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Illinois Terminal Bridge Construction
Photograph of the Illinois Terminal Bridge construction over the Sangamon River. J. K. Stafford was probably Decatur's first industrial photographer. For 26 years he was employed by the Decatur Bridge Company and during this time took hundreds of…
Philip Kayser
Photograph of Philip Kayser (b. 5/23/1868, d. 1/24/1932). Kayser was the constable in Decatur Township, a city commissioner, and a member of the city council. He came to Decatur from Indiana in 1902 to help build the Decatur Bridge Co. plant, and…
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Uncle Bob and Mom At Uncle Walt's on the Rock River
Photograph of Bob Wittke and Lucille Besalke on the dock at Walk Wittke's house on the Rock River in Rockford, IL in 1952.