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Mrs. S.T. Jacobs - Woman & Baby

These are the glass negatives of a woman and a baby. The photos were taken for Mrs. S.T. Jacobs by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.

Tags: baby, c. 1910, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, Mrs. S.T. Jacobs, negative, Wasson Studios, woman

Mrs. S.S. Street

This is the glass negative of Mrs. S.S. Street. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.

Tags: c. 1910, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, Mrs. S.S. Street, negative, Wasson Studios, woman

Mrs. S.L. Mayberry - child

This is the glass negative of Mrs. S.L. Mayberry's child. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.

Tags: c. 1910, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, child, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, Mrs. S.L. Mayberry, negative, Wasson Studios

Mrs. Ruth Gibbs' Oral History

This is the oral history of Mrs. Ruth Gibbs. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell in November 1983. The interview includes her work with the United Methodist Church.

Tags: 1983, Betty Turnell, Buddhist Monastery, Camp Milam, Central Jurisdiction, childhood, Christian County, Christian Social Relations, Cleveland Avenue Methodist Church, conversational English, country school, Davidson, Decatur District Women's Foreign Missionary Society, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Dr, Dr. Donald Gibbs, Dr. E.T. Evans, earthquake, Eastern Michigan University, Evangelical United Brethren Church, farm, First Methodist Church, First Methodist Church of Evanston, Garrett Theological Seminary, Great Depression, Harriet Ellis, Illiopolis High School, Imogene Brown, international committee, Interurban, interview, Japan, Jurisdiction Woman's Society, Ladies' Aid Society, Methodist Church combination, Millikin University, Mrs. Conklin, Mrs. E.T. Evans, Mrs. Lucy Oplinger, Mrs. Marksmiller, Mrs. R.C. Augustine, Mrs. Ruth Gibbs, national board, Negro colleges, North-Central Jurisdiction, Northwestern University, November 1983, oral history, president, recording, SATC, School of Christian Mission, Student Army Training Corps, Teacher, teachers' college, United Methodist Church, Wesleyan Service Guild, Women's Home Missionary Society, Women's Society of Christian Service, World War I, WWI, YMCA, Ypsilanti MI

Mrs. Royal Linn - Boy

This is the glass negative of Mrs. Royal Linn's boy. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.

Tags: boy, c. 1910, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, child, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, Mrs. Royal Linn, negative, Wasson Studios

Mrs. Robert D. (Mary Elizabeth Stookey) Owen's Oral History

This is the oral history of Mrs. Robert D. Owen (Mary Elizabeth Stookey). She was interviewed by Betty Turnell in June 1980. The interview focuses on her time at Millikin University.

Mrs. R.W. Chapman - Girls

These are the glass negatives of Mrs. R.W. Chapman's two girls. The photos were taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 20th century.

Tags: c. 1910, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Children, Decatur IL, Girls, Glass Negative, Mrs. R.W. Chapman, negative, Wasson Studios

Mrs. R.M. Bess - Dwain

This is the glass negative of Mrs. R.M. Bess's boy, Dwain, that was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 20th century.

Tags: boy, c. 1910, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, child, Decatur IL, Dwain, Dwain Bess, Glass Negative, Mrs. R.M. Bess, Wasson Studios