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Photos of Review Paper Carriers.
Photographs of Newspaper Carriers for the Decatur Daily Review in 1915 and 1917 State Fair.
Photo of Decatur Brass Works Building.
Photograph of the Decatur Brass Works Building located at 1449 E. Eldorado, 1915.
Photo of the St. Nicholas Hotel
Photograph of stacks of luggage at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Photograph of the St. Nicholas Hotel beds. Photograph of St. Nicholas Hotel Chefs craving turkeys. Photograph of the St. Nicholas Hotel from across the street. Postcard of the St. Nicholas…
Photo of Houses on the 700 Block of E. Wood Street, house was known as Cassell's Castle
Photograph of House on 700 Block of E. Wood Street. This house, known as "Cassell's Castle" was built by Berry H. Cassell in 1887. It was at the corner of Webster and Wood Streets. It was destroyed by fire in 1916. In 1925 the Illinois Power & Light…
Michael Fahay
Photograph of Michael Fahay (d. 3/3/1941). Fahay established a hardware store and tin shop at 1102 E. Eldorado in 1894. He sold the shop to Richard E. Harner in 1937. Fahay was prominent in politics and served as alderman from the fifth ward from…
Dewein, Victor C.
Photograph of Victor C. Dewein (d. 3/8/1926). He was a prominent grain dealer in Illinois, and the past president of the Illinois Grain Dealers Association. He owned grain elevators at Forsyth and Emery. Dewein was also connected to the…
George W. Bright
Photograph of George W. Bright (d. 4/7/1917), the oldest Mason in Decatur at the time of his death. He was the last charter member of Beaumanoir Commandery, No. 9, Knights Templar. He was an assistant cashier at the National Bank of Decatur for 20…
Orchestra of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Photograph of the orchestra of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Front row, left to right: F.G. Geisler, S.O. Dennedy, L.W. Curtis, Oscar Van Hall. Top row, left to right: Pearl Humphrey, Jerome Braden, Jesse Hilt. Photo was taken by Wasson…
