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Photos of Ragsdale Roller Rink located in a tent. Ragsdale Roller Rink for later located at 480 E. North St.

Photographs of the tent that housed Ragsdale Roller Rink. Ragsdale Roller Rink was located later at 480 E. North St. In 1947 Harold Ragsdale sold the Roller Rink to J. H. Kaericher and the name was changed to Regal Roller Rink.

Tags: 1947, 480 E. North St., BS2043, BS2044, Business, Decatur IL., Entertainment, Harold Ragsdale, J. H. Kaericher, Ragsdale Roller Rink, Recreation, Regal Roller Rink

Photo of Old Opera House Interior.

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Photograph of man checking the interior of the Old Opera House basement.

Tags: BS1980, Building Interior, Business, Decatur IL., Entertainment, Opera House

Photo of Former Negro Dance Hall

Photograph of the former Negro Dance Hall building, located at 867 N. Calhoun St., two unknown men in photo.

Tags: 867 N. Calhoun, BS1967, Business, Dance Hall, Decatur IL., Entertainment, Primitive Baptist Church, Rev. John Barnes, White Mission

Photos of Macon Speedway Race Car Drivers from the 1940's.

Photographs of Macon Speedway Race Car Drivers from the 1940's.

Tags: 1940's, BS1827, BS1828, BS1829, BS1830, BS1831, BS1832, BS1833, BS1834, BS1835, BS1836, BS1837, BS1838, BS1839, Business, Butter Wright, Dick Smith, drivers, Dub, Eddie Kracek, Entertainment, Macon Speedway, Mike O'Halloran, No. 2 Offy, No. 25 Offy, No. 45 Offy, No. 6 Offy, No. 60 V-8, Pee-Wee Dista, Race Cars, Ted Duncan

Photo of Ferris Wheel and Riders

Photograph of the Ferris Wheel with people riding and waiting.

Tags: Business, Decatur IL, Entertainment, Fairview Park, Ferris Wheel, Fun Fair, parks, PK214, Riders

Photo of Decatur Cocktail Lounge Building.

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Photograph of the Decatur Cocktail Lounge and Liquor Store located at 545 N. Water Street.

Tags: 1957, 545 N. Water St., BS1043, Business, Decatur Cocktail Lounge, Decatur IL., Entertainment, Kopy Kats, Liquor Store

Mr. & Mrs. John K. Wells' Oral History

This is the oral history of Mr. and Mrs. John K. Wells. They were interviewed by Betty Turnell on June 22, 1986. The interview includes their childhoods, and John's career in life insurance.

Tags: 3I League, Awards, Baseball, Bavaria, Betty Turnell, Bishop Quail, Boys Club, Building Committee, business major, Campfire Girls, Chartered Life Underwriter, Chautauqua, childhood, Christmas trees, church activities, church board, Classes, clients, CLU, committees, concession stands, dancing lessons, Decatur Baseball, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Delovan IL, Denver CO, District Superintendent, Eloise Neece, Entertainment, Equitable Life Insurance Society, family life, First United Methodist Church, France, fundraising, future of Decatur, general insurance, German family, German fest, Germany, golf, Grace Methodist Church, Greyville IL, Hightide Dr., history/political science minor, Hudson River Dateline, insurance sales, interview, lay leader, Lebanon IL, life insurance, Louise Wells, Marion Plussen, marriage class, McKinley College, Methodist Church, Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Minister, Millikin University, Minister, Mr. & Mrs. John K. Wells, national committees, office manager, oral history, Peoria IL, preachers, Programs, Providence RI, R.C. Sayre, recording, retirement, Sanitary District Board, Secretary of Preachers' Aid, subdivision, sunday school, Superintendent of Junior Classes, Superintendent of Primary classes, superintendent of schools, talks, Television, tent meeting, Travel, trusts, United Methodist Church, Wilmington DE, YMCA

Photo of Triaon Dance Hall

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Photograph of the Trianon Dance Hall located on South Jackson Street Decatur, IL. dated 10/13/1936. "Former Negro Dance Hall."

Tags: African American, Business, Dance Hall, Decatur IL., Entertainment, Photo File: Business, S. Jackson St., Trianon Dance Hall

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