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Frank S. Powers
Photograph of Frank S. Powers playing golf with two men. Frank S. Powers (born 3/15/1859; died 8/14/1940) son of Samuel Powers, pioneer Decatur settler. He was a well known sportsman, a charter member of the Country Club of Decatur and the Sunnside…
Frank Skelley
Photograph of Frank Skelley; (died 9/6/1923). Decatur grocer for 19 years. He came to Decatur in 1857 and conducted a grocery store at 135 N. Franklin street for 19 years. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic church and since the organization of…
Frederick Schwab
Photograph of Frederick Schwab; (died 10/5/1928). He was the last of the officers of the 116th Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. He was a charter member of Post 1, G.A.R., and a member of Dunham Post 141 G.A.R. When he first came to…
Gastman School Building
Photograph of the Gastman Elementary School building, ran in the Decatur Review 11/27/1910. Photo of postcard of E. A. Gastman School with children standing in front.
George A. Stadler and Judge W. C. Johns
Photograph of George A. Stadler and fellow golfer ready to tee-off. George A. Stadler; (died 5/25/1935). Former Decatur mayor and prominent business man. He came to Decatur in 1890 and became a member of the firs, Young Bros. and Maris, wholesale…
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George D. Thomas
Photograph of George D. Thomas; (died 1912; married Lelah Race), was with the Race Clothing Manufacturing Co. and was secretary of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce for several years. Photo by VanDeventer Studio of Decatur, ran 4/19/1923.
George S. Simpson
Photograph of George S. Simpson; (died 4/14/1923). Pioneer of Decatur and Macon County. He helped to build the political wigwam in in State Street in which Abraham Lincoln spoke during his presidential campaign. He served as alderman from the Third…
George Zwilling
Photograph of George Zwilling; (died 1/26/1946). Veteran employee of the Mueller Co. He moved to Decatur in 1891 and joined the Mueller Co. and remained in the employ almost 35 years before retiring. He was a member of the Decatur Council No. 577,…
Goodman Band in 1913
Photograph of the members of the Goodman Band sitting in a square gazebo in 1913. Photo of 4 Regt. Band at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, IL., July 28 - Aug 4, 1906.
Goodman Band Marching in a Parade, Dick Mueller Drum Major and MBA Picnic Parade.
Photograph of the Goodman Band marching down a street in Decatur, IL as part of a parade; AS58. Photo BS53: H. Mueller Leading Goodman Band MBA Picnic Parade, 1901. Photo BS59: Dick Mueller; died 4/19/1943. He was the drum major for eleven years of…