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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
Photograph of the YMCA Truss
Photograph of the YMCA truss taken in 1908.
Photographs of Fire Department Steamer
Photographs of the Fire Departments steamer, taken around the time of the Morehouse & Wells fire on August 22, 1909. One photograph taken on East Main St. The arrival of fire equipment on the square often brought crowds of curious onlookers.
Photographs of Hunters
Photographs of hunting parties taken in 1898 and 1954.
Photographs of Scenes at the Wabash R.R. Station
Photographs taken by J.K. Stafford of various scenes of steam locomotives at the Wabash R.R. station taken in the late 1890's and early 1900's.
Tags: 1890's, 1900's, French, J.K. Stafford, Jack French, Locomotive, Locomotives, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, scene, Stafford, Station, Steam, Steam Engines, train, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R.
Photographs of the Illinois Traction System Exterior Close Up
Close up photographs of the Illinois Traction System exterior.
Photographs of the Millikin University Football Team
Photographs of the Millikin University football team during a game, at least one taken on October 3rd, 1908, the other two are undated. The photograph dated October 3rd was played against Normal with a score of Millikin-8 and Normal-2.
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
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…