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Photograph "Decatur, City of --Paving--McClellan, S. 200 Block. The west part of Decatur was sparsely settled in 1909 when the 200 block south McClellan Avenue was paved with brick. First asphalt paving in Decatur was used in 1895 when Merchant…

Photograph of City Paving E. Division St. "A new method of surfacing streets was shown in this early-day picture on East Division Street. Men with the mops are filling in crevices between the bricks with asphalt. Before this a sand filler had been…

Photographs of the 200 Block of W. Main St, 1912. Photographs of the 200 Block of W. Main looking east toward Lincoln Square, photo by Wasson Studios, c. 1910. Photograph of City paving W. Main from Church. "Riding the street cars was about the only…

Photograph 300 Block N. Main , south of the Review Building. Photograph 300 Block paving by Review Building. Photograph 300 Block during the winter. Photograph 400 Block N. Main circus parade. Photograph 500 Block N. Main looking south from Cerro…

Photograph of city paving East Leafland in 1910. "In 1910 East Leafland Street from Broadway came out of the mud with concrete curbing and brick pavement. In those days work moved slowly with men and horses providing most of the power. Photo used…