagon, industrial photography, interview, Kennedy Campaign, Lee Pigott, Lincoln School, Marietta School, mid-year graduate, Model T pickup truck, N. Union St., neighborhood grocery stores, one room school, oral history, Parkview Motel, Pfile's Camera Shop, photography, Piggly-Wiggly, polio, Presidential Candidate Whistle Stops, press credentials, processing, Pugh School, recess, recitation bench, recording, retirement, Richard Nixon, Roosevelt Junior High School, Russell Shaffer, Russian Missile Crisis, snow sled, street hockey, student-built boats, swim therapy, Tasty Bread, Truman's visit to Decatur, Truman's Whistle Stop, Victor Borge, weddings, Wooden Shoe Fire, YMCA, YMCA Boys Department

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