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Photos of the Home Manufacturing Co. Building, and Workers.

Photographs of the Home Manufacturing Co. workers and building located at 741 E. Eldorado St., Decatur, IL.

Photos of the J. C. Penney Store and Staff

Photograph of the J. C. Penney Co. Store and street. Photograph of the J. C. Penney Staff wearing striped jackets. Photograph of the J. C. Penney Co. store.

Tags: BS213, BS214, BS215, Business, Clothing, Decatur IL., Dry Goods, Home Furnishings, J. C. Penney Co., N. Water and North Sts., N. Water St., Photo File: Business

Photo of Sears Roebuck and Co. Building

Photograph of the Sears Roebuck and Co. Building at street level.

Tags: Appliances, BS810, Buildings, Business, Clothing, Decatur IL., Decatur Public Library, Furniture, Home Goods, Noel C. Dicks, North Street, Photo File: Business, Sears Roebuck and Co.

Richard Rodgers' Oral History #1 - Recording

These are the recordings of Richard Rodgers' first oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on February 8 and 15, 1984. The interview includes his childhood, Decatur around World War I, and his work with Linn and Scruggs.

Tags: 1984, air conditioning, automobiles, Baseball, Betty Turnell, Bijoux Theatre, Blue Book, board room, childhood, chimes, Clothing, Coal Mines, cook's stove, Decatur Civic Orchestra, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Downtown, electricity, Empress Theatre, family orchestra, February 1984, Federal Home Loan Act, Feltman and Curm, FHA, First Methodist Church broadcast, Great Depression, Gushard Building, Gushard store, homogenization, Interurban, interview, John Philip Sousa's band, Lincoln Square, Lincoln Theatre, Linn and Scruggs, marimba, Millikin Orchestra, Millikin University, Music, Musician, Newspapers, oboe, OH75, oral history, out houses., pasteurization, public transportation, Pugh School, Radio, recording, refrigeration, Richard Rodgers, Roosevelt Junior High School, salt water taffy, shoe repair, Shoe Store, Shoes, shopping, sound recording, Stephen Decatur High School, Street Cars, Swarthout Brothers, telephones, The Anvil Chorus, transcription, Transfer House, triangle, unpaved streets, vaudeville theatre, vitaphone programs, WJBL station, World War I, WWI, xylophone

Photos Linn & Scruggs Department Store

Photograph of William Scruggs, part owner of department store Linn & Scruggs, and delivery truck. Photograph of Group in front of the store.
Photograph of Store Downtown, Store in South Shores, 82nd Anniversary Party, Employee Meeting, Old Key and…

Photo of Decatur Dry Goods Building.

Photograph of Decatur Dry Goods Co. Building located at 359-363 N. Water St., Decatur, IL.

Tags: 1921, 359-363 N. Water St., BS105, Business, Clothing, Decatur Dry Goods, Decatur IL., Dry Goods, R. R. Levine, Wasson Studio

Photo of Newman's Clothing Store and Fire in 1950.

Photograph of Newsmans Clothing Store located at 259 N. Water St., Decatur, IL. Photo of Group of men looking at airplane engine. Photographs of the fire at Newmans Clothing Store 7/21/1950.

Tags: 259 N. Water St., 7/21/1950, BS1969, BS1970, BS208, BS937, Business, Clothing, Decatur IL., fire, Ladies Clothing, Ladies Ready To Wear, Newmans Clothing Store, Noel C. Dick