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Photos of Coal Companies.
Photo: BS78 of Macon County Coal Mine. Photo BS80, mines' homes were bombed during the violence of November 1932. (Decatur Business pg 59). Photo: BS81 miners meet at Nelson Park in September 1932 (Decatur Business pg 59). Photo BS82 gathering coal…
Photos of Decatur Bridge Company
Photograph BS67: Decatur Bridge Co. Office Building - New, photo taken 1/23/1911. Print from J. K. Stafford Collection of negatives taken in the late 1890's and early 1900's which were in possession of Mr. and Mrs. Jack French of Cerro Gordo in…
Photos of Benson Creamery Co.
Photograph of the Benson Creamery Co. located at 244 N. Church Street, Decatur, IL. Building was erected in 1913 as the home of the Benson Creamery Co. They remained there until 1948 when they moved to 250 W. Cerro Gordo Street. Photo by Rembrandt;…
Photo of Clay Robinson Dairy
Photograph of the Farmers inspect herd at the Clay Robinson Dairy, photo taken 8/26/1938.
Photo of Fairhaven's Farm Dairy Milk Wagons and Truck
Photographs of the Fairhaven Farm Dairy Horse Drawn Milk Wagons and First Milk Truck - A Model T.
Photo of Parrish Farm Milk House
Photograph of Parrish Farm Milk House Scene, Man Pouring Milk. Photo taken Sept. 22, 1929.
Photo of Prairie Farms Milk Delivery
Photograph of Prairie Farms milkman delivering milk to a customer.
Photo of Bruno and Augusta Riedel owners of Riedel Dairy.
Photograph of home of Bruno and Augusta Riedel, 1026 N. Water Street, Decatur, IL. Presumably Augusta Riedel standing on the porch in the picture. Alhambra Studio next door took the picture in 1925. Couple started living here in 1924, dairy structure…
Photos of Sunshine Dairy Delivery Trucks and Milk Cans.
Photo BS372 delivery trucks parked in front of the dairy, photo taken 1952. BS373 photo of Sunshine dairy truck stopped at the corner of Main and Stevens, taken 3/4/1984. BS374 photo of delivery trucks in front of the dairy, taken 11/28/1948. BS375…
Photo of Taylor-Harder Dairy Co.
Photograph of the Taylor-Harder Co. building taken in the late 1920's.
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Mrs. Cornelius Chapin (Florence Gorin Armstrong Chapin)
Photograph of Mrs. Cornelius Chapin (Florence Gorin Armstrong Chapin). She was the daughter of W.C. Armstrong, a prominent druggist in Decatur who…