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Photograph of Child Flying Kite

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Photograph of a child flying a kite taken March 10th, 1956.

Photograph of Charles W. Devore

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Photograph of Charles W. Devore; died March 31, 1920. Decatur Fire Chief for 30 years and on the Fire Department force for 36 years. He was appointed a member of the National Bureau of Fire Prevention. He was the last member of the first paid Fire…

Photograph of Carnegie Library Outreach

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Photograph of a local librarian delivering a ceiling projector to an infantile paralysis victim in November of 1949.

Photograph of Carl Sandburg

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Photograph of Carl Sandburg who visited Decatur, IL. in February of 1927.

Photograph of Brush College #2 Building

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Photograph of Brush College #2 School Building dated 1/7/1939.

Photograph of Brush College #1 Staff

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Photo of Teaching Staff taken on Sept 10, 1961, Brush College #1, Decatur, IL. Front Row Seated L-R: unknown, Lorraine Brown, Mrs. Warnick, Mary Williams, Rachel Smith, Mrs. Clark, unknown, Roy Schilling. Back Row Standing L-R: unknown, Mildred Cave,…

Photograph of Brush College #1 --1889

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Photo of Brush College #1 taken 6/4/1889 with teachers and children.

Photograph of Brush College #1

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Schools -- Brush College #1 --125. Photo by Seitz studio of Decatur, IL.