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Abraham Lincoln's First Home in Illinois
Collection #59

A historical overview using photographs, news articles and historical accounts of the location of Abraham Lincoln's first home in Illinois.

Tags: ", "deep snow", Abraham Lincoln's First Home in Illinois, Assassination, Boston Commons 1865, Cabin, centennial celebration, Chicago Fair 1865, Decatur, Decatur Gazette, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur Magnet, Decatur Republican, Dennis and John Hanks, Edward J. Jacob, Fishing. Group Camping, George S Simpson, Harristown, Hathi Trust Digital Library, Hiking, Historic Landmarks, History of Macon County, IDNR, Illinois, Illinois DAR, Illinois State Historical Society, Immigrants, James T. Whitley Sr., John D. Johnson, John Dipper, Kiwanis Club, Lincoln Memorial Parkway, Local History Club, Macon County, Macon County History Museum, Memorials, Nancy Hanks, Picnicking, Restoration, Rev. William E. Barton, Sangamon River, Sarah Bush Johnson, Section 1, Spitler Woods State Park, Squire Hall, T. Graham Bradley, Thomas Benton Shoaff, Thomas Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln Family, University of Illinois Archives, University of Illinois Library, Whitley Cemetery, Whitley Mill

Amherst Hardy's Oral History

This is the oral history of Amherst Hardy. He was interviewed by Robert Williams on February 28, 1990. The interview includes his early life, working for the Herald and Review, and his experience during World War II.

Tags: 1990, Amherst Hardy, amphibian forces, assembly plants, Associated Press A-Wire, Barracks, bill collector, Blue Book, Bob Barracks, Bob Yoder, Buryl Engleman, Buses, carnivals, CCC Camp, changes to Decatur, Circus, city hall, Civilian Concentration Corp, Comet automobile, David Felts, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Dennis School, destroyer tender repair ship, English major, Espirito Santo, February 1990, flash signals, Football, Forrest Kyle, Great Depression, H. Allen Smith, ham radio, hospital evacuation ship, Howard Millard, interurban line, interview, Jane Lee, Japan, Jeffry automobile, Jitney buses, John Stacey hanging, Kennedy Assassination, Kintner Gymnasium, Layah Riggs, Lincoln Theater, Millikin University, Morse code, Moweaqua coal mine collapse, Mr. Lindsay, Navy, newsboys, newspaper plant, old courthouse, oral history, Otto Kyle, Pan-American automobile, Paul Aird, police beat, prize fights, Prohibition, PWA, radio man, recording, reporter, Robert Williams, Roosevelt Junior High School, Roosevelt New Deal Program, Sam Tucker, SATC, Shellabarger Building, short wave radio, Streetcars, Student Army Training Corps, telegraph reporter, trip to Maine, vaccinating pigs, Veterinarian, wooden block pavement, World War I, World War II, WPA, WWI, WWII

An Automobile in Front of a Wabash Train Car

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Photograph of an automobile in front of a Wabash train car.

Tags: automobiles, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Photo File: Automobiles, train car, Wabash

Andrew J. Dunston

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Photograph of Andrew J. Dunston (b. 4/9/1852, d. 1933). He was a blacksmith and horseshoer for over 60 years. Dunston built a building at 136 S. Franklin in 1892 that was eventually bought by Lubin A. Freeland for a machine shop. He was the father…

Tags: 136 S. Franklin St., 1903, Andrew J. Dunston, biography, blacksmith, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Frank Dunston, horseshoer, Lubin A. Freeland, machine shop, Photo File: Biography

Anna Mary Dickey

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Photograph of Anna Mary Dickey and a group of unknown people with flowers.

Tags: Anna Mary Dickey, biography, dancer, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, flowers, Photo File: Biography, unknown people

Archeology
Collection #59

Discussion of Floyd Mansur's 2006 Fever River Research Project concerning the Thomas Lincoln Cabin in Macon County, Illinois.

Tags: 1853, 1874, 1874 Lithograph, 1941 Aerial Photographs, 2008, 2009, 29th Century Atlas of Macon County, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Archaeological Assessment, Architectural Assessment, Cabin Height, Cabin Size, Circa 1952-53. Rutledge Tavern, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur Kiwanis Club, Doors and Windows, Elevation, Exterior Wall Construction, Fever River Research, Fireplace and Chimney, floor plan, Flooring System, Floyd Mansberger, Foundation system, Gable End Wall Framing, General Character, Goose Nest Prairie, Harristown, Henry Mercer, Holmes and Hodgen 1865, IDNR, Il., Illinois, Illinois State Journal, Interior Finish, Investigation Techniques, James Whitley Farm Site, John Dipper, Lerna, Lincoln Farm, Lincoln Log Cabin, Lincoln Memorial Commission., Lincoln Memorial Drive, Lincoln Memorial Parkway, Log Construction, Mrs. Camren, National Park Service, New Salem, Outdoor Illinois 2009, P.T. Barnum, Paul Maynard, Plat Book of Macon County, project map, recommendations, Reconstruction Cabin, References Cited. Recording Form, Richmond, Roof Covering, Roof Structural System, Rural Macon County, Shobee Lithograph, soil units, Springfield, summary, Surrounding Landscape Features, survey, T. Graham Bradley, T.J. Scroggin, Thomas Shoaff, topography maps, W.D. Averitt, Warner and Beers 1874, Warnick Home, Webber Borchers, WPA

Arthur N. Dawson

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Photograph of Arthur N. Dawson (d. 10/19/1943). Dawson was a guard at Oakes Products division of Houdaille-Hershey. He was also a state highway patrolman and Decatur patrolman for several years. In 1930 and 1940, Dawson ran for the Republican…

Tags: 1930, Arthur N. Dawson, biography, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Decatur patrolman, guard, Houdaille-Hershey, Oaks Products, Photo File: Biography, Republican nominee, Seitz Studio, state highway patrolman

Arthur W. Kinkade

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Photograph of Arthur W. Kinkade. He was the business manager for the Decatur school district from 1915 to 1922, and the manual training instructor in the Decatur public schools from 1910 to 1915. From 1923 to 1927, he was living in Seattle, WA and…

Tags: 1936, advertising director, Arthur W. Kinkade, biography, business manager, Champaign IL, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Schools, Decatur Pump Co., Federal Rural Resettlement Administration, manual training instructor, office and personnel manager, Photo File: Biography, progress engineer, Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co., Seattle WA

August "Gus" C. Labhardt

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Photograph of August "Gus" C. Labhardt (d. 11/14/1947). He operated a confectionery in the 200 block East Eldorado about 50 years. He was at one time a Decatur mail carrier. Photo by Chamberlain of Decatur.

Tags: August C. "Gus" Labhardt, biography, Chamberlain Photo, Confectionery Store, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL., East Eldorado, Mail Carrier

Automobile In Front of a House

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Photograph of an automobile in front a house on a long driveway.

Tags: automobile, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, driveway, house, Photo File: Automobiles

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