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Photo of John Riel Employees

Photograph of John Riel Employees Standing on and in Front of Wagon Pulled with Horses.

Tags: BS1722, building, Business, Decatur IL., employees, Graining, Horse & Wagon, painting, Paper Hanging, signs, Wall Papering

History of the Site.
Collection #59

Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park and Memorial and Lincoln National Memorial Highway

Project vision, scope, and execution within the park.

Tags: Archaeological Exploration 1942, Architectural Expressions, Biography Notes, Civilian Conservation Corps, Conditions of Highway, DAR, Decatur Kiwanis Club, Electrical Engineering, Execution of Work, Existing Site Layout, Fever River Research Archeology, Historic Area, History of the Highway, History of the Park, Lincoln Heritage, Lincoln Monument, Lincoln National Memorial Highway, Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park and Memorial, Massie Massie & Associates, master plan, Older Historic Features, Opportunities for Site Interpretation, Park Name, Park Plan 1940, Park Plan 1954, Park Security, Paul Maynard, Physical Context, picnic area, Project Scope, Project Vision, Proposed Highway Restoration, Proposed Master Plan for Park, Sangamon River, Scroggin House, signs, Table of Contents, Task Force, Thomas Lincoln Family, Whitley Cemetery, Whitley Mill, Wooded Park Areas

These are negatives showing the work done to take care of Fairview Park. This includes cutting up trees, planting trees, putting up signs, and road work. The photos were taken by Decatur Herald & Review.

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Photo of John Riel Employees

History of the Site.
Collection #59

Fairview Park - Work

Browse Items (3 total)

Photo of John Riel Employees

History of the Site. Collection #59

Fairview Park - Work

History of the Site.
Collection #59