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Photo of Staley Bridge
Photograph of the Staley Bridge North of the Clubhouse site looking toward Nelson Park. Photo taken July 1922.
Leonard F. Kinister
Photograph of Leonard F. Kinister. He was originally from Grand Rapids, MI, and in 1918, was appointed scout executive of the Decatur Boy Scouts Council. He resigned from that post in 1923. He was the secretary, treasurer, and general manager of…
George I. Fulk
Photograph of George I. Fulk, formerly of Bethany, IL. Fulk was a lawyer by trade, but also the Macon County Chairman of the 1951 Crusade for Freedom, a delegate to the international peace conference at the Hague in 1907 under President Theodore…
George W. Davidson
Photograph of George W. Davidson (d. 1/3/1922). He was a sewing machine and piano salesman in Decatur for 43 years. His sales room was at 215 N. Main St. The photo ran in the Decatur Herald or Daily Review on January 3, 1922.
A. Merle Cobb
Photograph of A. Merle Cobb (b. 3/24/1881, d. 12/10/1942). He was the son of Rev. A.P. Cobb (Cobb Ave. is named after him). Cobb was associated with Mueller Co. and Cobb-Creighton Insurance Co., and a member of Central Christian Church.
General John Pershing - Visit to Decatur
These are the glass negatives of General John Pershing's visit to Decatur in 1922. The photo was taken by Sam Tucker for Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL.
Charles P. Guest
Photograph of Charles P. Guest (d. 5/13/1945). He was the superintendent of the Macon County federal surplus food depot for 5 years. He came to Decatur in 1917. Guest worked for the Capitol Grocery Co. of Springfield and the Decatur Grocery Co. …
Driving in Colorado
Photograph of a group of unknown people sitting in an automobile in Colorado in 1922.
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Robert Emmons' Oral History
This is the oral history of Robert Emmons. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in June 1982. The interview covers his time in World War I, the Great…