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Faries Park

This is a photo of men swimming in the Sangamon River at Faries Park on July 12, 1914. The photo was taken by either the Decatur Herald or Daily Review.

Tags: Decatur Daily Review, Decatur Herald, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Faries Park, July 12 1914, Men, Sangamon River, swimming

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

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

Tags: Decatur IL., Dirt Road, Macon County, Roads, Sangamon River

James E. Henson's Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of James E. Henson's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 26, 1984. The interview includes his career as a lawyer, and Decatur when he was young.

Tags: 1984, automobile, Bar Association, bar exam, Betty Turnell, Bloomington IL, childhood, circuit judge, Clara May Morthland Henson, County bridge, County building, county judge, Decatur Daily Review, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Departmental School, divorce law, Donald W. Morthland, early Decatur, Emanual Rosenberg, Eva Josephine Young, Fairview Shopping Center, family law, family life, Faries Park, Henson Morthland and Bolin, Henson Morthland and Henson, Illinois Wesleyan University, Interurban, interview, Jackson Street School, James Atlas Henson, James E. Henson, James Millikin University, January 1984, Lake Decatur, law practice, Lost Bridge, Macon County Court, Macon County Jail, Macon County Sheriff, Maffitt Street Bridge, Martin E. Morthland, Masonic Temple, OH73, oral history, Ray's Bridge, recording, Richard F. Morthland, Riverside School, Sangamon River, sound recording, Staley Office Building, transcription

Ralph Owen's Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of Ralph Owen's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 6, 1987. The interview covers childhood, businesses, the Franklin Mall, Franklin Travel Agency, and the Lake Shore Club condominiums.

Photos of Lincoln Park Drive

Photograph of older model car driving along Lincoln Park Drive. Photograph of Lincoln Park Drive and the Sangamon River. Photograph of Houses on Lincoln Park Drive, Decatur, IL.

Tags: 1930's, Decatur IL., Herald and Review, Lincoln Park Drive, Old Model Car, Photo File: Streets, Sangamon River, ST930, ST972, ST973, Streets

Photos from the Oklahoma Addition, located close to the Sangamon River.

Photographs of the Oklahoma Addition showing the living conditions before and after flooding. It was located between U.S. 51 and Jasper Street. Photographs are from May 1908. Additional information on photographs.

Tags: animals, Broadway and Marion Streets, Buildings, Decatur IL., Dumping, Flooding, Herald and Review, May 1908, Oklahoma Addition, Outhouses, people, Photo File: Streets, Sangamon River, Sewage, Slum Area, ST565, ST566, ST777, ST778, ST779, ST780, ST781, ST782

Photos from the Oklahoma Addition, located between U.S. 51 south and Broadway (now MLK) where Decatur Water treatment plant is located.

Photographs of the Oklahoma Housing Addition.

Tags: 1908, Decatur IL., Flooding, Herald and Review, Housing, Oklahoma Addition, Photo File: Streets, Sangamon River, Slum Area, Substandard Housing

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