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Photos of Souvenir Pins 1898 & 1899
Photograph of Decatur Elks No. 401 Souvenir Pin, 1900. Photographs of Souvenir Pins from the Decatur Corn Carnival, 1898 and 1899.
Photos of the Decatur Corn Carnival in 1898
Photograph of horse and carriage. Photograph of pony and cart decorated with corn husks. Photograph of a picture surrounded with corn husk decorations. "Corn Carnival--Decatur--1898. Photo taken Oct. 25, 1989 at the first Corn Carnival held in…
Photographs of President William McKinley standing on speakers platform at the Wabash R. R. Station, Oct. 15,, 1898.
Photos of Pres. William B. McKinley speaking to the crowd at the Wabash R. R. station, in first three photos. Photos of unidentified speakers at President William McKinley's rally. These photos were taken on October 15, 1898.
Photographs of the Racetrack
The first photo was taken August 23, 1898 at the George A. Keller racetrack located just north of Garfield Ave. and between the I.T.S. tracks and the Illinois Central R.R. tracks. The track was closed in 1908 when local option hit Decatur and…
Photograph of St. Louis Businessmen in Decatur to Board the Train Carrying Battery A
Photograph of a group of about fifty St. Louis business and professional men, headed by Mayor Henry Ziegenhein, came to Decatur to meet and board the train carrying Batter A, the only Missouri unit to serve overseas during the Spanish American War.…