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Photos of Coal Companies.

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Photo: BS78 of Macon County Coal Mine. Photo BS80, mines' homes were bombed during the violence of November 1932. (Decatur Business pg 59). Photo: BS81 miners meet at Nelson Park in September 1932 (Decatur Business pg 59). Photo BS82 gathering coal…

Photo of Pete Borgogne, laying in hospital bed.

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Photograph of Pete Borgogne; 872 S. Franklin St., was shot in the arm from behind as he was driven off, with other miners, before deputized National Guardsmen. On Nov. 4, 1932, when Sheriff E. C. Wilson set out to break up the picket line at the…

Photo of Ben Waggoner, Coal Dealer

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Photograph of Benn Waggoner, (died 1939) coal dealer in Decatur for 27 years. The coal yard he operated is believed to be the oldest in Decatur having been founded in 18874 by F. D. Caldwell and sold to Waggoner in 1912. Waggoner took in Joseph Michl…

Photos of Schaffer & Gluck Furriers

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Photograph of two men working on furs. Photograph of the Schaffer & Gluck building. Photographs of the construction and completion of a fur coat.

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. Photograph of two…

Photo of Kelly's Potato Chip Factory

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Photographs of ladies bagging chips, moving bags of potatoes, loading truck with potatoes chips, packing boxes with chips, conveyer belt with potato chips, child sampling chips and men checking packaged product.

Photos of Decatur Cereal Company and Office.

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Photograph BS92: of Decatur Cereal Co. Photo unused 12/18/1907. Located corner West Eldorado and Van Dyke Streets. Destroyed by fire in 1909. Photo: BS91 Decatur Cereal Co. Office corner W. Eldorado and Van Dyke. Photo BS93: Decatur Cereal Mill,…

Photos of Sol Tick & Co. Scrap Iron

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Photograph of Sol Tick & Co. Scrap Iron, 901 East Eldorado St. c. 1950's. Photographs of Sol Tick & Co. Scrap Iron Buildings. "Sol Tick and Company Scrap Iron. The firm has been business in Decatur for over 50 years and is located at 1180 N. 22nd…

Photos of the St. Nicholas Hotel

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Photograph of stacks of luggage at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Photograph of the St. Nicholas Hotel beds. Photograph of St. Nicholas Hotel Chefs craving turkeys. Photograph of the St. Nicholas Hotel from across the street. Postcard of the St. Nicholas…

Photo of Spur Oil Building

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Photograph of Spur Oil Co. located at N. Main and Green Street, Decatur, IL.