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Photos of Children from the Boys Opportunity Home

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Photograph of Children from the Boys Opportunity Home, taken 1/11/1943. Photograph of Children from the Boys Opportunity Home, taken 12/31/1945.

Photographs of the Wabash R.R. Steam Locomotive #700

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Photographs of the Wabash R.R. Class P-1 steam locomotive #700 during its first run and manufactured by Walrus Mfg. in Decatur IL taken on September 3, 1943.

Photos of East Main Street, Decatur, IL.

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Photograph of people and dog, 200 Block E. Main St. at Water St. The Millikin Bank is the building in the foreground, photo ran Review 4/3/1910. Photos of 432 E. Main St. taken in 1943 and 1934. Photos of Ford Garage E. Main and Franklin, taken 1927.…

"Jalopies on Parade" video

This video shows a "jalopy" parade organized by the Junior Association of Commerce in cooperation with the Chicago Jalopy Plan from the United States War Production Board during World War II. The video was put together by the Junior Association of…