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Photos of Decatur Fountain Co. and L. H. Alvord

Photograph of the Decatur Fountain Co. taken in 1910. Located at the north end of Lowber St. in what was known as the Chamber of Commerce addition. Photo ran Nov. 27, 1910 in the Decatur newspaper. Photograph of L. H. Alvord, President of Decatur…

Photos from the Herald and Review

Photo BS318: Review Composing Room-1895. Photo ran in the Review Building Edition December 1895. The composing room was on the fourth floor. Photo BS319: Composing Room Foreman's Office. This was located on the fourth floor at the left of the…

Photos of Office Employees Decatur Daily Review

Photograph BS187: Review - Circulation Staff. Front Row: Left to Right: Jack Mintun, Bill Coonradt, John Beckett, and Mr. Lemmons. Second Row: L-R: Orville Lemmon, Milton Bergen, Fay Minnick, Clarence "Si" Radford. Top Row: L-R: John Huber and…

Photos of Daily Review Building and Interior

Photo BS189: of Decatur Daily Review Annex. Photo BS322: Exterior of the Decatur Daily Review Building in 1888. Photo BS526: Reception Area Decatur Daily Review. Photo BS528: Service Elevator Decatur Daily Review. Photo: BS529: Hall Stairway.

Photos of Newspaper Delivery

Photograph of Circulation--Delivery--1910. Photo ran in the Review Jun 10, 1910. Photo of Special Delivery Driver because of train derailment.

Photos of Review Newspaper Carriers at State Fair

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

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

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

Photo of the Cudahay Ice Plant

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.

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…