WWII - Herald and Review Library; Coughlin, John A. (Jack), 6/24/1942. Article on back of photo: "Corp. John A. Coughlin, 221, S. Taylor Ave., was one of 21 soldiers surviving the June 15 sinking of the medium-sized American freighter off the east…

Tags: 21 Survive, 88 Lost, Decatur IL, June 15 1942, Shipwrecked, World War II, WWII

"A Coming Eve

WWI - "A Coming Eve" float with hanging effigy of Kaiser Wilhelm in the Red Cross parade, May 1918.

Tags: Decatur IL, Effigy Kaiser Wilhelm, Parade, Red Cross, World War I, WWI

"Immortal J.N." Free

Photograph of "Immortal J.N." (Jacob Newman) Free (d. 6/27/1906). Free was a wanderer who traveled throughout the United States for 50 years by riding for free on every railroad, and staying in hotels at their expense. He was considered harmlessly…

Tags: 1906, Abraham Lincoln, biography, Cincinnati OH, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Gold Rush of '49, Immortal J.N., insane asylum, Jacob Newman Free, lawyer, Photo File: Biography, railroad, wanderer

"Light Up the Sky"

Negative of a scene from "Light Up the Sky", a play performed by Theatre "7" in 1964.

Tags: "Light Up the Sky", 1964, actors, associations, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, negative, Photo File: Associations, play, scene, Theatre "7", unknown men, unknown people, unknown women

Board of Directors Roster - August 1994

This is the roster of the board of Directors for the Decatur Public Library August 1994. It contains names, terms, phone, address, city librarian's information and committee members.

Tags: 1994, addresses, August 1994, board of directors, Board of Trustees, city librarian's information, Committee Members, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, John Moorman, names, phone numbers, roster of board of directors, terms

1327 E. Condit St.

Photograph of the house at 1327 E. Condit St.

Tags: 1327 E. Condit St., Besalke Family Collection, Decatur IL, house

1582 N. Main St., Decatur, IL

Photograph of 1582 N. Main St. in Decatur, IL

Tags: 1582 N. Main St., Decatur IL, Ella Foulk Converse, Foulk family, house

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Photographs of 1769 N. Water St. This house was built by Milton Johnson, Sr. in 1892. It was sold to Frank L. Suffern in 1911. In 1954 it was an…

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