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James E. Henson's Oral History

This is the oral history of James E. Henson. 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, oral history, Ray's Bridge, recording, Richard F. Morthland, Riverside School, Sangamon River, Staley Office Building

Ralph Owen's Oral History

This is the oral history of Ralph Owen. 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.

Photograph of Old Car Driving Along Lincoln Park Drive

Photograph of older model car driving along Lincoln Park Drive.

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

Photographs of the Waterworks while Under Construction.

Photographs of the Waterworks while under construction.

Tags: 1908, Construction, Decatur IL, lake, Lake Decatur, Photo File: Lake Decatur, River, Sangamon, Sangamon River, Water, Waterworks

Photographs of the Sangamon River

Photographs of scenes on the Sangamon River.

Tags: 1914, 1915, Bathers, boat, Boats, Decatur IL, Flood, lake, Lake Decatur, Photo File: Lake Decatur, River, Sangamon, Sangamon River, scene, Water

Photographs of Boat Houses along the Sangamon River

Photographs of boat houses along the Sangamon River before the valley was flooded to create Lake Decatur.

Tags: 1916, boat, Boat House, Cabin, Decatur IL, house, lake, Lake Decatur, Photo File: Lake Decatur, River, Sangamon, Sangamon River

Photographs of the Sangamon River at the Waterworks.

Photographs of the Sangamon River at the Waterworks. One taken shortly after September 1913 during construction of the filter plant at the Waterworks.

Tags: 1913, Boats, Bridge, Construction, Decatur IL, Filter Plant, lake, Lake Decatur, Photo File: Lake Decatur, Plant, River, Sangamon, Sangamon River, Waterworks

Photographs of Rock Springs

Photographs of Rock Spring and of old mill dam.

Tags: 1908, dam, Decatur IL, lake, Lake Decatur, Old Mill Dam, Photo File: Lake Decatur, Rock Springs, Sangamon, Sangamon River

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