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Gene in Navy Uniform
Photograph of Gene Roberts in his Navy uniform.
Gene at the Docks
Photograph of Gene Roberts at the docks during World War I. Back of photo is labeled: "Tough? Hm! Looks it doesn't it."
Gene in Heavy Boots
Photograph of Gene Roberts in heavy boots sitting on the deck of a ship during World War I.
Photo of Warren L. "Bud" Ferriell, a B-17 Radio Operator, in Siappan, Iwo Jima
WWII - Warren L. "Bud" Ferriell, B-17 Radio Operator, 20th Army Air Corps. Siappan, Iwo Jima 1944.
Photo of Lt. Charles Copenbarger in uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Copenbarger, Charles Lt., 10/10/1943. Article on back: "Lieut. Charles Copenbarger, Blue Mound; Foster Field, Victoria, Texas."
Tags: Blue Mound, Decatur IL., Foster Field, U.S. AAF, Victoria Texas, World War II, WWII
Photos of the Kraft Hotel
Photograph of the Kraft Hotel built in 1908, photo taken about that time. Photograph of the Kraft Hotel, 561-563 Front Street, Decatur, IL. photo taken in 1940's.
Photos of Miscellaneous Unknown Businesses.
Photograph of Unknown Hair Dressers. Photograph of unknown hair dresser from Decatur Business 978.358, p.123.
Science Kid - December 2010
This is a thank you letter from the Sid the Science guy program in December 2010. The Science Kid program was help on family night in conjunction with WILL. Pictures and a newspaper article accompany this letter.
"Jalopies on Parade" video
This video shows a "jalopy" parade organized by the Junior Association of Commerce in cooperation with the Chicago Jalopy Plan from the United States War Production Board during World War II. The video was put together by the Junior Association of…
Tags: .mpg, 1943, Chicago Jalopy Plan, City Government, Decatur IL, Eugene Dunne, Jalopies on Parade, Jalopy, Junior Association of Commerce, old car, scrap, United States War Production Board, United Theatrical War Activities Committee, US War Production Board, VHS, video, Women's Auxiliary of the Junior Association of Commerce, World War II, WWII
Photo of Seaman 1st Class Esther Maude DeLong sitting with war loan poster in uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; DeLong, Esther Maude, 6/21/1945 unused. "Public Relations Office, U.s. Coast Guard Training Station, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn 29, New York, Dewey 2-1012. Date: 18 June 1945. For immediate release. Esther Maude…
Tags: Decatur IL, SPAR, U. S. Coast Guard, World War II, WWII