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William Franklin's Oral History

This is William Franklin's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on March 18, 1986. The interview includes his childhood, work in insurance, and family life.

Walter Beck

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Photograph of Walter Beck in a baseball stadium.

Tags: Baseball, biography, Photo File: Biography, stadium, Walter "Boom Boom" Beck, Walter Beck

Walter "Boom Boom" Beck

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Photograph of Walter "Boom Boom" Beck in his Phillies uniform.

Tags: Baseball, biography, Phillies, Photo File: Biography, Walter "Boom Boom" Beck, Walter Beck

Walter "Boom Boom" Beck

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Photograph of Walter "Boom Boom" Beck on the baseball field.

Tags: Baseball, biography, Photo File: Biography, Walter "Boom Boom" Beck, Walter Beck

Richard Rodgers' Oral History #1

This is the first oral history of Richard Rodgers. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on February 8 and 15, 1984. The interview includes his childhood, Decatur around World War I, and his work with Linn and Scruggs.

Tags: 1984, air conditioning, automobiles, Baseball, Betty Turnell, Bijoux Theatre, Blue Book, board room, childhood, chimes, Clothing, Coal Mines, cook's stove, Decatur Civic Orchestra, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Downtown, electricity, Empress Theatre, family orchestra, February 1984, Federal Home Loan Act, Feltman and Curm, FHA, First Methodist Church broadcast, Great Depression, Gushard Building, Gushard store, homogenization, Interurban, interview, John Philip Sousa's band, Lincoln Square, Lincoln Theatre, Linn and Scruggs, marimba, Millikin Orchestra, Millikin University, Music, Musician, Newspapers, oboe, oral history, out houses., pasteurization, public transportation, Pugh School, Radio, recording, refrigeration, Richard Rodgers, Roosevelt Junior High School, salt water taffy, shoe repair, Shoe Store, Shoes, shopping, Stephen Decatur High School, Street Cars, Swarthout Brothers, telephones, The Anvil Chorus, Transfer House, triangle, unpaved streets, vaudeville theatre, vitaphone programs, WJBL station, World War I, WWI, xylophone

Photos of Crowds Watching the World Series Game 1917

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Photographs of Crowds Watching the World Series in 1917 (10/7/1917).

Tags: 1917, Baseball, Decatur IL., Events, Festivals, Photo File: Events/Festivals, Sporting Events, World Series

Photographs of Fans Field

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Photographs of Fans Field during the 1950's and 1960's.

Tags: 1950's, 1960's, Baseball, Decatur IL, Fans, Fans Field, field, Herald and Review, Photo File: Recreation, Recreation, Sport, Sports

Photographs of Eisenhauer Sports Teams

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Photographs of Eisenhauer Football Team, Basketball Team, and Baseball Teams, State Champions in 1962.

Tags: 1957, 1958, 1962, Baseball, basketball, Decatur IL., Eisenhauer High School, Football, Schools, Sports, State Champions, Teams

Photograph of the Decatur Commodores

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Photograph of the Decatur Commodores baseball team on opening day, May 2, 1954.

Tags: 1954, Baseball, Baseball Players, Commodores, Decatur Commodores, Decatur IL, field, Group, Opening Day, Photo File: Recreation, Players, Recreation, Sport, Sports, Teams

Photograph of Edward Platt and Lawrence L. Gibbons

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Photograph of Fire Chief Edward Platt and head of detectives Lawrence L. Gibbons as Chief Platt claims the trophy as a token of his department having won the annual firemen-policemen baseball game.

Tags: 1932, Baseball, biography, Chief, Decatur IL, Detective, Edward Platt, fire, Fire Department, Firemen, Game, Gibbons, Lawrence Gibbons, Lawrence L. Gibbons, Photo File: Fire Department, Platt, Police, Trophy

Browse Items (21 total)

William Franklin's Oral History

Walter Beck

Walter "Boom Boom" Beck

Walter "Boom Boom" Beck

Richard Rodgers' Oral History #1

Photos of Crowds Watching the World Series Game 1917

Photographs of Fans Field

Photographs of Eisenhauer Sports Teams

Photograph of the Decatur Commodores

Photograph of Edward Platt and Lawrence L. Gibbons

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