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Photographs from the Morehouse & Wells Fire
Several photographs from the August 22, 1909 Morehouse & Wells fire that took out nearly a block of downtown Decatur businesses. The fire started in the Morehouse & Wells building on East Main and destroyed half the block bounded by Merchant,…
Photograph of the First Transfer House
Photograph of the first transfer house on Lincoln Square erected around 1892.
Photograph of the Fire Department in 1912
Photograph taken of the Fire Department in 1912 at the Northwest corner of Lincoln Square.
Photograph of 347 W. North St.
Photograph of 347 W. North St. This house originally stood on Lincoln Square at the south end of Central Block but was moved to this North street address about 1859, or earlier, and was thought to have been built 15 or 20 years before that. In 1904…
Photo of the St. Nicholas Hotel
Photograph of stacks of luggage at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Photograph of the St. Nicholas Hotel beds. Photograph of St. Nicholas Hotel Chefs craving turkeys. Photograph of the St. Nicholas Hotel from across the street. Postcard of the St. Nicholas…
Photo of Hue Singleton Restaurant
Photographs of Hue Singleton's Restaurant located on the Northwest side of the Lincoln Square. "Negro restaurant operator in Decatur many years."
Photo of Bolay's Hobbies
Photograph of the Bolay's Hobbies Storefront located at Main and Main Streets.
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H.L. Lawson
This is the glass negative of H.L. Lawson. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.