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Photo - Two Children on porch - 1920 - no location
This is a photograph of two children on a porch. There is no location listed. 1920s. Developed by High Gloss, Mac's, Decatur IL.
Photo - Man, Woman, two children camping - 1920s
This is a photograph of a man, a woman, and two children camping by a tent, along a road. 1920s
Photo - Aerial View of Firestone Plant and Buildings
Photograph --Aerial View of the Firestone Plant located on 22nd Street, Decatur, IL. Photograph of the Firestone Buildings.
Photo of Sgt. Vito Bertoldo receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Harry Truman during a White House Ceremony 12/18/1945.
WWII - "Honored by President Truman: Sgt. Vito Bertoldo of Decatur, IL. received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Truman during White House Ceremony December 18, 1945"
Photo of Marine Cpl. Arthur Fiedler in uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Fiedler, Arthur, 3/23/1944. Article on back: "Marine Cpl. Arthur Fiedler - veteran of seven Pacific battles, including Doolittle's raid on Tokyo - has returned to Decatur, alive! the 21-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.…
Photo of Lt. Harold J. Cozad in uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Cozad, Lt. Harold J., 9/12/1944. Article on back of photo: "Lt. Harold J. Cozad; Harold J. cozad, whose wife, Mrs. Mary Jean Cozad, lives at 2104 E. Clay St. has been graduated from the officer candidate school of…
Philip Kayser
Photograph of Philip Kayser (b. 5/23/1868, d. 1/24/1932). Kayser was the constable in Decatur Township, a city commissioner, and a member of the city council. He came to Decatur from Indiana in 1902 to help build the Decatur Bridge Co. plant, and…
Peter Halmbacher
Photograph of Peter Halmbacher (d. 2/1/1910). He was born in Germany, a veteran of the Prussian-Bavarian War in 1866, and came to Decatur in 1869. He was a pattern maker by trade. Halmbacher worked as a cabinet maker for Decatur Furniture Co., as…