Browse Items · Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection

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…

Tags: BS372, BS373, BS374, BS375, BS804, BS805, BS806, Business, Dairies, Decatur IL., Delivery Trucks, Dixon Bros., Jack Aldrich, Milk Delivery, Noel C. Dicks, Photo File: Business, Sunshine Dairy

Photo of Charles J. Schuster

Photograph of Charles J. Schuster, Secretary and Treasurer; A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co.

Tags: A. E. Staley, biography, Business, Charles J. Schuster, Decatur IL., Grain Companies, Jeffers - Balto, Manufacturing, Photo File: Business, Secretary - Treasurer, Tate & Lyle

Photos of Faries Manufacturing Co. Building and Water Tower.

Photograph of Faries Mfg. Co. Photo ran 12/31/1909. Factory was located at 1036 E. Grand. Photograph of Faries Manufacturing Co. 1036 E. Grand. Photograph of the Water Tank Faries Mfg. Co. Photo ran Review 1/8/1911, factory located 1036 E. Grand.

Tags: 1036 E. Grand, 1909, 1911, BS1109, BS114, BS115, BS116, Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., Factories, Faries Manufacturing Co., Herald and Review, Manufacturing, Noel C. Dicks, Photo File: Business

Photos of the Haines & Essicks Store.

Photograph of the interior of Haines and Essick Greeting Card Counter, Store Window, Building Front, Decatur, IL.

Tags: BS152, BS1531, BS1532, BS1533, Business, Decatur IL., Greeting Cards, Haines & Essick, Noel C. Dicks, Photo File: Business, Stationery

Photos of the Illinois Bell Interior and Exterior, and old dial phone.

Photo of the interior of the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. Photo of telephone operators at work. Photo of the exterior of the Illinois Bell Telephone Office Building on E. Main St. later became Illinois Power Co.

Tags: BS1688, Bs269, BS270, Buildings, Business, Decatur Business 977.358A p97, Decatur IL., E. Main St., Illinois Bell telephone, Illinois Power Co., Noel C. Dicks, Photo File: Business, Telephone Co., Telephone Operators

Photos of the Home Telephone Building

Photograph of the Home Telephone Building, N. Main St., Decatur, IL. Photo used in the Decatur Business 977.358A, p. 96-1.

Tags: BS157, BS1579, Buildings, Business, Decatur Business 977.358A p. 96, Decatur IL., Home Telephone Co., N. Main St., Noel C. Dicks, Photo File: Business, Telephone Co.

Photos of the Shore Restauant

Photograph of the Shore Restaurant under construction, 22nd and Cantrell Streets, 1947. Photograph of the Shore Restaurant c. 1950's. "The Shore Restaurant and Drive-in was an appealing Decatur eatery. This photo is from September 1962. There is now…

Tags: 1947, 1950's, 22nd & Cantrell, Bait & Tackle Shop, BS2359, BS2360, BS356, BS705, BS705B, Buildings, Business, Lake Shore Drive, Nelson Park Area, Photo File: Business, Resturants, The Shore Restaurant

Photos of Chambers, Bering & Quinlan

Photograph BS75: Three ladies working. BS76 several ladies and two men watching a manufacturing process. Photo BS77 office building for C.B.Q Co. (Chambers, Bering & Quinlan). BS982 photos of horse drawn plow manufactured by Chambers, Bering,…

Tags: 10/10/1998, BS75, BS76, BS77, BS982, Business, Chambers-Bering-Quinlan, Decatur IL., Foundry, Manufacturing, Milford IL., Noel C. Dicks, Photo File: Business, Richard Chapman, Women, World War II, WWII