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Flint-Eaton Co. Building

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Photograph of the Flint-Eaton Building located on 100 E. Main St., photo ran 3/18/1940 and 12/29/1940 in the Herald and Review.

Tags: 100 E. Main St., 1940, Buildings, Decatur IL., Flint-Eaton Co., Herald and Review, Photo File: Buildings

Photos of Joy Land Amusement Park Rides

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Photographs of Joyland Amusement Park. Photo of ferris wheel, tiltawhirl, bullet ride, and lake. Photo of entrance, train track, domed building and giant slide.

Tags: Amusement Park, BS535, BS536, BS932, Bullet Ride, Business, Decatur IL., Ferris Wheel, Joyland, Lake Decatur, Photo File: Business, Tilt-A-Whirl, Tiltawhirl, train

Photograph of Farm Equipment--Baird Corn Husker--1914. Invented about 1913 by William S. Baird and manufactured in Decatur at the Baird Harvester Co. Photo shows side view of corn husker. Ran Review 10/4/1914. Photograph shows the front view of the…

Tags: 1914, Baird Corn Husker, Baird Harvester Co., BS56, BS57, BS946, Business, Decatur IL., F. C. Baird. 1/4/1914, Farm Equipment, Herald and Review, Horse Drawn, Manufacturing, Willilam S. Baird

Photo of the Rogers Theatre E. Wood St.

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Photograph of location of the Rogers Theatre before it was built. Photograph of the Rogers Theatre under construction. Photograph of the Rogers Theatre Marquee Celebrating 45 years.

Tags: 1937, BS2062, BS2545, BS2545B, BS2546, Buildings, Business, Construction, Decatur IL., E. Wood St., Movies, Rogers Theatre, Theatres