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Photos of Meadow Gold Horse Drawn Wagons and Milk Delivery Men.

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Photographs of Horse Drawn Delivery Wagons and Milkmen, Meadow Gold Dairy, Decatur, IL.

Tags: 1940's, BS1900, BS1901, BS1902, BS1903, BS1904, BS1905, Business, Dairy, Decatur IL., Home Delivery, Horse Drawn Wagons, Meadow Gold Dairy, Milkman

Photos of Macon Speedway Race Car Drivers from the 1940's.

Photographs of Macon Speedway Race Car Drivers from the 1940's.

Tags: 1940's, BS1827, BS1828, BS1829, BS1830, BS1831, BS1832, BS1833, BS1834, BS1835, BS1836, BS1837, BS1838, BS1839, Business, Butter Wright, Dick Smith, drivers, Dub, Eddie Kracek, Entertainment, Macon Speedway, Mike O'Halloran, No. 2 Offy, No. 25 Offy, No. 45 Offy, No. 6 Offy, No. 60 V-8, Pee-Wee Dista, Race Cars, Ted Duncan

Photos Hayes Hatchery

Photographs of Hayes Hatchery Building, Employees, Customers and Baby Chicks. The hatchery was located at 405 S. Water St., Decatur, IL.

Tags: 1940's, 405 S. Water St., Baby Chicks, Bs1542, BS1543, BS1544, BS1545, BS1546, building, Chicken, Chicks, Customers, Decatur IL., employees, Food for Freedom, Harold Becker, Hayes Hatchery, Incubator

Photo of Day's Paint Store.

Photograph of Day's Paint Store located at 340 N. Main Street, Decatur, IL., 1940's.

Tags: 1940's, 340 N. Main St., Black & Co., BS1025, Business, Day's Paint Store, Decatur IL., Paint

Photos of People working at the Crown, Cork & Seal Factory.

Photos of women making and sorting parts. Photo of the Crown, Cork & Seal Building. Photos of men working in the factory.

Tags: 1940's, BS1015, BS1016, BS1016B, BS1017, BS1018, BS1019, BS1020, BS1021, building, Business, Crown Cork & Seal, Decatur IL., Industry, Manufacturing, Workers

Photos of Equipment Made by Caterpillar.

Photograph of a bulldozer made by Caterpillar. Photo of a grader being built at Caterpillar. Photo of a Jeep during WWII that was winterized by Cpl. Lloyd Webb who had been employed by Caterpillar Military Engine Company before the war.

Tags: 1940's, BS979, BS980, BS981, Bulldozer, Business, Caterpillar Company, Caterpillar Military Engine Co., Converted Jeep, Cpl. Lloyd Webb, Decatur IL., Grader, Jeep, Manufacturing, WWII

Photo of the Coffee Pot Restaurant Building

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Photograph of the Coffee Pot Restaurant with the owners standing in front. It was located on U. S. 36 E. near Casner.

Tags: 1926, 1940's, BS1010, BS1011, BS88, building, Cafe, Casner IL., Coffee Pot Restaurant, Decatur IL., Noel C. Dick, Restaurant, US 36 E.

St. Johannes School, Lunch Project, located at 1104 Orchard St, Decatur, IL.

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Children eating lunch at St. Johannes School.

Tags: 1104 Orchard Street, 1940's, Parochial School, Photo File: Schools, School Lunch Program, Sept 1938, St. Johannes, St. Johannes Lutheran School

Photographs of Decatur High School Basketball Players

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Photos of Decatur High School Basketball Players

Tags: 1940's, basketball, Charles Logue, Chick Dosler, Decatur High School, Decatur IL., DHS, Don Lawson, Harold Leake, Jimmy Hale, John Malenich, Lindquist Studio, No. 10, No. 16, No. 4, No. 6, Running Reds, Schools

Photographs of Decatur High School Basketball Players

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Photos of Decatur High School Basketball Players, 1940's.

Tags: 1940's, 1946, basketball, Bob Neuendorf, Curt Richardson, Decatur High School, Decatur IL., DHS, Duane Williams, Jim Arnold, Ken Schroeder, Ken Wells, No. 10, No. 14, No. 28, No. 4, No. 7, No. 8, Running Reds, Schools

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