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Buel T. Davis
Photograph of Buel T. Davis. He was a resident of Decatur from 1909 to 1916, when he left for Champaign to represent the Waterbury interest in community development work in Florida. Davis started the Better Life Movement here in 1910. When he…
Building a Road
Roads--Machinery 1912 - Photo ran in the Review May 3, 1912.
Tags: 1912, 5/3/1912, Demonstration, Herald and Review, Machinery, Macon County, Men, Road Building, Roads
Charles F. Thomas
Photograph of Charles F. Thomas; (died 1/2/1953). Retired railroad union official, formerly of Decatur. He was general chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engine men on the Wabash R.R. system. He retired in 1937 to take up his new…
Charles M. Lytle
Photograph of Charles M. Lytle. The body of Decatur man recovered in Chicago River. Member of the I.O.O.F. in Decatur, IL. Mr. Lytle was born in Waterford, PA. in 1850. Charles was engaged in a clothing business in Waterford with his brother. He…
Decatur After a Sleet Storm in 1912
Photograph of a street in Decatur after a sleet storm on March 20, 1912. There is an automobile on the right of the photo.
Dr. Harry C. Kepler
Photograph of Dr. Harry C. Kepler (d. 3/16/1949). He was a Decatur dentist for 50 years. His offices were in the Citizens Building. He was a member of the Decatur District Dental Society, the Illinois Dental Society, the American Dental…
Fairview Park - Summer Scene 1912
This is the photo of a Summer gathering at Fairview Park in 1912.
Tags: 1912, crowd, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, Fairview Park, gathering, Summer, Summer scene
Funeral Announcement for Mrs. Anna Hibbs - January 9, 1912, page 10, Daily Review
This is the funeral announcement for Mrs. Anna Hibbs dates January 9, 1912. It appeared on the tenth page of the Decatur Daily Review. This announcement listed the church, pastor, music, and pallbearers. She was buried in Greenwood cemetery.
George S. Simpson
Photograph of George S. Simpson; (died 4/14/1923). Pioneer of Decatur and Macon County. He helped to build the political wigwam in in State Street in which Abraham Lincoln spoke during his presidential campaign. He served as alderman from the Third…
Giant Plant in Gulfport, MS 1912
Photograph of a lady standing behind a giant plant in Gulfport, MS in 1912.
Tags: 1912, Ella Foulk Converse, foliage, Foulk family, Gulfport MS