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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.
Photo of Union Dairy, Bottling Milk
Photograph of man running a milk bottling machine at the Union Dairy, 304 S. Main Street, Decatur, IL. Photo taken 3/5/1933.
Photos of Meadow Gold Dairy
Photograph BS:364 Meadow Gold's Milk Wagon Horses dated 1955. Photograph BS:365 Meadow Gold's Famous 6 Horse Hitch, 1955. Photo BS366: Beatrice Foods, 304 S. Main St., Decatur. Photo BS367: Meadow Gold's 15 milk wagons being moved to stables at 500…
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City Librarian's report March 2011
This is the city librarian's report for March 2011. Items discussed were water leak in Local History, Foundation, RPLS, staff, administration, State…