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Mrs. F.L. Evans and the Study Class

Photograph of the members of the Study Class celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the organization in the Evans' home. Front row (L-R): Mrs. F.L. Evans, Mrs. E.L. Simmons, Miss Eleanor Wood, Miss Helen Gorham, Miss Marian Wait, Mrs. E.L. Pegram.…

Mrs. F.M. Grimsley - Baby

These are the glass negatives of Mrs. F.M. Grimsley's baby. The photos were 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. F.M. Grimsley, negative, Wasson Studios

Mrs. F.O. Parrish - Baby

This is the glass negative of Mrs. F.O. Parrish'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. F.O. Parrish, negative, Wasson Studios

Mrs. Fannie Kaufman

Photograph of Mrs. Fannie Kaufman (b. 6/12/1836, d. 3/20/1932), mother of Aaron Kaufman. She was born in Stuttgart, Germany to Mr. and Mrs. Hirsch Ottenheimer. She came to America at 8 years old, and moved toCincinnati, OH. There, she married…

Tags: 1060 W. Wood St., 1926, Aaron Kaufman, biography, charitable work, Cincinnati OH, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Fannie Kaufman Aid Society, Mr. & Mrs. Hirsch Ottenheimer, Mrs. Fannie Kaufman, Photo File: Biography, Seitz Studio, Simon Kaufman, Stuttgart Germany

Mrs. Floyd Needham - Child

This is the glass negative of Mrs. Floyd Needham's child in their winter outfit. 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. Floyd Needham, negative, Wasson Studios, winter outfit

Mrs. Frank Daut - Baby

This is the glass negative of Mrs. Frank Daut'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. Frank Daut, negative, Wasson Studios

Mrs. Frank Hoots

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

Mrs. Frank M. Ware

This is the oral history of Mrs. Frank M. Ware. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on August 31, 1984. The interview includes her childhood and career.

Tags: "speedys" letters, 1984, A.G. Webber, Absolum Newland, accounting department, August 1984, automobile tires, bank failure, Betty Turnell, bookkeeping machine, brother's surgery, Brown's Business College, cactus, cafeteria, carbon paper, Caterpillar Co., Caterpillar Military Engine Co., changes to Decatur, Chautauqua, choir, cottonwood tree, crystal radio sets, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Lumber Co., doctor's office, Dr. N.D. Meyers, Dr. William Barnes, Dune School, education, electronics courses, Fairview Park, Faries Manufacturing Co., First Lutheran Church, Flood, Florida, Forest Grove School, Frank Ware, general labor, George W. Keller, Great Depression, greenhouse, grocery store, hauling coal, Helen Harder, Hilltop Greenhouse, interview, Jackson St. School, Jasper County IL, Johns Hill, lap rugs, Leader Iron Works, Lincoln Coop Apartments, Lincoln Flower Shop, Log Cabin, Louisa Newland, Madam Corolla Lous Tuca, McKinley assassination, mortgage, Mound School, Mr. Barber, Mrs. Frank M. Ware, neighborhood picnic, Nelson Park, new pews, oral history, Payroll, perpetual inventory, Postal Service, pottery, purchasing department, radio diagrams, raising plants, ready-made radios, receptionist, recording, retirement, sales department, short-hand, Signal Depot, singing, small business, Snake Hill, St. Mary's Hospital, Staley Company, Streetcars, succulents, T.T. Springer, toolmaker, Transfer House, truck barn, voice lessons, Warren St. School, Weber Fill, William Shorb, World War I, World War II, WWI, WWII

Mrs. Frank Marshall - Girl

This is the glass negative of Mrs. Frank Marshall'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. Frank Marshall, negative, Wasson Studios

Mrs. Frank Stewart - Girl with Violin

These are the glass negatives of Mrs. Frank Stewart's girl holding a violin. 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, child, Decatur IL, girl, Glass Negative, Mrs. Frank Stewart, negative, violin, Wasson Studios

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