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Louis Carl Waltens
Photograph of Louis Carl Waltens; (died 11/20/1948). Owner of Decatur's first travel agency and a supporter of aviation in 1911. He and August Hendrian were the first to won and pilot an airplane in Illinois. He ws in the nursery and grocery…
Photo of Lieut. James Leonard Walker in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Walker, Lieut. James Leonard; Article on back of photo; "Lieut. James Leonard Walker of the U. S. Marine Corps received his wings and was commissioned July 6 at Pensacola, Fla. After six weeks of navigation school at…
Moody Brothers
Photograph of the tree Moody brothers standing by their airplance, Big-B.
Tags: 1918, Aviation, Big-B, biography, Moody Brothers, Photo File: Biography
Spectators at the Kiick Field at Wyckles Corner
Negative of spectators at Kiick Field at Wyckles Corner watching an airshow.
Wrights Brothers Flying Machine
Negative of a photograph of the Wright Brothers flying machine.
Two Men With an Old Airplane
Negative of a photograph of two men with an old airplane in a field near some houses in 1918.
Decatur Pilot Air School
Negative of unknown students and a teacher at the U.S. Dept. of Commerce Civil Aeronautics Decatur Pilot Air School in the 1940s.
Moody Brothers with Plane
Photograph of the Moody Brothers and an unknown man with standing by the tail of an airplane with an automobile in the background.
The Moody Brothers With Their Plane on Runway
Negative of the Moody Brothers standing by their plane with other unknown men on a runway in Decatur, IL.
John Harmon Kiick
Negative of John H. Kiick with an airplane on March 27, 1931.
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Photos of The Stein Tavern
Photograph of The Stein Tavern located at 2201 E. Locust and 22nd Street, Decatur, IL. Photograph of the former Stein Tavern converted to a Gulf Gas…