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Photos of Review Newspaper Carriers at State Fair

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Photograph of Newspaper Carriers at the State Fair - 1917. Photograph of Newspaper Carriers taken in 1915.

Photos of Decatur Daily Review Printing Room and Review Library

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Photo BS417 Review Printing & Stationery, Photo BS418 Review Printing & Stationery Co. Building. Photo BS:419 of man at printing press. Photo BS421: Men in Printing Room. Photo BS518: Decatur Daily Review 3 men in the photo. Photo BS519: Men working…

Photo of the Dan Higgins Theater

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Photograph of the Higgins Theater, 1234 E. Eldorado St., Decatur, IL.

Photo of the Cudahay Ice Plant

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Photograph of the interior of the storage area of the Cudahay Ice Plant which the 1906 City Directory listed at the southeast corner of 7th and the Wabash R. R. Photo ran in the Review, 2/25/1906. (Men are moving blocks of ice around the building.)

Photo of Conrad Striewing, proprietor of the Crystal Theater.

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Photograph of Conrad Striewing; (died 5/30/1914). Proprietor of the Crystal Theater on Water Street. For many years he was a traveling salesman but later he purchased the theater. It was called the Nasawan but he changed the name to the Crystal. It…

Photo of the Coliseum Restaurant

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Photograph of the Coliseum Restaurant built in 1923, burned in 1925, rebuilt, and burned again in 1933. Shown in the photo is a view of the Coliseum, formerly the property of the Macon County Fair Association but more recently a beer tavern and dance…

Photo of Bush's Tavern

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Photograph of Bush's Tavern, located on 2775 E. William Street, Decatur, IL. Sign on front says "Bush's Dine and Dance Tavern." Gulf Gasoline Pump in front.

Photo of the Bond Theatre formerly the Morrow Theatre

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Photograph of the interior of the Bond Theatre formerly the Morrow Theatre, 312 N. Water Street, Decatur, IL.

Photos of Baird Corn Husker

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Photograph of Farm Equipment--Baird Corn Husker--1914. Invented about 1913 by William S. Baird and manufactured in Decatur at the Baird Harvester Co. Photo shows side view of corn husker. Ran Review 10/4/1914. Photograph shows the front view of the…

Photo of Al and Jimmy's Tavern

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Photograph of Al and Jimmy's Tavern located on the corner of Wood Street and Jasper Street, Decatur, IL.