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Photos of the Wayne Theater Building Front

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Photographs of the front of the Wayne Theater located at 1450 E. William St., Decatur, IL. "November 1945: The Wayne Theater, 1450 E. William St., is one of the first businesses financed by the G. I. Bill. Located around the corner is the American…

Photos of U. S. Officers Hear Small War Plant Needs.

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Photographs of U. S. Officers Hear Small War Plant Needs. Seated L-R Maj. Grandville Gray, Jr., War dept. Chemical warfare service, and Maj. Irving Salmon, War Dept. Washington, D. C. Standing L-R Lt. Richard Morey, Lt. William Laverty, Lt. C. T.…

Photo of the Varsity Theater Building Front

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Photograph of the Varsity Theater building front located at 1100 W. Wood St., Decatur, IL.

Photos of Employees U. S. Signal Depot

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Photographs of U. S. Army Signal Depot. Group photograph of Army Group. Photograph of employees loading a truck with furniture. Photo of employees sitting at desks in an empty warehouse. Photograph of man operating a machine. Photographs of guard…

Photo of U. S. Oil Building

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Photograph of the United States Oil Extracting Machinery Co. "This company was located in the Chamber of Commerce Addition at the southwest corner of Tait Ave. and the Illinois Central R. R. The main building, the 2-story frame building on the right,…

Photos of the Grand Opening of Turn-style Family Center North Gate Shopping Center.

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Photographs of the Grand Opening of the Turn-style Family Center on Pershing Road. BS2380 L: Elmer Walton, Mayor and Frank J. Tyska V.P. Turn-style. BS2383 L-R: Frank J. Tyska, James Fues and Elmer Walton.
Turn-style was a subsidiary of Jewel Tea…