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Becker Underpass on Lake Shore Dr. Near the Staley Clubhouse, Looking North to the Lake Grove Club Beach Area

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This is the glass negative of the Becker Underpass on Lake Shore Dr. near the Staley Clubhouse. The photo was taken looking north down Lake Shore Dr. to the Lake Grove Club beach area. The photo was taken by Pfile's Camera Shop for the Decatur…

Tags: Beach, Becker Underpass, c. 1930, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, Lake Grove Club, Lake Shore Dr., negative, Pfile's Camera Shop, Staley Clubhouse, Staley Company, Subway

Bob Strongman's Oral History

This is the oral history of Bob Strongman. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell. The interview includes his career as a photographer for the Herald and Review.

Tags: 35 ml film projector, aerial photography, algebra class, Assistant Boys Secretary, Assistant Sales Manager, background check, Betty Turnell, Bill Summer, boat races, Bob Hope's State Fair trip, Bob Strongman, Bread Salesman, Buckmeisters Grocery Store, changes at the Herald & Review, changes to photography, childhood, Coal Mines, Decatur Camera Club, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, disasters, E.J. Muffley, Enterprise School District, freelance work, Governor Ogilvie, grammar class, Great Depression, Gunhill Johnson Crippled Children's Room, Harry Truman, horse plow, ice skating, ice wagon, industrial photography, interview, Kennedy Campaign, Lee Pigott, Lincoln School, Marietta School, mid-year graduate, Model T pickup truck, N. Union St., neighborhood grocery stores, one room school, oral history, Parkview Motel, Pfile's Camera Shop, photography, Piggly-Wiggly, polio, Presidential Candidate Whistle Stops, press credentials, processing, Pugh School, recess, recitation bench, recording, retirement, Richard Nixon, Roosevelt Junior High School, Russell Shaffer, Russian Missile Crisis, snow sled, street hockey, student-built boats, swim therapy, Tasty Bread, Truman's visit to Decatur, Truman's Whistle Stop, Victor Borge, weddings, Wooden Shoe Fire, YMCA, YMCA Boys Department

Brush College Rd. Subway, Looking North.

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This is the glass negative of the subway on Brush College Rd. The photo is looking north up Brush College Rd. The photo was taken by Pfile's Camera Shop for the Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930.

Tags: Brush College Rd., Brush College Rd. subway, c. 1930, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, negative, Pfile's Camera Shop, Subway

Central Park - Before 1865

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This is a photograph of a drawing of what Central Park looked like before 1865. The photo was used by the Decatur Herald or Daily Review on June 23, 1928.

Tags: before 1865, Central Park, Decatur Daily Review, Decatur Herald, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, drawing, June 23 1928, Photograph

Central Park - Christmas

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This is a photograph of the fountain in Central Park decorated for Christmas. The photo was taken by Decatur Herald & Review.

Tags: c. 1935, Central Park, Christmas, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Decorations, Fountain, N. Park St., Photograph, Post Office

Central Park - Civil War Statue

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These photographs are of the Civil War statue in Central Park. The photos were taken by the Decatur Herald and Review and C.F. Ebenhardt.

Tags: c. 1900, C.F. Ebenhardt, Central Park, Civil War, Civil War statue, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, June 20 1968, negative, Noel C. Dicks Collection, November 1 1951, Photograph, Statue

Central Park - Concert 6/16/1944

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These negatives show a crowd at a concert in Central Park on June 16, 1944. The photos were taken by the Decatur Herald & Review.

Tags: Band, Central Park, concert, crowd, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, June 16 1944, negative, various people

Central Park - Fountain

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This is a photograph of two boys on bicycles looking at the fountain. The photo was taken by Decatur Herald & Review on June 24, 1948.

Tags: 2 boys, bicycles, bikes, boys, Central Park, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Fountain, June 24 1948, negative, two boys

Central Park - Public Market

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This is a photograph of the public market in Central Park. The public market was held along N. Franklin St. between 1911 and 1913, and offered direct-from-the-farm produce to Decatur housewives. The photo was taken by the Decatur Herald or Daily…

Tags: 1911-1913, Central Park, Crowds, Decatur Daily Review, Decatur Herald, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur housewives, Decatur IL, direct-from-the-farm produce, horses, N. Franklin St., November 1911, Public Market, September 2 1935, various people, Wagons

Central Park - Sleet Storm 3/20/1912

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These photos show Central Park after a sleet storm on March 20, 1912. The photos were taken by George Baker of Decatur, IL, and used in the Decatur Herald or Daily Review.

Tags: Central Park, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, George Baker, Ice, March 20 1912, sleet storm, Storm

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