Browse Items · Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection

Photo of Perry's Drive Inn Restaurant.

Photograph of Perry's Drive Inn Restaurant located on E. Cantrell and 22nd Streets.

Tags: 1939, 1951, Business, Crn E. Cantrell & 22nd Sts., Dairy Queen, David Rush, Decatur IL., Drive Inn, Nelson Park Area, Perry's Drive Inn, Restaurant, Steak-N-Shake

Photograph of the Corner Tavern located at 1162 N. Water Street, Decatur, IL.

Tags: 1162 N. Water St., 1951, BS1014, BS1014B, Business, Corner Tavern, Decatur IL., Tavern

Photo of 1324 W. Eldorado St taken on August 2, 1951.

Tags: 1324 W. Eldorado, 1951, Decatur IL, Eldorado, house, Photo File: Houses

Photograph of 250 W. Prairie Ave. taken on July 23, 1951.

Tags: 1951, 250 W. Prairie, Decatur IL, house, Photo File: Houses, Prairie Ave

Photograph of 861 W. William St., taken April 18, 1951.

Tags: 1951, 861 W. William St., Decatur IL, house, Photo File: Houses, William St.

Photograph of a Decatur gambling raid by police in 1951.

Tags: 1951, Crime, Decatur IL, Gambling, Photo File: Crime, Police, Raid

Photograph of sailboats on Lake Decatur taken June 7, 1951.

Tags: 1951, boat, Boats, Decatur IL, lake, Lake Decatur, Photo File: Lake Decatur, Sailboat, Sailing

Photograph of children next to a statue of Abraham Lincoln residing in Lincoln School taken on February 9th, 1951.

Tags: 1951, Abraham Lincoln, Children, Decatur IL, Lincoln, Lincoln School, Lincoln Statue, Photo File: Schools, school, Schools, Statue

Photograph of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois R.R. wreck of passenger train "Meadowlark" at Mode, IL near Shelbyville taken July 11, 1951.

Tags: 1951, Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad, Herald and Review, Meadowlark, Mode IL, Passenger Train, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, Shelbyville IL, train, Wreck

Photograph of the salvage operation of the Wabash R.R. hopper #135004 in Decatur IL taken on September 7th, 1951.

Tags: #135004, 1951, car, Cars, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Hopper, Operation, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, Salvage, train, train car, Train Cars, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R.