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Postcard from Henry Hibbs to Williams Hibbs - January 22, 1918 - La Chateau et l'Avant-Port de Guerre

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This is a postcard from Henry Hibbs to William Hibbs letting William know they left Brest on the 8th of January and arrived in New York on the 22,d of January. There is a picture of the Brest port on the front of the postcard with ships, a fort, and…

Tags: 1918, Athens IL, Brest, carte postale, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, fort, Henry Hibbs, Hibbs Personal Papers, January 22, January 8, La Chateau et l'Avant, New York, people, Port de Guerre, ships, William Hibbs

Postcard from Henry Hibbs to William Hibbs, April 25, 1918, $5000.00 insurance policy information

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This is a post card from Henry Hibbs to William Hibbs letting him know that Henry has taken out a $5000.00 insurance policy and that William is the beneficiary. He also states that Johnny has not taken out an insurance policy yet and that they have…

Tags: "greeting from camp", 1918, April 25, Athens, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Henry Hibbs, Hibbs Personal Papers, IL, insurance policy, Johnny Hibbs, N. M. Co., New York, postcard, publishers, Williams Hibbs

Charlotte Wait Holder' Oral History

This is the oral history of Charlotte Wait Holder. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on August 10, 1985. The interview includes her childhood and early Decatur.

Tags: 14-room house, 815 W. Main St., Amusement Park, Arcade Hotel, automobile, Barn, Bermuda, Betty Turnell, Bicycle, Blue Book, Bob Hope, Buick, changes in Decatur, Charlotte Wait Holder, childhood, Citizens Building, clubhouse, Country Club, cruise ship, Decatur Club, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, department stores, Downtown, Dreamland Lake, Dreamland Park, England, Ethel Barrymore, Fairview Park, fashion, fire, Fishing Club, Florida, Ford Model T, France, Gebhart Store, golf, golf house, Gushards Store, high-top shoes, horse, Interurban station, interurbans, interview, Italy, Jerusalem, Lemonwood School, Lincoln Highway, Lincoln Theatre, Mary French School, Medira, men's club, merry-go-round, Miami FL, Michigan, New York, New York City, Ohio, oral history, Powers Opera House, Powers Theatre, private club, recording, road markers, roller coaster, Roosevelt Junior High School, ship, South Side Country Club, Southmoreland, Spain, stage plays, Stewarts Store, Streetcars, summer vacation, swimming lake, swimming pool, tennis court, tire blow outs, train, Transfer House, Wait-Cahill Wholesale Company, wholesale drug and notions store, winter vacation, Wood St. School

Alonzo Gray

Photograph of Alonzo Gray. He came to Decatur in 1878 from New York, and was employed by Wabash Railroad until 1910. At that time, he went to work for the Illinois Traction System. He was an expert on interior car-work, and a cabinet maker by…

Tags: 1910, Alonzo Gray, biography, cabinet maker, Decatur Daily Review, Decatur IL, Illinois Traction System, interior car-work, New York, Photo File: Biography, Wabash Railroad

Stephen Decatur By Chappel

Engraving of Stephen Decatur by G.R. Hall. The original painting it was copied from was done by Chappel. The engraving was published by Johnson, Fry & Co of New York.

Tags: biography, Chappel, engraving, G.R. Hall, Johnson Fry & Co., New York, Photo File: Biography, Stephen Decatur

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Postcard from Henry Hibbs to Williams Hibbs - January 22, 1918 - La Chateau et l'Avant-Port de Guerre

Postcard from Henry Hibbs to William Hibbs, April 25, 1918, $5000.00 insurance policy information

Charlotte Wait Holder' Oral History

Alonzo Gray

Stephen Decatur By Chappel

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