Browse Items · Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection

Photos of Businesses on N. Water St., Decatur, IL.

Photograph of businesses on the 200 block of N. Water Street, Decatur, IL. about 1910. Aerial photograph of the 300 block of N. Water Street, July 1930.

Tags: 1910, 200 Block, 300 Block, 7//1930, Bijou Theatre, businesses, Decatur Dry Goods, jBlakeney & Plum, Moose, N. Water St., Neustadt Clothing, Osgood, ST1008, ST1009, Street Cars, Streets, Thompson

Mrs. Horace B. Garman's Oral History (Ethel Garman) - Transcription

This is the transcription of the oral history of Mrs. Horace B. Garman. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on March 31, 1983. The interview includes her childhood and working at the YWCA.

Tags: "Crystal Bird" Club, "Decoration Day", "Frolic", "stock company", 1983, African-American girls club, Al Jolson, Alice Evans, army wives, Art Class, Bachrach store, Barney Fulton, Bijou Theatre, Billy Sunday, block man, bond sales drives, Camp Kiwanis, Carnegie Library, childhood, Christmas store, colored girls, Corn Carnival, cottages, Crystal Bird, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Florence Love, Frank Curtis, Gastman School, Georgia Leaflet, Governor Oglesby Mansion, Great Depression, Greenwood Cemetery, Howard W. Schaub, interview, Jake Latham, Jane Hamand, Jane Hamilton, Kiwanis Club, Louis Nichol's candy store, March 1983, Marietta Street School, Miss Abel, Mrs. Alice Bering Evans, Mrs. James Millikin, new city dam, O.W. Smith, OH90, oral history, Powers Grand Opera House, Powers Grant Theatre, president, recording, Red Cross, renovated YWCA building, Roy Christy, Sam Malleous, social work, sound recording, Study Class, transcription, vice-president, World War II, WWII, YWCA

Mrs. Horace B. Garman's Oral History (Ethel Garman) - Recording

This is the recording of the oral history of Mrs. Horace B. Garman. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on March 31, 1983. The interview includes her childhood and working at the YWCA.

Tags: "Crystal Bird" Club, "Decoration Day", "Frolic", "stock company", 1983, African-American girls club, Al Jolson, Alice Evans, army wives, Art Class, Bachrach store, Barney Fulton, Bijou Theatre, Billy Sunday, block man, Bob Hope, bond sales drives, Camp Kiwanis, Carnegie Library, childhood, Christmas store, colored girls, Corn Carnival, cottages, Crystal Bird, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Florence Love, Frank Curtis, Gastman School, Georgia Leaflet, Governor Oglesby Mansion, Great Depression, Greenwood Cemetery, Howard W. Schaub, interview, Jake Latham, Jane Hamand, Jane Hamilton, Kiwanis Club, Louis Nichol's candy store, March 1983, Marietta Street School, Miss Abel, Mrs. Alice Bering Evans, Mrs. James Millikin, new city dam, O.W. Smith, OH90, oral history, Powers Grand Opera House, Powers Grand Theatre, president, recording, Red Cross, renovated YWCA building, Roy Christy, Sam Malleous, social work, sound recording, Study Class, transcription, vice-president, World War II, WWII, YWCA

Photos of South Main Street, Decatur, IL.

Photograph Decatur: "South Main Street before the Illinois Central subway was built. Road in foreground possibly Cleveland Ave. Looking northwest from the east side of the tracks. the old court house can be seen in the background. The Greenwood…

Photo of the Illinois National Guard c. 1918

Photograph of the Illinois National Guard, in a parade in downtown Decatur, IL. c. 1918.

Tags: Bijou Theatre, BS278, Business, Decatur IL., Illinois National Guard, Parades, Photo File: Business, Ryan's Mens Furnishings, Wasson Studio of Decatur IL., Wasson Studios, World War I, WWI

Browse Items (5 total)

Photos of Businesses on N. Water St., Decatur, IL.

Mrs. Horace B. Garman's Oral History (Ethel Garman) - Transcription

Mrs. Horace B. Garman's Oral History (Ethel Garman) - Recording

Photos of South Main Street, Decatur, IL.

Photo of the Illinois National Guard c. 1918