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Photographs from the Millikin-McRoberts Building Fire
Photographs from the February 24, 1910 fire at the Millikin-McRoberts Building located at N. Franklin. The origin of the fire seemed to be near the elevator shaft, but the exact cause of the fire was unknown. The estimated loss of the building was…
Tags: 1910, Decatur IL, fire, Fire Department, Fires, Franklin, Ice, McRoberts, Millikin, Millikin-McRoberts, Photo File: Fires
Photographs of the Powers-Jarvis Mansion
Photographs of the Powers-Jarvis Mansion at 357 W. Decatur St. The house was built in 1910 by Charles G. Powers. John F. Wieser acquired the house in 1933 when it got involved in Florida land investments and was foreclosed. J.P. Gobberdiel bought it…
Tags: 1910, 357 W. Decatur St., Charles G. Powers, Charles Powers, Decatur IL, Decatur St, Foreclosed, Gobberdiel, house, J.P. Gobberdiel, Jarvis, Jarvis Mansion, John F. Wieser, John Wieser, Mansion, Photo File: Houses, Powers, Powers Mansion, Powers-Jarvis Mansion, Sam D. Jarvis, Sam Jarvis, Vernon D. Jarvis, Vernon Jarvis, W Decatur St, Wieser
Photo of House on 448 N. Franklin Street.
Photograph of Houses on 448 N. Franklin Street. "Built by D. S. Shellabarger in 1879. The present high school building was started in 1910. In September, 1909, the Shellabarger house and grounds was purchased by the Decatur board of education and…
Photograph of No. 2 Millikin Place
Photograph of No. 2 Millikin Place. This house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1910 for wealthy industrialist Edward P. Irving.
Photograph of 427 E. William St.
Photograph of 427 E. William St. In 1910 this house was built by Charles Pettyjohn. The small building in the center was a lunch stand and the house at the right with the hotel sign was a boarding house operated by Mrs. Nellie Gullett. The 1955…
Photograph of the Illinois Central R. R. Roundhouse and Yards
Photograph of the Illinois Central R. R. roundhouse and yards in Clinton IL, taken on May 17, 1910.
Photograph of the Illinois Traction System at Van Dyke Street
Photographs of the Illinois Traction System at Van Dyke looking North, taken in November of 1910.
Photographs of the Illinois Traction System Shops Building Exterior
Photographs of the exterior of the Illinois Traction System shops in Decatur IL taken in 1909 and 1910. The shops were located at 1800 E. Garfield Ave. and were purchased by Parke Properties, Inc. in January of 1956 to be used as a warehouse.
Photographs of the Illinois Traction System Subway at Harrison Ave.
Photographs of the Illinois Traction System subway at Harrison Ave. during construction, taken in 1910.
Photograph of Man on Bicycle
Photograph of a man on a popular style of bicycle from 1890, the photograph was taken on July 24th, 1910.
Tags: 1890, 1910, Bicycle, Bicycling, Decatur IL, Photo File: Recreation, Recreation, Sport, Sports
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Board of Trustees - November 2023 - monthly meeting - agenda - reports - packet
This is the monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees - November 2023 - agenda, minutes, reports