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Photo of Block & Kuhl after the fire
Photograph of the Block & Kuhl Building after the fire.
Tags: Block & Kuhl, BS963, Business, Decatur Gun Club, Decatur IL., fire
Photo of Billy V. Williams in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Williams, Billy V., Article on back of photo; "Billy V. Williams, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams, 1103 East Condit street, and Robert Holmes, 18, (not pictured) son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Holmes, 3856 East…
Tags: Army Air Corps, Decatur IL., Navy, Robert Holmes, World War II, WWII
Photo of Billie Graves in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Graves, Billie Seaman 1st class; Article on back of photo: "Graduate Cook, Coast Guard Billie Graves, seaman first class, of 10 Edgewood Court, recently was graduated from the coast guard cooks and bakers' school in…
Tags: Arthur, Coast Guard, Cook, Decatur IL., World War II, WWII
Photo of Bill Hiser's Gun Room Building.
Photograph of Hiser's Gun Room, owner Bill Hiser, located on N. Main St., Decatur, IL.
Photo of Bill A. Cripe in flight uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Cripe, Bill A., 9/20/1944. Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross. son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cripe, Route 1, Hammond, IL.
Photo of Betty South in uniform
Herald and Review Library: South, Betty; Article on back of photo; "Betty South, Four Decatur girls 'have arrived safely in Great Britain' to serve as Red Cross recreation workers with American forces at the front, according to identical telegrams…
Tags: Decatur IL., Great Britain, Recreation, Red Cross, World War II, WWII
Photo of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church
Photograph of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, southwest of Decatur on the Mount Auburn Road. More information on the church in the Herald and Review; 11/19/2002; p. c2.
Photo of Ben Waggoner, Coal Dealer
Photograph of Benn Waggoner, (died 1939) coal dealer in Decatur for 27 years. The coal yard he operated is believed to be the oldest in Decatur having been founded in 18874 by F. D. Caldwell and sold to Waggoner in 1912. Waggoner took in Joseph Michl…
Photo of Ben R. Harshbarger in naval uniform
Herald and Review Library: Harshbarger, Ben R.; Article on back of photo; "Harshbarger Home. Ben R. Harshbarger, who has just completed his two-month boot training at Farragut, Idaho, is back in Decatur on a 15-day leave, visiting his wife, the…
Photo of Aviation Cadet R. L. Faith in flight uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Faith, Robert Lucian, 11/13/1942 unused? Article on back of photo (11/24/1942): Robert L. Faith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Faith of 125 N. Edward St., was recently appointed a naval aviation cadet and transferred to…
Tags: Decatur IL., Naval Aviation, World War II, WWII