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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Steam Locomotive #573
Photograph of the last steam engine- the Wabash R.R. Class F-5 2-6-0 steam engine #573 in Decatur IL, taken August 7, 1955.
Photographs of 328 W. Prairie Ave.
Photographs of 328 W. Prairie Ave. This was the home of Orville B. Gorin. His daughter, Gussie, still lived there in 1954.
Photos of Programmers at WSOY Radio Station.
Photo of programmer, taken 9/21/1955. Photo of radio DJ inside studio, taken 1965. Photographs of WSOY DJ in studio, taken 1955. Photograph of Programmer, taken 9/21/1955.
Photo of Steak n Shake Restaurant
Photograph of Whitehouse Steak n Shake Restaurant Famous for their Steakburger. In 1955 there were two Steak n Shakes, 129 E. William and 820 N. Main Street, Decatur, IL.
Photos of Decatur Lumber Co.
Photograph of the Decatur Lumber Co. --Lumber Shed. Photo ran in the Review Dec 31, 1909. Lumber Co. located at 666 N. Water at Wabash Street. Photo of Decatur Lumber and Manufacturing co. --Machine Room. This factory, located at 666 N. Water, is the…
Photo of Stewart's Dry Goods, 211 N. Water St., Decatur, IL.
Photograph of Stewart's Dry Goods located at 211 N. Water St. They started business in Decatur on March 5, 1897 in this building. Folrath's Shoe Store took possession of this building on July 6, 1908 after Stewart's had moved to the north on the…
Photo of Building on located on 815-819 N. Van Dyke St.
Photograph of Building at 815-819 N. Van Dyke St. In 1955 this building was occupied by the Grinstead Grocery Store. Curtis Calhoun lived at 904 N. Van Dyke.
Photograph of Lincoln School
Photograph of the exterior of Lincoln school taken on March 17th, 1955.
Woodrow Wilson Jr. High Classroom Photographs taken in 1955.
Photographs of Students of Miss Evans taken in 1955. Photograph of students looking at replica of Woodrow Wilson School, seated L-R: Theodore Cruz, Barton Coulter, Jimmy Brummitt, Guy Hood; standing L-R: Glen Van Rheeden, David Hazelrigg and Miss…