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Charlotte Wait Holder' Oral History

This is the oral history of Charlotte Wait Holder. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on August 10, 1985. The interview includes her childhood and early Decatur.

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Carl and I

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Photograph of Carl and an unknown woman standing in a parking lot next to a car with California plates in 1939.

Tags: 1939, automobile, Besalke Family Collection, California, Carl, unknown woman

Automobile Travelling Past the Ottenheimer & Co. Store

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Photograph of unknown people in an automobile travelling past the Ottenheimer & Co. store at 257 N. Water St. on March 24, 1907.

Tags: 1907, 257 N. Water St., automobile, Decatur IL, J.K. Stafford, J.K. Stafford Collection, Ottenheimer & Co., Photo File: Automobiles, unknown people

Automobile In Front of a House

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Photograph of an automobile in front a house on a long driveway.

Tags: automobile, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, driveway, house, Photo File: Automobiles

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Charlotte Wait Holder' Oral History

Carl and I

Automobile Travelling Past the Ottenheimer & Co. Store

Automobile In Front of a House