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Partial Map of the Illinois Central Railroad Belt Line along W. McKinley St. (N/D)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad belt line along W. McKinley St. down to the PD&E Railway at Harrison Ave. This belt line connected the Peoria branch of the ICRR to the main line. The date is unknown on this map. This map attaches to…

Tags: #8.003, belt line, Decatur IL, Harrison Ave., ICRR, Illinois Central Railroad, ISHRAB-2017-25-16, main line, map, PD&R Railway, Peoria branch, Pythian Home, Railroad Map Collection, Track, W. McKinley St., Wabash Railway, Wallace & Snyders Addition

Partial Map of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Tracks over the Sangamon River at the Staley Bridge

This is a partial map of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad going over the Sangamon River at the Staley Bridge.

Tags: #8.003, B&O, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Bridge, collection, Decatur IL, Euclid Broadwell et ux, ISHRAB, ISHRAB-2017-25-14, land plats, map, Maps, Michael Elson et ux, railroad, Railroad Map Collection, Sangamon River, Staley Bridge, Tracks, William Deweese

Partial Illinois Central Railroad Map - E. Eldorado St. (No Date)

This partial map shows the Illinois Central Railroad tracks crossing E. Eldorado by N. Fifth St.

Tags: #8.003, collection, Decatur IL, E Eldorado St, ICRR, Illinois Central Railroad, ISHRAB, ISHRAB-2017-25-3, Maps, railroad, Railroad Map Collection

Park Gathering

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Photograph of unknown people at a gathering in the park.

Tags: gathering, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, park, Roberts Family Collection, unknown people

Park Gathering

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Photograph of a gathering of people at a park.

Tags: gathering, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, park, Roberts Family Collection, unknown people

Pardon the Dust: Decatur Downtown Streetscape Enhancement Project - March 2012

This is a letter and small description of the Decatur downtown streetscape enhancement project in March 2012. Items stated were renovation ideas, goals, phases, and a map. Contact person Ashe Brown

Tags: Ashe Brown, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Decatur's downtown streetscape enhancement project, goals, LeeAnn Fisher, letter, map, March 2012, Pardon the Dust, phases, renovation, support and patience

Painting Stripes on Pavement

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Man running a paint stripping machine.

Tags: 1920's, Decatur IL., Herald and Review, Machinery, Macon County, maintenance, Paint Stripping Machine, Road Stripping, Roads

P.D. Phillips - Children

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These are the glass negatives of P.D. Phillips children: a boy, girl, and baby. The photos were taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.

Tags: baby, boy, c. 1910, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Children, Decatur IL, girl, Glass Negative, negative, P.D. Phillips, Wasson Studios