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Exterior Photographs of Millikin University

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Various photographs taken of the exterior of Millikin University. Most of these photographs were taken in the early 1900's, while the photograph displaying a prominent 'Millikin University' sign was taken in the 1950's.

Photographs of the SATC Barracks at Millikin University

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Photographs of the SATC barracks at Millikin University taken at an unknown date. The SATC, the Student Army Training Corps, was created by the government in 1918 to hasten the training of future military personnel while students also attended…

Photograph of the Class of 1950 Reunion

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Photograph of the Class of 1950 forty year reunion taken during alumni weekend in June of 1990. Names listed left to right.
Row One: William M. Tangney, Merril Cameron Dees '48, Mrs. Staley, Alice Jones Lambrick, Bill Dickinson, Marian Anderson…

Photograph of the Jacob Henry Coonradt Memorial Tablet

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Photograph of the Jacob Henry Coonradt memorial tablet. This tablet, which had resided in Decatur High School, was given in appreciation of the long teaching service Coonradt had given the school. He taught there from September 5th, 1881 to December…

Photograph of the Agora Society

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Photograph of Decatur High School's Agora Society, a literary society, taken in the west end of Fairview Park in the spring of 1914.

Photograph of the Dennis School building

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Photograph of the Dennis School building taken in 1910. Dennis School served the children of the west side for nearly 45 years before a new addition was constructed; this is how the building looked when it was being built in 1910. The school replaced…