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Photo of the Leavenworth Wholesale Grocer Company
Photograph of the Leavenworth Wholesale Grocer Company with two men standing across the street. "Leavenworth Wholesale Grocery Co., it was at 160 S. Water St. at the time this photo was taken in 1912. In 1914 it moved to the corner of North and N.…
Photograph of the 200 Block at William St. and N. Church St.
Photograph of the houses at the 200 block at William St. and N. Church St. on the Southwest corner. Dr. S.T. Trowbridge bought it from William Traver some time before the Civil War. It then stood on N. Water St. between William and North. Dr.…
Photograph of the 1500 Block of E. Locust
Photograph of the house at the 1500 block of E. Locust St. This house was built around 1844 by Samuel Powers. It was torn down in 1914 as it extended into an alley when the powers addition was placed about 1914.
Photograph of the Agora Society
Photograph of Decatur High School's Agora Society, a literary society, taken in the west end of Fairview Park in the spring of 1914.
Photograph of the Original Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity House
Photograph of the original Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house in 1914.
Edward Meek
Photograph of Edward Meek, voice teacher in Decatur until 1914, when he went to Chicago. He was prominent in musical circles in Decatur for nine years, coming here first as head of the voice department of Millikin Conservation of Music, which…
Photos of Baird Corn Husker
Photograph of Farm Equipment--Baird Corn Husker--1914. Invented about 1913 by William S. Baird and manufactured in Decatur at the Baird Harvester Co. Photo shows side view of corn husker. Ran Review 10/4/1914. Photograph shows the front view of the…
Agora Society at Fairview Park, Spring 1914
Agora Society Women at the West End of Fairview Park in the Spring of 1914.
Photographs of Downtown Buildings in Decatur, IL.
Photograph of Lincoln Square Building, West Drug Store and Transfer House Located on Main and Main.
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Mrs. L. Young - Girl
This is the glass negative of Mrs. L. Young's girl in her communion outfit. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in…