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Photograph of Armed Forces Day
Photograph taken during the parade for armed forces day in May of 1958.
Photograph of the Knights Templar Parade in 1919
Photograph taken in 1919 of the Knights Templar Parade in downtown Decatur.
Photographs from the Jalopy Parade of 1943
Photos from the Jalopy Parade in April of 1943. Jalopy cars that would later be used for scrap metal were paraded around downtown to raise awareness for the use of scrapping old cars for the war effort. Decatur the first city to do this and was used…
Photograph from the Homecoming Parade of 1912
Photograph of the Homecoming Parade of 1912 in downtown Decatur.
Photograph of the Fire Department in 1912
Photograph taken of the Fire Department in 1912 at the Northwest corner of Lincoln Square.
Photographs from the Decatur Hotel and Arcade building Fire.
Photographs taken from the November 17, 1904 fire that occurred at the Decatur Hotel and Arcade building in downtown Decatur. The fire was discovered in the basement in engine room of the old Wait building, occupied by the hotel and department store,…
Photograph of the First Transfer House
Photograph of the first transfer house on Lincoln Square erected around 1892.
Photograph of 358 N. Main St.
Photograph of 358 N. Main St. This house was one of the last downtown Decatur residences to go in making room for business houses. The house was torn down in 1921. George W. Moeller had bought the house from the Isabelle Stafford estate and on the…
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Letter from Dove, Inc. pertaining to recycling operation - August 2009
This is a letter from Dove Inc. asking the Decatur Public Library to be their new site of recycling in Decatur. This is a letter of proposal date…