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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…

Photos of Tom's Grill Building, Sign and Interior.

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Photograph of Tom's Grill Building located at 1856 N. Main St. Photograph of Sign "Tom's Beer, Liquor, Drive-in". Photograph of Tom's Grill interior.

Photos of Tolly's Market on Route 48, N. Oakland Ave., Decatur, IL.

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Photograph of Tolly's Market 1355 N. State Rt. 48 (Oakland Ave.) parking lot. Aerial photograph of Tolly's Market. Photograph of Tolly's Bulletin Board. Photograph of a couple shopping at Tolly's Market. Photograph of Tolly's Baseball Team.

Photo of The Music Box Building 816 S. 16th St.

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Photograph of The Music Box Building located at 816 S. 16th Street, Decatur, IL.

Photo of The Hickory Pit Restaurant, owners Eddie and Grace Copeland.

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Photograph of the Hickory Pit Restaurant owners Eddie and Grace Copeland and two other women. The restaurant was located at Cleveland and Franklin streets.

Photos of the Tenney Garage Building

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Photograph of the Tenney Garage, Pontiac dealership located on N. Broadway, Decatur, IL. St. Peter's Catholic church in the background.

Photos of People Working at a Teletype Machine.

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Photographs of man and woman seated at a teletype machine. Photograph of a teletype machine. Photograph of man working with a machine.

Photos from unknown Telephone Co.

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Photograph of man sitting at a switchboard. Photograph of telephone equipment.