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Photograph of Girls Fencing

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Photograph of two girls fencing together taken in 1936.

Tags: 1936, Decatur IL, Fencing, Girls, Herald and Review, Miscellaneous, Photo File: Recreation, Recreation, Sports

Photograph of People Woodworking

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Photograph of men doing woodwork and painting at an unknown location taken March 12th, 1936.

Tags: 1936, Community, Crafts, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Men, painting, Photo File: Recreation, Recreation, Woodwork, Woodworking

Photograph of Boy Flying a Kite

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Photograph of a young boy flying a kite taken March 10, 1956.

Tags: 1956, boy, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Kite, Kite-Flying, Kites, Miscellaneous, outdoors, Recreation

Photograph of Men on Donkeys

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Photograph of unknown men on donkeys taken at an unknown date.

Tags: Decatur IL, Donkeys, Group, Herald and Review, Men, Miscellaneous, Photo File: Recreation, Recreation, Wabash

Photographs of Hunters

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Photographs of hunting parties taken in 1898 and 1954.

Tags: 1898, 1954, Decatur IL, French, Group, Herald and Review, Hunters, hunting, J.K. Stafford, Jack French, Photo File: Recreation, Recreation, Stafford

Photographs of the Decatur Gun Club

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Various photographs of the Decatur gun club taken around 1915.

Tags: 1915, Club, Clubs, Decatur IL, Group, Gun Club, Guns, Herald and Review, Photo File: Recreation, Recreation

The first photo was taken August 23rd, 1898 at the George A. Keller racetrack located just north of Garfield Ave. and between the I.T.S. tracks and the Illinois Central R.R. tracks. The track was closed in 1908 when local option hit Decatur and…

Photographs of Fishing Catches

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Photographs of two men's catfish catches while fishing in Decatur, date unknown.

Tags: Catch, catfish, Decatur IL, fish, fishing, Leisure, Men, Photo File: Recreation, Recreation, Sport, Sports

Photographs of Golfer Eleanor Barnes

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Photographs of golfer Eleanor Barnes sporting the golf dress style taken July 27th, 1913.

Tags: 1913, Barnes, Decatur IL, Dress, Eleanor Barnes, golf, golfing, Photo File: Recreation, Recreation, Sport, Sports

Photograph of Child Flying Kite

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Photograph of a child flying a kite taken March 10th, 1956.

Tags: 1956, child, Decatur IL, Kite, Kite Flying, Kites, Leisure, Outside, Photo File: Recreation, Recreation

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