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Samuel D. May

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Photograph of Samuel D. May (died Aug 17, 1941). Retired Decatur grocer. He was in the grocery business 47 years. He sold his at 134 S. Main in 1922. He was a former director of the Macon Co. Coal Co. He was the oldest living member of Ionic Lodge…

Julius Maienthal

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Photograph of Julius Maienthal (died Jan 18, 1944). Former Decatur clothing merchant. The Maienthal Bros. store was located at 100 East Prairie, now occupied by Pfile's Camera Shop. With his brother, Millard, he opened a store on N. Main in 1897.…

Photos of The Composing Room.

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Photographs Decatur Daily Review, Composing Room.

Photos of the Entrances off Main and North Streets. Photos Machine and Repair Shop and Elevator.

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Photos of the Review Building Entrances on Main St. and North St. 1895. Photo of Review Machine and Repair Shop 1913. This was located on the basement balcony of the Annex. Pictured are "Billy" Peyer and Martin Lindsey. Photo of the Elevator.

Photographs of South Water St.

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Two photographs of South Water St. One, taken in 1895 looking North from the Millikin Bank on South Water St. and the other taken at South Water and Wood Streets in August 1996.

Photos from the Herald and Review

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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…

Photo of the Powers Building 200 Block E. Main St.

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Photograph of building located 200 Block E. Main Street. This building probably is familiar to many but actually it disappeared more than 20 years ago. It is the Orlando Powers building, E. Main and Water Streets, which was burned in April 1914. The…

Photo Aerial View of buildings, First Methodist Church in the background.

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Photograph - Aerial views taken in 1895. Looking northeast from Prairie and Main Streets. Church in background was the First Methodist church at Water and William streets

Photo of Elks Club, Masonic Temple and Decatur Club, aerial view

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Photograph of Decatur. This aerial view, looking north between Main and Church Streets, is taken from the south side of W. Prairie. It also shows the sites of the Elks Club, Masonic Temple, and Decatur Club.