Browse Items · Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection

Flora Evans - Older Lady

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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

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

Decatur Tribune Article and Picture on Summer Reading Program 1990

This is an article and photo about the summer reading program of 1990, STATION READ 1990 for the Decatur Public Library. This program is run by Katie Gross and also includes a program for teens, called COLOR YOUR WORLD. A story teller, Michael…

Tags: 1990, Article, board of directors, Board of Trustees, COLOR YOUR WORLD, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Decatur Tribune, James Seidl, June 1990, Katie Gross, Michael Parent, photography, STATION READ 1990, Story Teller, Summer Reading Program, teen program

Clarence Sowers' Oral History

This is the oral history of Clarence Sowers. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell. The interview includes his career in construction.

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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Flora Evans - Older Lady

Elderly Male - c. 1927 - no name

Decatur Tribune Article and Picture on Summer Reading Program 1990

Clarence Sowers' Oral History

Bob Strongman's Oral History