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Photographs of the Racetrack
The first photo was taken August 23rd, 1898 at the George A. Keller racetrack located just north of Garfield Ave. and between the I.T.S. tracks and the Illinois Central R.R. tracks. The track was closed in 1908 when local option hit Decatur and…
Tags: 1898, Biflex Co., Comet Automobile Co., Decatur IL, French, Garfield Ave., George A. Keller, George Keller, horses, Houdaille-Hershey Corp., I.T.S., Illinois Central R.R., J.K. Stafford, Jack French, Keller, L.P. Halladay Co., Oakes Products Co., Photo File: Recreation, race, Racetrack, racing, Recreation, Stafford
Photograph of the Parlor of Mr. and Mrs. Stafford
Photograph of the parlor room in Mr. and Mrs. Stafford home located at 888 W. North St. This is similar to what parlors looked like around the year 1908. The heavy drapery was popular in its day, but one unusual thing about this room is the planter…
Tags: 1908, 888 W. North St, Chandelier, Decatur IL, French, house, J.K. Stafford, Jack French, North St, parlor, Photo File: Houses, room, Stafford
Photographs of the Illinois Traction System Exterior Close Up
Close up photographs of the Illinois Traction System exterior.
Photograph of St. Louis Businessmen in Decatur to Board the Train Carrying Battery A
Photograph of a group of about fifty St. Louis business and professional men, headed by Mayor Henry Ziegenhein, came to Decatur to meet and board the train carrying Batter A, the only Missouri unit to serve overseas during the Spanish American War.…
Photograph of the YMCA Truss
Photograph of the YMCA truss taken in 1908.
Photographs of Hunters
Photographs of hunting parties taken in 1898 and 1954.
Photograph of a High Jump
Photograph at an unknown location of a man doing a high jump taken on May 22nd, 1909.
Tags: 1909, Decatur IL, French, High Jump, J.K. Stafford, Jack French, Jump, Miscellaneous, Photo File: Recreation, Recreation, Sport, Sports, Stafford, Track
Photos of Decatur Bridge Company
Photograph BS67: Decatur Bridge Co. Office Building - New, photo taken 1/23/1911. Print from J. K. Stafford Collection of negatives taken in the late 1890's and early 1900's which were in possession of Mr. and Mrs. Jack French of Cerro Gordo in…
James Millikin
Photograph of James Millikin Funeral, photo taken March 6, 1909. Print from J. K. Stafford collection of negatives taken in the late 1890's and 1900's which were in possession of Mr. and Mrs. Jack French of Cerro Gordo in 1954 - recovered from…
James Millikin
Photograph of James Millikin Funeral, horse drawn hearse. Print from J. K. Stafford collection of negatives taken in the late 1890's and 1900's which were in possession of Mr. and Mrs. Jack French of Cerro Gordo in 1954; recovered from Stafford attic…