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Photograph of Rev. James Walton McDonald
Photograph of Rev. James Walton McDonald. (born 1869; died 6/16/1951) Presbyterian pastor in Decatur 23 years, leaving in 1923 for Kansas City, MO. Came to Decatur in 1901 from Logansport, IN. First pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian church,…
Photograph of Reverend W. L. Staub
Photograph of Rev. W. L. Staub. Former pastor Westminster Presbyterian church in Decatur, 1908-1912. First pastor of this church after its organization October 1908. Left Decatur for pastorate in Duluth, Minnesota. (Information from clips- no other…
Photograph of Richard Evans, the First City Librarian
Photograph of Richard Evans, married to Alice Glore; he was the First City Librarian starting in 1875 through 1881, when he unexpectedly died.
Photograph of Robert H. Dumas, Carnegie Library Staff
Photograph of Robert H. Dumas, Carnegie Library Staff, City Librarian
Photograph of Robert J. Kellogg
Photograph of Robert J. Kellogg, professor of Modern Language at Millikin University.
Photograph of Ruth Rusk, Carnegie Library Staff
Photograph of Ruth Ruskin, Carnegie Library Staff, Circulation
Photograph of Sailboats on Lake Decatur
Photograph of sailboats on Lake Decatur taken June 7, 1951.
Tags: 1951, boat, Boats, Decatur IL, lake, Lake Decatur, Photo File: Lake Decatur, Sailboat, Sailing
Photograph of Saratoga Club Gambling Raid
Photograph of the Saratoga Club gambling police raid in 1938.
Tags: 1938, Crime, Decatur IL, Gambling, Photo File: Crime, Police, Raid, Saratoga Club
Photograph of Sharon Temple, Carnegie Library Staff
Photograph of Sharon Temple, Carnegie Library Staff, Circulation
Photograph of Slot Machines
Photograph of slot machines raided by police in the 1940's.
Tags: 1940's, Crime, Decatur IL, Gambling, Photo File: Crime, Police, Raid, Slot Machines