Browse Items (13 total)

  • Tags: 1920

Photo of Three Women - no location - 1920

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/cfad015c152a9e440ffe72b64dca3394.jpg
This is a picture of three women standing outside of a house. There is no date and no location. The photo was developed by Mac's Hi-Gloss in Decatur IL.

Photograph of Brush College #1

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/d1388003c833dbbebef675e092ad3197.jpg
Photo of children standing in front of Brush College #1, Decatur, IL. 1920.

Photograph of South Park St.

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/7775ad158f94f659fb11553a371ab3f1.jpg
Photograph showing First National Bank of Decatur and the Linxweiler Printing Company across from Central Park on South Park St. in Decatur IL. This photograph was taken in 1920.

Photograph of Charles W. Devore

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/1623436f17f7bb17a6fcd8a40f9abbfa.jpg
Photograph of Charles W. Devore; died March 31, 1920. Decatur Fire Chief for 30 years and on the Fire Department force for 36 years. He was appointed a member of the National Bureau of Fire Prevention. He was the last member of the first paid Fire…

Photo of Trueblood Memorial United Methodist Church

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/703bdcbd9572f3975cbf504ad1ff22f4.jpg
Photograph of Trueblood Memorial United Methodist Church, 1768 N. Maple Ave., Decatur, IL. Last service at that church was 6/2/2002. (Information from H&R 6/2/2002.)

Photo of McClelland Grocery Co.

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/1ce5b45855a028e7d549439bdbe33d22.jpg
Photograph McClelland Grocery Co. located at 805-25 N. Morgan St. Built in 1920 as McClelland Grocery Co. which merged with the National Grocery Co. Oct. 1925. 1955 site of Morehouse and Wells Co. wholesale hardware.

Edward D. Mattes

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/8bb74d7995bc9bc99bd7fdafb6e1205b.jpg
Photography of Edward D. Mattes (died June 28, 1946). Former operator of the Decatur Brick Co. he was a son of Frederick Mattes who founded the Mattes & Sons brick yard. It was later incorporated as Decatur Brick co. He then became general manager of…