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Photo of Haworth Block 200 N. Water St., Decatur, IL.
Photograph of building: 200 Block N. Water at N. Park Streets. This building stood at the corner of N. Water and N. Parks Street from 1884 to 1909. It is the Haworth block built by James H. Haworth in 1883-1884. It was the first building in the city…
Michael Fahay
Photograph of Michael Fahay (d. 3/3/1941). He established a hardware store and tin shop at 1102 E. Eldorado St. in 1894, and sold it in 1937 to Richard E. Harner. Fahay was prominent in politices, and served as alderman from the fifth ward from…
Jesse E. Bendure
Photograph of Jesse E. Bendure (d. 3/11/1908), superintendent of Greenwood Cemetery for 29 years. Owned a grocery store on S. Main St. when he first came to Decatur, and also served as the Macon County Coroner for 4 terms. He was the father of Roy…
First YMCA Basketball Team 1907-1908
Negative of the first YMCA basketball team (1907-1908). The photo was taken by Studio International, and published by Decatur Daily Review.
The Balbach Stars - YWCA Basketball Team 1908
Photograph of the 1908 YWCA basketball team, the Balbach Stars. Back row (left-right): Nita Hannum, Carrie Auer. Front row (left-right): Lora Park, Rose Ruckle, Caroline Metz, Josephine Kirk. The photograph ran in the Decatur Daily Review on…
YWCA Basketball Team 1908
Photograph of the Twenty-Threes, the 1908 YWCA basketball team. Back row (left-right): Bertha Hayden, Vera Gher, Susanne Imboden. Front row (left-right): Mamie Keating, Mabel Fletcher, Lillian Hill, Mrs. Hugh Gates. Photo ran in the Decatur Daily…
Waldheim Cottage at the Fishing Club
Photograph of Waldheim Cottage, owned by Robert Mueller, at the Fishing Club on July 19, 1908. The photograph was taken by J.K. Stafford. The Fishing Club became the South Side Country Club in 1924.
The Lake at the Fishing Club
Photograph of the lake at the Fishing Club taken from the south end of the dam on July 13, 1908. The photo was taken by J.K. Stafford. The Fishing Club became the South Side Country Club in 1924.