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Photo of Pfc. Donald White in uniform
Herald and Review Library: White, Pfc. Donald R., Article on back of photo; "Pfc. Donald White, son of Home White, Decatur and Mrs. Bessie White, Long Beach, Calif., has completed training as tail gunner with a Liberator bomber group, according to an…
Photo of Pfc. Dean Williamson in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Williamson, Pfc. Dean; Article on back of photo; "Pfc. Dean Williamson, metalsmith with the marine air corps, is spending a 15-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Williamson, 1337 East Grand avenue. Private…
Photo of Pfc. Charles O. Dickson in uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Dickson, Pvt. Charles O., 2/23/1944. Article on back of photo: "Mt. Zion Youth Cited as Hero, for unusual bravery while under sniper fire on Guadalcanal Island, Pvt. Charles O. Dickson, Mt. Zion, has been recommended…
Photo of Petty Officer 3rd Class Russell Graham in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Graham, Russell Reeter; Article on back of photo; "Russell Graham, Russell Graham, petty officer 3rd class, recently spent a ..-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs .R. s. Graham, 2145 East Prairie avenue. He received…
Photo of Peter's Super Mart Building
Photograph of Peter's Super Mart located at 553 W. Wood St., Decatur, IL. "1939: A food show and open house will feature the formal opening of Peter's Super Food Mart, 553 W. Wood St. William Peter is owner and manager. The store has seven employees.…
Photo of Pete Borgogne, laying in hospital bed.
Photograph of Pete Borgogne; 872 S. Franklin St., was shot in the arm from behind as he was driven off, with other miners, before deputized National Guardsmen. On Nov. 4, 1932, when Sheriff E. C. Wilson set out to break up the picket line at the…
Photo of Perry's Drive Inn Restaurant.
Photograph of Perry's Drive Inn Restaurant located on E. Cantrell and 22nd Streets.
Photo of Perle O. Jones in uniform with helmet life jacket
Herald and Review Library: Jones, Perle O.; Article on back of photo; Coast Guardsman Perle O. Jones, chief radioman, Decatur, is serving aboard a coast guard manned ship now operating in European waters. Jones' vessel participated in the initial…
Photo of People With Hay Wagons, Mules and Horses
Photograph of making hay at the home of Grandma Emma. Carmi, Louie and Ma Emma standing by mules. The family horse "old Maud" hitched to "top buggy". Photo taken 1905 in Cisco, IL. About 3 miles north of Cisco, IL.
Photo of Paving Machine on East Hickory Street.
Photograph of Paving Equipment on East Hickory Street at Warren. "Paving work halted in late December, 1909 when snow blanketed East Hickory Street at Warren Street. Travel on the frozen ground in winter in those days was much better than the…