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Mrs. Marie G. Baker's Oral History

This is the oral history of Marie G. Baker. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell in March 1977. The interview includes her childhood, the NAACP, and discrimination in Decatur.

Tags: 1977, 4-year scholarship, A.H. Mills, A.M.E. Church, African Methodist Church, Betty Turnell, brother, C.L. Livingston, childhood, College Street Chapel, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, discrimination, Dr. Ellis, Edward Jacobs, family life, First Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church, housing discrimination, Howard Shaw, Howard University, Huron Place, injunction, interview, James Millikin University, job discrimination, John Reagan, Lake Decatur, Lincoln School, March 1977, Marie G. Baker, Marietta Street School, Mary White Ollington, Mrs. Buster, Mrs. Eugenia Bacon, Murfield Storey, N. Union St., NAACP, National Civil Rights Law, national meetings, Niagara movement, oral history, Pennsylvania line, Physician's and Surgeon's College, Pugh School, race discrimination, Railway Postal Service, recording, Rev. E.M. Antrim, San Tucker, Singleton's Restaurant, Springfield Race Riots, swimming beach, swimming pools, truck garden, Warren Hardy, William English Walling

Mrs. Martha Hamilton - Child

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This is the glass negative of Mrs. Martha Hamilton'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. Martha Hamilton, negative, Wasson Studios

Mrs. Maude Herbert - Generations

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This is the glass negative of 4 generations of women (3 women and 1 baby). The photo was taken for Mrs. Maude Herbert by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL on April 7, c. 1915.

Tags: 3 women, 4 generations, April 7, baby, c. 1915, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur IL, family, generations, Glass Negative, Mrs. Maude Herbert, negative, three women, Wasson Studios, Women

Mrs. Maurice Goodwin - Baby

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This is the glass negative of Mrs. Maurice Goodwin'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. Maurice Goodwin, negative, Wasson Studios

Mrs. McMahon

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These are the glass negatives of Mrs. McMahon. The photos were 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. McMahon, negative, Wasson Studios, woman

Mrs. Munch

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This is the glass negative of Mrs. Munch. 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. Munch, negative, Wasson Studios, woman

Mrs. Myers - Man

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These are the glass negatives of a man. The photos were taken for Mrs. Myers by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s. The negatives are copies of earlier photographs.

Tags: c. 1890, c. 1910, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, copy, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, man, Mrs. Myers, negative, Photograph, Wasson Studios

Mrs. O. Canfield - Girl

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This is the glass negative of Mrs. O Canfield's little girl. 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, girl, Glass Negative, little girl, Mrs. O. Canfield, negative, Wasson Studios

Mrs. O.L. Myers' Oral History

This is the oral history of Mrs. O.L. Myers. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell in August 1981. The interview includes her childhood, and early Decatur.

Mrs. O.L. Woodworth - Girl

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This is the glass negative of Mrs. O.L. Woodworth's girl. 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, girl, Glass Negative, Mrs. O.L. Woodworth, negative, Wasson Studios

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