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Mr. Donald E. Minton's Oral History

This is the oral history of Donald E. Minton. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on November 14, 1988. The interview includes his time with the Decatur Fire Department.

Mr. Flecht and Family

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Photograph of Mr. Flecht and his family taken by J. Haws in Decatur, IL .

Tags: Besalke Family Collection, Decatur IL, Flecht family, Flecht family members, J. Haws, J. Haws Photographer, Mr. Flecht, unknown people

Mr. Fred Buy

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Photograph of Mr. Fred Buys checking into a hotel in Decatur, IL on May 17, 1937.

Tags: 1937, associations, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Fred Buy, GAR, Grand Army of the Republic, hotel, Photo File: Associations

Mr. George Ribelin on horseback

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Photograph of George Ribelin on horseback. George W. Ribelin died Saturday 11/21/1925 in Jacksonville. Mr. Ribelin was born 10/29/1834, married Elizabeth Turley, 1/13/1856. Mrs. Ribelin died eight years previous. He farmed near Blue Mound, IL.…

Tags: biography, Blue Mound IL., Decatur IL., farmer, George W. Ribelin, Macon Lodge #8 A.F. & A.M., Mason, Moweaqua IL., Photo File: Biography

Mr. James U. Carrier

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This is the glass negative of Mr. James Carrier. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 20th century.

Tags: c. 1910, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, man, Mr. James U. Carrier, negative, Wasson Studios

Mr. W. Lindley Huff's Oral History

This is the oral history of W. Lindley Huff. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell with his wife, Helen, and granddaughter, Marcia Morey, in June 1979. The interview covered the Huff Lumber Co., his early life, the Great Depression, and his time on…

Tags: Decatur Public Schools, Great Depression, Helen Huff, Huff Lumber Co., Marcia Morey, W. Lindley Huff

Mr. William Besalke

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Photograph of William Besalke in the yard.

Tags: Besalke family, Besalke Family Collection, William Besalke, yard

Mrs. & Mrs. Earl Dixon - Arthur, IL

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This is the glass negative of Mr. & Mrs. Earl Dixon of Arthur, IL. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.

Tags: Arthur IL, c. 1910, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, couple, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, man, Mr. & Mrs. Earl Dixon, Mr. Earl Dixon, Mrs. Earl Dixon, negative, Wasson Studios, woman

Mrs. A. Ernst - Baby

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This is the glass negative of Mrs. A. Ernst's baby. The photo was taken 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. A. Ernst, negative, Wasson Studios

Mrs. A. M. Wells (Mary R.)

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Photograph of Mrs. A. M. Wells (Mary R.). Died 6/18/1954. Wife of Rev. A. M. Wells who died in 1950. He was for 50 years in the Methodist ministry in Central Illinois. During the last 19 years of his ministry he was executive secretary of the…

Tags: A. M. Wells, Art Institute, biography, Decatur IL., Decatur Woman's Club, Herald and Review, Mary R. Wells, Methodist Church, Preachers Aid Society, Wasson Studio of Decatur, Woman's Foreign Missionary Society

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