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Photographs of Sears before it became the New Decatur Public Library Building

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Photographs of the exterior of the Sears building located at 130 N. Franklin St. before it became the new Decatur Public Library Building taken in 1998.

Tags: 130 N. Franklin St., 1998, building, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Department Store, Downtown, exterior, Franklin St., Grounds, library, Photo File: Library, Public, Public Library, Sears, Store

Photographs of the Carnegie Library Demolition in 1972

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Photographs of the Carnegie Library Demolition in 1972.

Tags: 1972, Carnegie, Carnegie Library, Decatur IL, Demolition, Downtown, exterior, library, Photo File: Library, Public, Public Library

Photographs of the Exterior of the Carnegie Library

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Various photographs of the exterior of the Carnegie Library.

Tags: Architecture, building, Carnegie, Carnegie Library, Decatur IL, Downtown, exterior, library, Photo File: Library, Public, Public Library

Photographs of the Transfer House

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Various photographs of the Transfer House in Lincoln Square.

Tags: Decatur IL, Downtown, Historic, Historic Landmarks, Landmark, Lincoln, Lincoln Square, Photo File: Historic Landmarks, Transfer, Transfer House

Photos of Downtown Decatur taken from rooftops.

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Photographs of Downtown Decatur taken from rooftops, looking Northeast from Prairie and Main Streets.

Tags: aerial, Decatur IL., Downtown, Herald and Review, Photo File: Streets, Prairie & Main, Rooftop Photos, St. Peter's Church

Photos taken from the Macon County Courthouse Roof in 1996 by Don Baker.

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Photograph of S. Franklin and Wood Street taken from the top of the courthouse. Photograph of the roofs of different parts of the courthouse and S. Franklin. Photograph of Franklin St. Mall and S. Franklin. Photograph of Old City Hall and Greenview…

Tags: 1996, Bus Terminal, City Building, Courthouse Complex Rooftops, Don Baker, Downtown, E. Wood, Franklin St. Mall, Greenview Apartments, KFC Restaurant, Old Court House, Old Grain Elevator, Orlando Apartments, Photo File: Streets, S. Franklin, Sears Building, St. Peter's Catholic Church, Streets, Tommy House Time

Richard Rodgers' Oral History #1

This is the first oral history of Richard Rodgers. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on February 8 and 15, 1984. The interview includes his childhood, Decatur around World War I, and his work with Linn and Scruggs.

Tags: 1984, air conditioning, automobiles, Baseball, Betty Turnell, Bijoux Theatre, Blue Book, board room, childhood, chimes, Clothing, Coal Mines, cook's stove, Decatur Civic Orchestra, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Downtown, electricity, Empress Theatre, family orchestra, February 1984, Federal Home Loan Act, Feltman and Curm, FHA, First Methodist Church broadcast, Great Depression, Gushard Building, Gushard store, homogenization, Interurban, interview, John Philip Sousa's band, Lincoln Square, Lincoln Theatre, Linn and Scruggs, marimba, Millikin Orchestra, Millikin University, Music, Musician, Newspapers, oboe, oral history, out houses., pasteurization, public transportation, Pugh School, Radio, recording, refrigeration, Richard Rodgers, Roosevelt Junior High School, salt water taffy, shoe repair, Shoe Store, Shoes, shopping, Stephen Decatur High School, Street Cars, Swarthout Brothers, telephones, The Anvil Chorus, Transfer House, triangle, unpaved streets, vaudeville theatre, vitaphone programs, WJBL station, World War I, WWI, xylophone

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