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Photos of East Leafland taken in 1910 and 1971.
Photograph of city paving East Leafland in 1910. "In 1910 East Leafland Street from Broadway came out of the mud with concrete curbing and brick pavement. In those days work moved slowly with men and horses providing most of the power. Photo used…
Photo of Paving Machine on East Hickory Street.
Photograph of Paving Equipment on East Hickory Street at Warren. "Paving work halted in late December, 1909 when snow blanketed East Hickory Street at Warren Street. Travel on the frozen ground in winter in those days was much better than the…
Tags: 1909, East Hickory, Paving Machine, Photo File: Streets, Snow Covered, Streets, Warren, Winter
Photograph of Lifeguards
Photograph of a group of lifeguards thought to be at Lake Decatur at an unknown date.
Photographs of Fishing Catches
Photographs of two men's catfish catches while fishing in Decatur, date unknown.
Tags: Catch, catfish, Decatur IL, fish, fishing, Leisure, Men, Photo File: Recreation, Recreation, Sport, Sports
Photographs of Golfer Eleanor Barnes
Photographs of golfer Eleanor Barnes sporting the golf dress style taken July 27th, 1913.
Tags: 1913, Barnes, Decatur IL, Dress, Eleanor Barnes, golf, golfing, Photo File: Recreation, Recreation, Sport, Sports
Photograph of Child Flying Kite
Photograph of a child flying a kite taken March 10th, 1956.
Tags: 1956, child, Decatur IL, Kite, Kite Flying, Kites, Leisure, Outside, Photo File: Recreation, Recreation
Photograph of Man on Bicycle
Photograph of a man on a popular style of bicycle from 1890, the photograph was taken on July 24th, 1910.
Tags: 1890, 1910, Bicycle, Bicycling, Decatur IL, Photo File: Recreation, Recreation, Sport, Sports
Photograph of Decatur's Charles Dressen
Photograph of Charles Dressen, who was recruited from Decatur and went on to play major league baseball for the Cincinnati Reds in 1919. This photograph was taken On September 24th, 1934.
Photograph of the Decatur Commodores
Photograph of the Decatur Commodores baseball team on opening day, May 2, 1954.
Photos of 100 Block North Franklin Street.
Photograph of the 100 Block N. Franklin, looking south from the east side of Central Park. The old Revere House is the first building on the left. Photograph of Public Market East Side of Central Park on N. Franklin, 1911-1913. Photograph of 100…