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Photos of Sunshine Dairy Delivery Trucks and Milk Cans.
Photo BS372 delivery trucks parked in front of the dairy, photo taken 1952. BS373 photo of Sunshine dairy truck stopped at the corner of Main and Stevens, taken 3/4/1984. BS374 photo of delivery trucks in front of the dairy, taken 11/28/1948. BS375…
Photo of Bruno and Augusta Riedel owners of Riedel Dairy.
Photograph of home of Bruno and Augusta Riedel, 1026 N. Water Street, Decatur, IL. Presumably Augusta Riedel standing on the porch in the picture. Alhambra Studio next door took the picture in 1925. Couple started living here in 1924, dairy structure…
Photo of Prairie Farms Milk Delivery
Photograph of Prairie Farms milkman delivering milk to a customer.
Photo of Fairhaven's Farm Dairy Milk Wagons and Truck
Photographs of the Fairhaven Farm Dairy Horse Drawn Milk Wagons and First Milk Truck - A Model T.
Photo of Clay Robinson Dairy
Photograph of the Farmers inspect herd at the Clay Robinson Dairy, photo taken 8/26/1938.
Photos of Benson Creamery Co.
Photograph of the Benson Creamery Co. located at 244 N. Church Street, Decatur, IL. Building was erected in 1913 as the home of the Benson Creamery Co. They remained there until 1948 when they moved to 250 W. Cerro Gordo Street. Photo by Rembrandt;…
Photos of Decatur Bridge Company
Photograph BS67: Decatur Bridge Co. Office Building - New, photo taken 1/23/1911. Print from J. K. Stafford Collection of negatives taken in the late 1890's and early 1900's which were in possession of Mr. and Mrs. Jack French of Cerro Gordo in…
Photos of Coal Companies.
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.
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
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…