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Photograph of Slot Machines being Destroyed

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Photograph of slot machines being destroyed in October of 1934.

Photograph of St. Louis Businessmen in Decatur to Board the Train Carrying Battery A

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Photograph of a group of about fifty St. Louis business and professional men, headed by Mayor Henry Ziegenhein, came to Decatur to meet and board the train carrying Batter A, the only Missouri unit to serve overseas during the Spanish American War.…

Photograph of St. Thomas Catholic School.

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Photograph of St. Thomas Catholic School Located at 2170 N. Edward Street, Decatur, IL.

Photograph of Students of the Decatur College of Music

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Photograph of students going to or coming back from a trip taken in front of the Decatur College of Music and Rembrandt Studios. This photo was taken some time in the 1920's.

Photograph of Sulphur Springs School, 1906.

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Photograph of Sulphur Springs School, 1906. Photo ran in the Review Oct 4, 1906. This school, located 2 miles southwest of Mt. Zion was founded in 1854. The 1906 teacher was R. L. Wilson.

Photograph of the "Battle of Tripoli" by Michael Corne

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Photograph of the "Battle of Tripoli" by Michael Corne (1803). The photo is courtesy of the Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis, MD.