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Photo of Post Office on Franklin Street, Decatur, IL.
Photograph of the Post Office located on Franklin Street, Decatur, IL. Photo by Don Baker.
Photo of Old Post Office
Photograph of Old Post Office Located N. Main and Eldorado Streets. Print from J. K. Stafford Collection of negatives taken in the late 1890's and early 1900's which were in the possession of Mr. and Mrs. Jack French of Cerro Gordo in 1954--recovered…
Photo of the Powers Building 200 Block E. Main St.
Photograph of building located 200 Block E. Main Street. This building probably is familiar to many but actually it disappeared more than 20 years ago. It is the Orlando Powers building, E. Main and Water Streets, which was burned in April 1914. The…
Photo of John Irwin Clothiers, 108 E. Prairie St., Decatur, IL.
Photograph of the John Irwin Clothiers, 108 E. Prairie Street. An ice water tank located in front of the John Irwin clothing store at 108 East Prairie avenue, caused a major controversy in Decatur in the early 1880's, according to this old picture.…
Photo of the Revere House, N. Franklin and E. Prairie, Decatur, IL.
Photograph of the Revere House, N. Franklin and E. Prairie Streets. Built by Capt. David L. Allen; burned in 1871.
Photo of Seip Building, 439 E. North St., Decatur, IL.
Photograph of the Seip Building, 439 E. North Street, Decatur, IL. Photo by Geo Baker, taken Spring of 1909.
Photo of Hue Singleton Restaurant
Photographs of Hue Singleton's Restaurant located on the Northwest side of the Lincoln Square. "Negro restaurant operator in Decatur many years."
Photos of the Pythian Homes of Decatur and Forsyth
Photo of teacher in St. Joseph's Hall (2/20/1953).Photo of dining hall (11/5/1947). Photo of exterior of the Pythian Home, (11/1947). Aerial photo of Pythian Home, later St. Joseph's Hall, (9/5/1945). Interior photo of hall and stairs, Pythian Home…
Photo of Stapp's Row
Stapp's Row. This engraving is the only view obtainable of the row of five store buildings built by Dr. James Stapp and E. O. Smith in South Park street probable in the early 1860's, and known as Stapp's Row. The card from which this cut was made is…
Photo of C. F. Sterr Building 535 N. Morgain St.
Photograph of the C. F. Sterr Building 535 N. Morgain St., Decatur, IL. Photo ran in the Review, Dec 31, 1909.