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Photos of the Shellabarger Mills

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Photograph of the Shellabarger Grain Storage Silos. Photograph of worker bagging flour. Photograph of two men bagging flour. Photograph of the Shellabarger Buildings.

Photos of the Polar Ice Company

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Photograph of the exterior of the Polar Ice Company building. Photograph of self service ice vending, Polar Ice Co. Photograph of ice delivery man loading his truck. Photograph of worker moving large blocks of ice, Polar Ice Co.

Photos of the old Lincoln Hotel and Demolition.

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Photograph of the Lincoln Hotel before demolition, located at 1164 E. Eldorado Street, Decatur. Photographs of the demolition.

Photos of the Nickelodeon Theatre and Parade in front of the Nickelodeon.

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Photograph of the Nickelodeon Theatre, 300 N. Water Street. Decatur's first motion picture theater opened 19906 and rub y W. H. Ellis. Later known at the Colonial Theatre when this picture was taken, 'The Fall Round Up" was being shown. Photo ran…

Photos of the new Kresge Store Interior Located at 337-355 N. Water St., Decatur, IL.

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Photographs of the new Kresge Store located at 337-355 N. Water St., Decatur, IL., lunch counter, children's clothing, and checkout lanes. Store open on Mar 15, 1959.

Photos of the Millikin Bank Building

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Photograph of the Millikin Bank Building, 100 N. Water Street, Decatur, IL. taking in 1896. Photo of empty lot where the Millikin Bank used to stand taken in 1996.

Photos of the Macon County Seed Co.

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Photographs of the Macon County Seed Co. buildings located at the old fairgrounds. "The Macon County Seed Co. has constructed this drying and processing plant for hybrid seed corn at the old fairgrounds."