Browse Items (17 total)
Sort by:
Maria Buckingham
Photograph of Maria Buckingham, Mrs. Lynn Barnes, and Mrs. John Cantrall standing in front of a house. Maria Buckingham (d. 7/30/1937) was a native of Decatur and a prominent member of several civic organizations. She was the secretary of the…
Mrs. F.L. Evans and the Study Class
Photograph of the members of the Study Class celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the organization in the Evans' home. Front row (L-R): Mrs. F.L. Evans, Mrs. E.L. Simmons, Miss Eleanor Wood, Miss Helen Gorham, Miss Marian Wait, Mrs. E.L. Pegram.…
Frank S. Powers
Photograph of Frank S. Powers playing golf with two men. Frank S. Powers (born 3/15/1859; died 8/14/1940) son of Samuel Powers, pioneer Decatur settler. He was a well known sportsman, a charter member of the Country Club of Decatur and the Sunnside…
Photo of Union Dairy, Bottling Milk
Photograph of man running a milk bottling machine at the Union Dairy, 304 S. Main Street, Decatur, IL. Photo taken 3/5/1933.
Photo of the Coliseum Restaurant
Photograph of the Coliseum Restaurant built in 1923, burned in 1925, rebuilt, and burned again in 1933. Shown in the photo is a view of the Coliseum, formerly the property of the Macon County Fair Association but more recently a beer tavern and dance…
Photograph of St. Paul's Universalist Church Clinton, IL
Photograph of St. Paul's Universalist Church in Clinton, IL. Dated 1933.
Photographs from the NRA Parade of 1933
Photographs taken from the NRA Parade of September 1933. A crowd of 75,000 people gathered for the parade to launch central Illinois "Buy Now" drive and see all the floats.
Photograph of Wabash R.R. Employee Joseph Swantz
Photograph of Wabash R.R. Employee Joseph Swantz taken in 1926. Joe Swantz, hostler and former foreman of roundhouse laborers, started with the Wabash R.R. in 1876 and retired in 1927 after 51 years of service. He was still on the job when he was…
Featured Item
Photographs from the Decatur Cereal Mill Fire
Photographs taken from the Decatur Cereal Mill Fire, formerly known as the Suffern-Hunt Mill, which occurred on June 8, 1909. The fire started in the…