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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 the J. C. Penney Store and Staff

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Photograph of the J. C. Penney Co. Store and street. Photograph of the J. C. Penney Staff wearing striped jackets. Photograph of the J. C. Penney Co. store.

Tags: Business, Clothing, Decatur IL., Dry Goods, Home Furnishings, J. C. Penney Co., N. Water and North Sts., N. Water St., Photo File: Business

Photos of the Home Manufacturing Co. Building, and Workers.

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Photographs of the Home Manufacturing Co. workers and building located at 741 E. Eldorado St., Decatur, IL.

Photos of the Goldblatt's Store Interior and Statement.

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Photograph of customers using the escalator and Goldblatt's statement "Where Fashion and Quality Cost Less."

Tags: Automotive, BS1506, BS1507, Business, Clothing, Decatur IL., Department Store, Fairview Plaza, Home Goods, Housewares, interior, jewelry, Shoes, statement

Photos of H. S. Gebhart's & Co. Clothing Store Building

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Photographs of Gebhart's Clothing Store Building. On Nov. 7, 1932 Gebhart's and Gushard Stores Consolidated. H. S. Gebhart & Co. was located at 259-261 N. Water St. William Gushard Dry Goods Co. located 313 N. Water St. There is more information on…

Tags: 11/7/1932, 200 Block N. Water St., BS881, BS882, Business, Clothing, Consolidation, Decatur IL., Fenton Block, Gebhart's, Gushard, H. S. Gebhart & Co., Home Goods, Men's Apparel, William Gushard Dry Goods Co.