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Fairview Park - Old Settlers' Reunion

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These are the photographs of the Old Settlers' Reunion on August 18, 1898. The reunion was held at the pavilion in Fairview Park. The photos were taken by J.K. Stafford.

Tags: August 18 1898, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, Fairview Park, J.K. Stafford, J.K. Stafford Collection, Old Settlers, Old Settlers' Reunion, pavilion, Settlers, various people

Fairview Park - Pavilion

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These are the photographs of the pavilion at Fairview Park. One photo includes woman and girls standing around the flower bed in front of the pavilion. The photos were taken around 1900.

Tags: c. 1900, C.F. Ebelhardt, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, Fairview Park, flower bed, J.K. Stafford, J.K. Stafford Collection, pavilion

Fairview Park - Natural Spring

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These are the photographs of the natural spring at Fairview Park that was on the south side of the Park by Park Place. It bubbled up in a cobble masonry until 1908 when the Seventh Ward sewer was put in. The photos were taken in 1897 and 1909

Tags: Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, Fairview Park, Herald & Review, J.K. Stafford, J.K. Stafford Collection, January 31 1909, natural spring, October 30 1897, Spring

Fairview Park - Couple on a Bridge

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This is a photograph of a man and woman standing on a bridge in Fairview Park. The photograph was taken by J.K. Stafford in November 1908.

Tags: Bridge, couple, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, Fairview Park, J.K. Stafford, J.K. Stafford Collection, man, November 1908, woman

Fairview Park - Aerial Views

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These are the aerial views of Fairview Park that were taken in 1961, and 1964.

Tags: 1961, 1964, aerial, Aerial View, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, Fairview Park, park

Carnival at Fairview Park

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This is a photograph of a carnival at Fairview Park. The photo was taken around 1980, and is an aerial view of the rides.

Tags: c. 1980, Carnival, Crowds, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, Fairview Park, rides, Tempest

The Bears of Fairview Park

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These are the photos and negatives of the bears that were kept at Fairview Park until 1972.

Tags: 1942-1951, bears, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, Fairview Park, Fairview Park bears

Agora Society at Fairview Park, Spring 1914

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Agora Society Women at the West End of Fairview Park in the Spring of 1914.

Tags: 1914, Agora Society, Decatur High School, Decatur IL., Fairview Park, Schools, Societies

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.

Tags: 14-room house, 815 W. Main St., Amusement Park, Arcade Hotel, automobile, Barn, Bermuda, Betty Turnell, Bicycle, Blue Book, Bob Hope, Buick, changes in Decatur, Charlotte Wait Holder, childhood, Citizens Building, clubhouse, Country Club, cruise ship, Decatur Club, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, department stores, Downtown, Dreamland Lake, Dreamland Park, England, Ethel Barrymore, Fairview Park, fashion, fire, Fishing Club, Florida, Ford Model T, France, Gebhart Store, golf, golf house, Gushards Store, high-top shoes, horse, Interurban station, interurbans, interview, Italy, Jerusalem, Lemonwood School, Lincoln Highway, Lincoln Theatre, Mary French School, Medira, men's club, merry-go-round, Miami FL, Michigan, New York, New York City, Ohio, oral history, Powers Opera House, Powers Theatre, private club, recording, road markers, roller coaster, Roosevelt Junior High School, ship, South Side Country Club, Southmoreland, Spain, stage plays, Stewarts Store, Streetcars, summer vacation, swimming lake, swimming pool, tennis court, tire blow outs, train, Transfer House, Wait-Cahill Wholesale Company, wholesale drug and notions store, winter vacation, Wood St. School

Mrs. Frank M. Ware

This is the oral history of Mrs. Frank M. Ware. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on August 31, 1984. The interview includes her childhood and career.

Tags: "speedys" letters, 1984, A.G. Webber, Absolum Newland, accounting department, August 1984, automobile tires, bank failure, Betty Turnell, bookkeeping machine, brother's surgery, Brown's Business College, cactus, cafeteria, carbon paper, Caterpillar Co., Caterpillar Military Engine Co., changes to Decatur, Chautauqua, choir, cottonwood tree, crystal radio sets, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Lumber Co., doctor's office, Dr. N.D. Meyers, Dr. William Barnes, Dune School, education, electronics courses, Fairview Park, Faries Manufacturing Co., First Lutheran Church, Flood, Florida, Forest Grove School, Frank Ware, general labor, George W. Keller, Great Depression, greenhouse, grocery store, hauling coal, Helen Harder, Hilltop Greenhouse, interview, Jackson St. School, Jasper County IL, Johns Hill, lap rugs, Leader Iron Works, Lincoln Coop Apartments, Lincoln Flower Shop, Log Cabin, Louisa Newland, Madam Corolla Lous Tuca, McKinley assassination, mortgage, Mound School, Mr. Barber, Mrs. Frank M. Ware, neighborhood picnic, Nelson Park, new pews, oral history, Payroll, perpetual inventory, Postal Service, pottery, purchasing department, radio diagrams, raising plants, ready-made radios, receptionist, recording, retirement, sales department, short-hand, Signal Depot, singing, small business, Snake Hill, St. Mary's Hospital, Staley Company, Streetcars, succulents, T.T. Springer, toolmaker, Transfer House, truck barn, voice lessons, Warren St. School, Weber Fill, William Shorb, World War I, World War II, WWI, WWII

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