Browse Items · Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection

Photo Of Early Automobile Race

Photograph of two automobiles racing in 1910.

Tags: 1910, automobiles, Decatur IL., Photo File: Automobiles, race, racing

Photo Of Men on Motorcycles

Photograph of a group of men on motorcycles.

Tags: 1910, automobiles, Decatur IL., Early Transportation, Motorcycles, Motorized Bikes, Photo File: Automobiles, Transportation

Photograph of Miss Mary C. Gregory (died 1/18/1932). Decatur and Macon County teacher for 57 years. She was active in the W.C.T.U. work and was a past state secretary of that organization. Photo by Wassons of Decatur.

Tags: biography, Decatur IL., Decatur Schools, Macon County Schools, Photo File: Biography, school teacher, W.C.T.U., Wasson Studios, WCTU, Woman's Christian Temperance Union

Photo of Staley Bears Football Team

Photograph of the Staley Bears Football Team taken in 1920.

Tags: 1920, Adins, Blacklock, BS400, Business, Clark, Decatur IL., Drssen, Feitchinger, Football, Gepford, Grain Companies, Halas, High, Ingwersen, Johnson, Jones, Koehler, Lanum, Lotshaw, Mac Wherter, May, Mintun, Pearc, Petty, Photo File: Business, Shank, Staley Bears, Staley Manufacturing, Sternaman, Trafton, Veach, Young

Photo of Tunis Wilson Funeral Procession

Photographs of the funeral procession for Tunis Wilson; (died 4/20/1917). Tunis Wilson was a second lieutenant in Company L. of the Fifth Infantry Regiment of Illinois. He was recruiting men for his company when he contracted pneumonia and died. His…

Tags: 5th Inf Reg, Bijou Studios, biography, Decatur Bridge Works, Decatur IL., Funeral Procession, Illinois National Guard, Macon County IL., Photo File: Biography, Tunis Wilson, World War I, WWI

Photo of the Decatur Fishing Club Now South Side Country Club

Photograph of the Decatur Fishing Club now South Side Country Club. Photo taken 10/21/1935.

Tags: 1935, associations, Decatur Fishing Club, Decatur IL., Photo File: Associations, South Side Country Club

Photo of Fenton Block - Sessler's Men's Apparel

Photograph of the Fenton Block located on N. Water and W. William Streets, Sessler's Men's Apparel, photo taken 2/2/1934.

Tags: 1934, Buildings, Business, Decatur Business 977.358A p116, Decatur IL., Fenton Block, N. Water, N. Water & W. William Sts., Noel C. Dicks, Photo File: Buildings, Sessler's Men's Apparel, W. William

Photo of Preston Jackson

Photograph of Preston Jackson leaning against a brick wall.

Tags: Artist, biography, Decatur IL., Photo File: Biography, Preston Jackson

Photo - Aerial View of Firestone Plant and Buildings

Photograph --Aerial View of the Firestone Plant located on 22nd Street, Decatur, IL. Photograph of the Firestone Buildings.

Tags: BS1111, BS1112, BS342, Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., Factories, Firestone Rubber Plant, Herald and Review, Manufacturing, Noel C. Dicks, Office Building, Photo File: Business

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

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