Browse Items · Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection

Photos of J. C. Penney Co. and Montgomery Ward's.

Photographs of the J. C. Penney Co. during the winter of 1965, located at the corner of N. Water and North Street. "Men employees of the J. C. Penney Co. were wearing bright smocks in the BS1721 photo on Feb. 29, 1952, when women employees ran the…

Tags: Bs1719, BS1720, BS1721, building, Business, c. 1965, Decatur IL., Department Store, exterior, Montgomery Ward Co., N. Water St, North St, street

Board of Directors Meeting on July 17, 1970

This is the agenda and minutes from the Board of Directors meeting on July 17, 1970. At this meeting, the board discussed the inadequacies of the bookmobiles, salaries, and renovations to the Sears building.

Tags: 1970, Agenda, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Bookmobiles, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, July 1970, Meeting, Minutes, North St, renovation, salaries, Sears Building

Board of Directors Meeting on April 17, 1970

This is the agenda and minutes from the Board of Directors meeting on April 17, 1970. At this meeting, the Board discussed the budget for the 70/71 fiscal year, how the City Computer Center was not working well for Circulation, and renovation of the…

Tags: 1970, 70/71 fiscal year, Agenda, April 1970, board of directors, Board of Trustees, budget, Circulation, City Computer Center, George Albers, Meeting, Minutes, North St, renovation, Robert Dumas, Sears Building

Board of Directors Meeting on March 13, 1970

This is the agenda and minutes from the Board of Directors meeting on March 13, 1970. The board discussed the budget for the 70/71 fiscal year and the renovation of the Sears building on North St.

Tags: 1970, Agenda, board of directors, Board of Trustees, budget, March 1970, Meeting, Minutes, North St, renovation, Robert Dumas, Sears Building

Board of Directors Meeting on February 13, 1970

This is the agenda and minutes from the Board of Directors meeting on February 13, 1970. At this meeting, the Board discussed how the renovation of the Sears building on North St. was going, and the city taking over data processing for the library on…

Tags: 1970, Agenda, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Data Processing, Decatur Public Library, February 1970, Meeting, Minutes, North St, Robert Dumas, Sears Building

Photograph of 347 W. North St.

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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…

Tags: 1859, 347 W. North St, Apartments, Central Block, Decatur IL, Edwin Kuny, house, Joseph Lapham, Kuny, Kuny Apartments, Lapham, Lincoln Square, North St, O.F. Kuny, Photo File: Houses

Photographs of 271 W. North St.

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Photographs of 271 W. North St. This was the residence of Lowber L. Burrows and was torn down and became the site of the Masonic Temple parking lot.

Tags: 271 W. North St, Burrows, Decatur IL, house, Lowber Burrows, Lowber L. Burrows, Masonic, Masonic Temple, North St, Parking Lot, Photo File: Houses

Photograph of 126 W. North St.

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Photograph of 126 W. North St. This house was owned by Charles Wiefel in 1905. It was built several years before that time. In 1947 Dr. R.A. McBride remodeled it and had his office and ground floor suite there.

Tags: 126 W. North St, 1905, Charles Wiefel, Decatur IL, Dr. R.A. McBride, house, McBride, North St, office, Photo File: Houses, Wiefel