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Photos of old Automobiles from 1912 Sears Catalog.
Photograph of Twin Auto Seat Surrey, Sears Catalog 1912. Photograph of Bent Auto Seat Surrey. Photograph of Sears Motor Cars, 1912 catalog.
John Zeller
Photograph of John Zeller; (died 4/11/1932). He came to Decatur about 1860 and started driving oxen used by the Wabash in switching cars. Later he took a job in a meat packing plant that was located about where the Catholic Cemetery (Calvary)now is…
Photo of Pvt. Eleanor K. Creamer in uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Creamer, Eleanor K., 5/14/1944. Article on back of photo: "Pvt. Eleanor Creamer; Mr. and Mrs. John M. Creamer, 1136 North Morgan, announce the engagement of their daughter, Private Eleanor K. Creamer of the WAC, and…
Photo of Rev. J. E. Story
Photograph of Rev. J. E. Story, he served at the 7th Street Christian Church now the Prairie Ave. Christian Church, left in 1935.
Photo of Building on 385 E. Prairie and N. Jackson. Talbott-Barry Motor Co.
Photograph of the Building on 385 E. Prairie and N. Jackson Streets. Talbott-Barry Motor Co. Ford agency opened in 1921 and dissolved in 1929. Photo by Seityz, photo taken before 1928. Photo has two cars in the street.
Photograph of Students of the Decatur College of Music
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 taken at the Millikin University Library Ground Breaking
Photograph taken at the Millikin University library ground breaking on November 6th, 1930. Left to right: Rev. E.W. Clippinger, REv. G.A. Papperman, Dr. S.E. McClelland, O.B. Gorin, J.P. Gorin, A.M. Waggoner, Miss Eugenia Allin, Dr. J.H. White.
Central Park - Christmas Village
This is a photo of the Christmas Village in Central Park around 1935. The photo was taken by Seitz Studio.
Photo of Coliseum Tavern
Photograph of the Coliseum Tavern "Built in 1923, burn in 1925, rebuilt, burned again in 1933. Shown above is a view of the coliseum, formerly the property of the Macon County Fair Association but more recently a beer tavern and dance resort owned by…