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Macon County Tuberculosis Sanitorium

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These are the glass negatives of the Macon County Tuberculosis Sanitorium near the Decatur & Macon County Hospital. The photos were taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in February 1930.

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Men and Machines

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Roads--Machinery and Men 1912

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Miss Lelah Foster

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Photograph of Miss Lelah Foster (d. 11/13/1942), the County Recorder from 1920 to 1932. Foster was one of the first women in the nation to serve in an elective office, and the first in Macon County. She was active in the state Republican Women's…

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Painting Stripes on Pavement

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Man running a paint stripping machine.

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Photo of Clay Robinson Dairy

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Photograph of the Farmers inspect herd at the Clay Robinson Dairy, photo taken 8/26/1938.

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Photo of Dr. J. T. B. Stapp's House 200 Block Franklin and William Streets.

Photograph of House on corner of N. Franklin and E. Williams Streets. "the home of Dr. J. T. B. Stapp, called Decatur's first capitalist stood for many years at the corner of Franklin and William streets on ground now occupied by the Decatur post…

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Photo Roads --Macon County (near the Sangamon River)

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Photo of Dirt Road in Macon County near the Sangamon River.

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Photograph of Unused Site for Decatur & Macon County Hospital

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Photograph of the unused land bought by the Bethsaida Hospital Association in 1903 for the future Decatur & Macon County Hospital, later called Decatur Memorial Hospital. The hospital movement was started by Mrs. Susan Hagaman and she formed the…

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Photographs of Captain David L. Allen's Second Home

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Photographs of Captain David L. Allen's home on the south bank of the Sangamon River. It was unusual in structure because of its octagonal tower and for years it was a landmark of Macon county. It was torn down about 1905 and is was the site of…

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Photographs of Decatur Memorial Hospital

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Photographs of Decatur Memorial Hospital, formerly Decatur and Macon County Hospital on N. Edward St.

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