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Photograph of O.F. Barclay & F.E. Downey at Oglesby School

Photograph of O.F. Barclay & F.W. Downey at Oglesby School showing off toys.

Tags: 1956, Barclay, Decatur IL, Downey, F.E. Downey, O.F. Barclay, Oglesby, Oglesby School, Photo File: Schools, school, Schools, Toys

Photograph of Boy Flying a Kite

Photograph of a young boy flying a kite taken March 10, 1956.

Tags: 1956, boy, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Kite, Kite-Flying, Kites, Miscellaneous, outdoors, Recreation

Photograph of Child Flying Kite

Photograph of a child flying a kite taken March 10th, 1956.

Tags: 1956, child, Decatur IL, Kite, Kite Flying, Kites, Leisure, Outside, Photo File: Recreation, Recreation

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Locomotive #1009

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. EMD Model E-8A diesel locomotive #1009 in a blue paint scheme. The man in the photograph is John Day and this picture was taken in 1956 in Decatur IL.

Tags: 1009, 1956, Day, Decatur IL, Diesel, EMD, Herald and Review, John Day, Locomotive, Locomotives, Model E-8A, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, train, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R.

Photograph of Blanche Zimmerman

Photograph of Blanch Zimmerman charged with being criminally and sexually psychopathic in 1956.

Tags: 1956, Blanche Zimmerman, Crime, Criminal, Photo File: Crime, Psychopath, Zimmerman

Photos of Christ United Methodist Church Building and Groundbreaking.

Photograph of the groundbreaking for the new Christ United Methodist church. Photograph of the original building of Christ United Methodist Church, located at 1503 N. Summit Street, Decatur, IL.

Tags: 1503 N. Summit St., 1956, 1957, building, Christ United Methodist, Churches, Decatur IL., Ground Breaking, Methodist, Photo File: Churches

YMCA Dinner

Negative of three unknown men at a YMCA dinner on September 19, 1956.

Tags: 1956, associations, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, dinner, negative, Photo File: Associations, unknown men, YMCA

A Group of Men Playing Horseshoes

Photograph of 6 unknown men playing horseshoes in a fenced-in field in June 1956.

Tags: 1956, Besalke Family Collection, games, horseshoes, unknown men

1956 Lakeview High School Dorian

This is the 1956 Lakeview High School Dorian yearbook.

Tags: 1956, Decatur IL, Dorian, high school, Lakeview High School, yearbook

1956 St. Teresa High School Teresian

This is the 1956 St. Teresa High School Teresian yearbook.

Tags: 1956, Decatur IL, high school, St. Teresa High School, Teresian, yearbook

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Florence Baird - Millikin University Sophomore, Millidek

This is the glass negative of Florence Baird taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 20th century. The photo was used…

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