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Recycling Letter - Dove - August 2009

This is a letter from Dove, Inc., asking the Decatur Public Library to be the drop off station for their recycling program. They were in cooperation with DPS61 but that has changed. They would like for part of the library parking lot to used now for…

Photograph of Wabash R.R. Employees in front of the Freight House

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Photograph of Wabash R.R. employees standing outside of the Wabash railway freight house taken in April of 1919. From left to right: C.L. Gambriel, Harry Bechtel, John A. Boyd, G.R. Layhir, Thedosia (?) Falkner, Mildrid Randolph, Minnie Dauford, Bob…

F.W. Dudley With Unknown Men

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Photograph of F.W. Dudley with 3 unknown men. Dudley was the State President of the Travelers' Protective Association in 1913. He owned a home at 245 E. Leafland. Dudley is second from the left in the photo. The photograph was taken by E.E.…

Roads--Macon County --Sampe Road 1910

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Roads--"Macon County--Sampe Road--1910. Part of Sampe Road, made by Highway commissioner Palmer of Hickory Point, running east from Bloomington Road, a mile north of the race track. Road drag used regularly. Best road in county. Photo by E.T.C.,…

Photos of people taken at the East End Gallery.

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Photograph of three ladies taken at the East End Gallery, 1079 E. Eldorado St., Decatur, IL. Photo of young girl standing. Portraits of women, photo of young boy standing, photo of toddler standing on chair.

Photo of Building 200 Block N. Water St., National Bank of Decatur, IL.

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Photograph of building located 200 Block of N. Water St., Decatur, IL. Photo by East End Gallery of Decatur.

Thomas Hutchinson Wells

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Photograph of Thomas Hutchinson Wells; (died 7/13/1925). He was an employee of the Wabash Railroad for over 40 years. He entered the employment of the Wabash in 1884, being sent to Peru, Ind. where for three years he was foreman of the planing mill.…