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Photos of the Chuck Wagon Diner

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Photograph of the Construction of the Chuck Wagon Diner located on 124 W. William St.

Tags: 124 W. William St., 1961, BS353, BS353A, BS353B, BS933, BS934, building, Chuck Wagon Diner, Construction, Decatur IL., Diner, Restaurant, Street Car Diner

Photos of Construction of the Review Building at 365 N. Main St., Decatur, IL.

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Photographs of the Construction of the Review Building located at 365 N. Main St., Decatur, IL. Review Building 100
Block W. Prairie St., back of the Suffern Building.

Tags: 100 Block W. Prairie St., 12/7/1913, 1888, 365 N. Main St., Annex, Business, Construction, Decatur Daily Review, Decatur IL., Newspapers, Sprinkler System, Suffern Building

Photos of Bachman Bros. Store

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Photographs of Construction and Bachman Bros. Building later site for People's Furniture Store.

Tags: 1886, 1955, 2/5/1928, 240 E. Main St., Bachman Bros., BS303, BS304, building, Construction, Decatur IL., People's Furniture

Aerial Photos of Brettwood Mall

Aerial photographs of Brettwood Mall under construction in 1962, located on the corner of Pershing Road and Rt. 51 North.

Tags: 1962, Aerial View, Brettwood Mall, BS968, BS969, BS970, Business, Construction, Decatur IL., Malls, N. Water St., Pershing Road, Rt. 51 North

Photos of the Construction of Hickory Point Mall - Aerial Views

Photographs of Aerial Views of the Construction of Hickory Point Mall, Forsyth, IL.

Tags: 1976, 8/19/1978, Aerial Views, BS1549, BS1550, BS1551, BS1552, BS1553, BS1554, BS1555, Business, Construction, Forsyth IL., Hickory Point Mall, Macon County IL.

Photo of the Illini Home Rehab Building.

Photograph of the construction of the Illini Home Rehab Building.

Tags: BS1687, building, Business, Construction, Decatur IL., Illini Home Rehab, rehabilitation

Clarence Sowers' Oral History

This is the oral history of Clarence Sowers. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell. The interview includes his career in construction.

Hugh Baker's Oral History

This is the oral history of Hugh Baker. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on June 28, 1985. The interview includes his time working for the Mueller Company, and his father's dairy farm.

Tags: 1985, alcoholism committees, automobiles, Betty Turnell, building homes, changes to milking, Chatanooga TN, childhood, City Milk Inspector, civic boards, company town, Construction, Cows, Dairy Farm, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Mental Health Center, diptheria, electricity, epidemic, family life, farm, farmhouse, farming, Great Depression, harvest dinners, hired hands, hobbies, Hugh Baker, interview, June 1985, Liberty Bonds, marine engineering, Mary W. French School, mechanical engineering, Milk Delivery, Mueller City, Mueller Company, Mueller family, Mueller IL, Mueller Pottery Plant, naval architecture, oral history, pasteurization, Plant 3, public parks, recording, Recreation, retirement, Roosevelt Junior High School, Salvation Army board, sanitary conditions, South Shores, sterilization, tenant's house, The Mueller Land Improvement Trust, University of Michigan, World War I

Bridge in Macon County, IL.

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Photograph of bridge under construction in Macon County, IL.

Tags: Bridges, Construction, Macon County IL.

Photos of Spencer-Kellogg Buildings and Workers

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Photograph BS239: Spencer Kellogg and Sons Building. Photo BS240: Building complex c. 1939. Photo BS241: Men working on top of the grain storage silos. Photo BS242: Aerial view of the Spencer-Kellogg Mill. Photo BS243: Men watching construction on…

Tags: Buildings, Business, Construction, Conveyors, Decatur IL., Grain Mills, Grain Processing, Noel C. Dicks, Spencer Kellogg, Workers

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