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North Main St. Garage, 530 N. Main
Photograph of Building at 530 N. Main St. James G. Parker, agent for Haynes, Reo, White Pleasure and Commercial automobiles built this garage in 1911-12. In 1915 he sold the building to W. C. Starr. This building was destroyed by fire May 23, 1928.…
Photo of New City Jail
Photograph of three men inside a jail cell at the new city jail. Photo taken 12/27/1940.
Photo of Library Block, N. Main and E. William Streets.
Photograph of the Library Block N. Main St. and E. William St.
Photo Library Block/Haines & Essick
Photograph of the Library Block and Haines and Essick, northeast corner of William and Main streets, photo taken summer of 1996.
Library Block Fire
Photograph of the Library Block taken 2/21/1892 after the fire. Photo taken from Southwest looking toward the south west corner of the building.
J. D. Barnhart Store
Photograph of the J. D. Barnhart Store, 1103-1111 N. Water St., Decatur, IL.
Wabash Railroad Bridge, Decatur, IL.
Photograph of the Wabash Railroad Bridge, Decatur, IL. printed on a postcard.
Illinois Terminal Bridge Construction
Photograph of the Illinois Terminal Bridge construction over the Sangamon River. J. K. Stafford was probably Decatur's first industrial photographer. For 26 years he was employed by the Decatur Bridge Company and during this time took hundreds of…
Wabash Railroad on the St. Louis Bridge
Photograph Wabash passenger train on the St. Louis Bridge heading to St. Louis, MO. Photo taken Aug 28, 1898. Print from the J. K. Stafford Collection of negatives taken in the late 1890's and early 1900's which were in possession of Mr. and Mrs.…
Illinois Central Railroad Bridge looking down stream.
Photograph of the Illinois Central Railroad Bridge looking downstream. This photo was taken before Lake Decatur filled up. It is looking downstream, west toward the Illinois Central R.R. bridge. The bridge also was later raised from the level shown…
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At the Home of Otto Smith in Puente, CA
Photograph of William and Augusta Besalke and an unknown couple at Otto Smith's house in Puente, CA in June 1939.