Browse Items · Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection

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 people swimming, fishing, seaplane, and ice carnival on Lake Decatur. Lake Celebration with four children in costume, 1923.

Tags: 1923, Alice White, Charles Ellis, Diving Tower, fishing, Ice Carnival, Lake Decatur, M. E. Craig, Mildred Hodgins, Photo File: Lake Decatur, Seaplane, Slide, swimming, Water Carnival

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 people enjoying the beach, swimming, playing in the sand, diving off the tower, water slide, and life guards.

Tags: Beach Activities, Decatur IL., Dive Tower, Herald and Review, Lake Decatur, Life Guards, Photo File: Lake Decatur, Playing in Sand, Sunning, swimming, Water Slide

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 interior of the Waterworks.

Tags: Decatur IL, Engine Room, interior, lake, Lake Decatur, Photo File: Lake Decatur, Water, Waterworks

Photographs of the Waterworks and the reservoir.

Tags: building, Decatur IL, lake, Lake Decatur, Photo File: Lake Decatur, Reservoir, Waterworks

Photographs of the Longview housing development. One aerial shot and one shot of the play area.

Tags: 1942, 1952, aerial, Decatur IL, Development, house, Housing, Longview, Photo File: Housing, Playground

Various photographs of the library's bookmobiles.

Tags: 1930, 1950's, book, bookmobile, Books, Carnegie Library, Decatur IL, library, Photo File: Library, Public, Public Library, Transportation

Photographs of the Carnegie Library blueprints.

Tags: Architecture, Blueprint, building, Carnegie, Carnegie Library, Decatur IL, Downtown, library, Library Bureau, Photo File: Library, Plans, Public, Public Library, W.A. Otis