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Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat - J.L. Simmons Company & The Checkerboard Soybean Co. (original 4/18/1950, last revised 1/23/1959)

This is the station plat map of the Illinois Central Railroad. The map shows the ICRR and ITS tracks near the J.L. Simmons Company and the Checkerboard Soybean Co.

Wabash Railway Station Map: Lands, Tracks, and Structures - Thomas St. to James St. (6/30/1950?)

This Wabash Railway station map shows lands, tracks, and structures from Thomas St. to James St. in the 1950s.

Photographs Students at Woodrow Wilson Jr. High in 1949 and 1950.

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Woodrow Wilson Jr. High 7th and 8th Grade Group Photographs take in 1949 and 1950.

Tags: 1949, 1950, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, Decatur IL., Decatur Public Schools, DPL#61, Group Photos, Miss Evans, Schools, Woodrow Wilson Jr. High

Seventh Grade Art Projects taken in 1950

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Photographs of Students with their Soap Sculpting Projects, 1950.

Tags: 1950, 7th Grade Art, Decatur IL., Decatur Public Schools, DPL#61, Miss Evans, Photo File: Schools, Schools, Soap Sculpting, Woodrow Wilson Jr. High

Oglesby School and Mother's Show

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Photographs of Oglesby School Building, Mother's Show and Cleaning Up in front of the school.

Tags: 1911, 1931, 1950, 1955, 2400 N. Union, Album, Berry, Buildings, Cleaning Up, Decatur IL., George Baker, Herald and Review, Keck, Mother's Show, Oglesby, Photo File: Schools, Schools

Photographs of Decatur High School 1950's.

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Photographs of Decatur High School during the 1950's, buildings, students, Franklin Street and North Street.

Tags: 1950, 1951, 1953, 1958, automobiles, Buses, Decatur High School, Decatur IL., Franklin Street, North Street, Schools, Students, Two-Way Traffic

Photograph of the Class of 1950 Reunion

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Photograph of the Class of 1950 forty year reunion taken during alumni weekend in June of 1990. Names listed left to right.
Row One: William M. Tangney, Merril Cameron Dees '48, Mrs. Staley, Alice Jones Lambrick, Bill Dickinson, Marian Anderson…

Tags: 1950, 1990, Alumni, Alumni Weekend, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Group, high school, High School Reunion, Photo File: Schools, reunion, school, Schools, Stephen Decatur High School

Photographs of Illinois Traction System Rail Cars

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Various photographs of Illinois Traction System rail cars. Photographs include: the Illinois Traction System motor car and trailer, date unknown; the Illinois Traction System Class B locomotive #1564 leading train, taken November 1950; the first…

Tags: 1906, 1950, Caboose, Cafe Car, Cars, Class B Locomotive, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Line Car, Locomotive, Moroa IL, Motor Car, Photo File: Railroad, railroad, Railroads, Train Cars