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Photo of Lt. Robert Adams, in uniform, holding the number 45.
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Adams, Lt. Robert L., 6/8/1945. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Adams of Hammond, Illinois.
Photo of Lt. Harold J. Cozad in uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Cozad, Lt. Harold J., 9/12/1944. Article on back of photo: "Lt. Harold J. Cozad; Harold J. cozad, whose wife, Mrs. Mary Jean Cozad, lives at 2104 E. Clay St. has been graduated from the officer candidate school of…
Photo of William Leonard Allyn in uniform.
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Allyn, William Leonard, 8/30/1943. Article attached to back of photo: "William Leonard Allyn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Allyn, 855 W. Packard St., is a member of the seventeenth class of aviation cadets which will…
Postcard from Henry Hibbs to William Hibbs - 1st anti aircraft battery - Fort Hunt VA - July 29, 1918
This is a post card from Henry Hibbs to William Hibbs in Athens IL on July 29, 1918. It was written as Henry moved across the river to Fort Hunt, VA. Henry was in the 1st anti aircraft battery at Fort Hunt Virginia. The front of the post card is a…
Peter Halmbacher
Photograph of Peter Halmbacher (d. 2/1/1910). He was born in Germany, a veteran of the Prussian-Bavarian War in 1866, and came to Decatur in 1869. He was a pattern maker by trade. Halmbacher worked as a cabinet maker for Decatur Furniture Co., as…
"A Hot Perch" Political Cartoon
This is a glass negative of a political cartoon called "A Hot Perch". The cartoon was created by an artist named Satterfield, while the photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.
Margaret Cast's Pastel Crayon Portrait of George Raab
Photograph of Margaret Cast's pastel crayon portrait of Millikin University professor George Raab. The artwork was put on display at the Art Institute. The photo was taken by Lewis of the the Decatur Herald and Review on March 14, 1934.
Photo of Sgt. Vito Bertoldo receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Harry Truman during a White House Ceremony 12/18/1945.
WWII - "Honored by President Truman: Sgt. Vito Bertoldo of Decatur, IL. received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Truman during White House Ceremony December 18, 1945"
Betty McArthur's Coming Out Party
Photograph of Mrs. William Barnes Sr., Mrs. Selim McArthur, and Betty McArthur at Betty McArthur's coming out party at the McArthur home in Chicago, IL in 1941. The photo is an Associated Press wirephoto, and ran in the Decatur Herald and Review on…
Photo of Dale C. Erwin and crewmembers
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Erwin, Dale C., 2/19/1943. Associated Press Photo stamp. Article on back of photo: "Dale C. Erwin of Clay...IL, was on of a group of officers and men honored aboard (Erwin second from right) their ship last month for…
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Residence - 1165 W. Main St. - Sigma Alpha Epsilon - Gushard Home
These are historical accounts and pictures of the residence at 1165 W. Main St.