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Route 51 & Pershing Rd (48/121)

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This is the glass negative of the intersection of Route 51 and Pershing Rd (Rts. 48 & 121). The photo was taken by Pfile's Camera Shop for the Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930.

N. Main St. Subway Looking North

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This is the glass negative of the N. Main St. subway looking north. The photo was taken by Pfile's Camera Shop for the Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930.

Photo of Building on 385 E. Prairie and N. Jackson. Talbott-Barry Motor Co.

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Photograph of the Building on 385 E. Prairie and N. Jackson Streets. Talbott-Barry Motor Co. Ford agency opened in 1921 and dissolved in 1929. Photo by Seityz, photo taken before 1928. Photo has two cars in the street.

Photo Of Early Automobile Race

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Photograph of two automobiles racing in 1910.

North Main St. Garage, 530 N. Main

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Photograph of Building at 530 N. Main St. James G. Parker, agent for Haynes, Reo, White Pleasure and Commercial automobiles built this garage in 1911-12. In 1915 he sold the building to W. C. Starr. This building was destroyed by fire May 23, 1928.…