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Photo of Decatur Coffin Co.

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Photograp of the Decatur Coffin Co. located at 350 N. Morgan St. In 1942 the Decatur Coffin Co. was liquidated and July 1943 the property was sold to Sol Tick. the original building was finished in Dec. 1872 and there were additions made to the…

Photo of McClelland Grocery Co.

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Photograph McClelland Grocery Co. located at 805-25 N. Morgan St. Built in 1920 as McClelland Grocery Co. which merged with the National Grocery Co. Oct. 1925. 1955 site of Morehouse and Wells Co. wholesale hardware.

Photo of Building 200 Water and S. Park Streets.

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Photograph of buildings located on S. Park and the 200 block of Water Street. This bank was originally known as the Peddecord, Burrows & Co. bank. The name was changed to L. Burrows and Co. on July 28, 1899. It was located at the south east corner of…

Photo of Building S. Park and 200 Block N. Water.

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Photograph of the building at S. Park and 200 Block Water St. Located at the southeast corner of S. Park and N. Water streets this building was erected in 1878 for the Peddecord & Burrows banking firm. On the consolidation of that banking firm with…

Photo of Post Office Mural with Abe Lincoln.

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Photograph of Post Office Mural taken from Herald and Review negative collection.

Photo of Old Post Office, Main and Eldorado Streets.

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Photograph of the Old Post Office, N. Main and Eldorado Streets, photo from Herald and Review Negative Collection, taken 10/18/1935.

Photo of the Powers Building 200 Block E. Main St.

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Photograph of building located 200 Block E. Main Street. This building probably is familiar to many but actually it disappeared more than 20 years ago. It is the Orlando Powers building, E. Main and Water Streets, which was burned in April 1914. The…

Photo of John Irwin Clothiers, 108 E. Prairie St., Decatur, IL.

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Photograph of the John Irwin Clothiers, 108 E. Prairie Street. An ice water tank located in front of the John Irwin clothing store at 108 East Prairie avenue, caused a major controversy in Decatur in the early 1880's, according to this old picture.…

Photos of the Pythian Homes of Decatur and Forsyth

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Photo of teacher in St. Joseph's Hall (2/20/1953).Photo of dining hall (11/5/1947). Photo of exterior of the Pythian Home, (11/1947). Aerial photo of Pythian Home, later St. Joseph's Hall, (9/5/1945). Interior photo of hall and stairs, Pythian Home…

Photo of C. F. Sterr Building 535 N. Morgain St.

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Photograph of the C. F. Sterr Building 535 N. Morgain St., Decatur, IL. Photo ran in the Review, Dec 31, 1909.