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Becker Underpass on Lake Shore Dr. Near the Staley Clubhouse, Looking North to the Lake Grove Club Beach Area

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This is the glass negative of the Becker Underpass on Lake Shore Dr. near the Staley Clubhouse. The photo was taken looking north down Lake Shore Dr. to the Lake Grove Club beach area. The photo was taken by Pfile's Camera Shop for the Decatur…

Tags: Beach, Becker Underpass, c. 1930, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, Lake Grove Club, Lake Shore Dr., negative, Pfile's Camera Shop, Staley Clubhouse, Staley Company, Subway

Besalke Family Reunion

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Photograph of the Besalke family all together by the house. Left to right: Art Besalke, Alma Golka, Ruth Molin, Charles Besalke held by William Besalke, Carl Molin, Margaret Besalke, Carl Besalke, Elsie Ruth Molin, Augusta Besalke, Herman Besalke,…

Bob Strongman's Oral History

This is the oral history of Bob Strongman. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell. The interview includes his career as a photographer for the Herald and Review.

Tags: 35 ml film projector, aerial photography, algebra class, Assistant Boys Secretary, Assistant Sales Manager, background check, Betty Turnell, Bill Summer, boat races, Bob Hope's State Fair trip, Bob Strongman, Bread Salesman, Buckmeisters Grocery Store, changes at the Herald & Review, changes to photography, childhood, Coal Mines, Decatur Camera Club, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, disasters, E.J. Muffley, Enterprise School District, freelance work, Governor Ogilvie, grammar class, Great Depression, Gunhill Johnson Crippled Children's Room, Harry Truman, horse plow, ice skating, ice wagon, industrial photography, interview, Kennedy Campaign, Lee Pigott, Lincoln School, Marietta School, mid-year graduate, Model T pickup truck, N. Union St., neighborhood grocery stores, one room school, oral history, Parkview Motel, Pfile's Camera Shop, photography, Piggly-Wiggly, polio, Presidential Candidate Whistle Stops, press credentials, processing, Pugh School, recess, recitation bench, recording, retirement, Richard Nixon, Roosevelt Junior High School, Russell Shaffer, Russian Missile Crisis, snow sled, street hockey, student-built boats, swim therapy, Tasty Bread, Truman's visit to Decatur, Truman's Whistle Stop, Victor Borge, weddings, Wooden Shoe Fire, YMCA, YMCA Boys Department

Brush College Rd. Subway, Looking North.

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This is the glass negative of the subway on Brush College Rd. The photo is looking north up Brush College Rd. The photo was taken by Pfile's Camera Shop for the Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930.

Tags: Brush College Rd., Brush College Rd. subway, c. 1930, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, negative, Pfile's Camera Shop, Subway

E. Eldorado St. East of Staley Company

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This is the glass negative of E. Eldorado St. east of the Staley Company. The photo was taken by Pfile's Camera Shop for Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930.

Tags: c. 1930, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, E. Eldorado St., Glass Negative, negative, Pfile's Camera Shop, Staley Company

Fairview Park Bridge

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This is a glass negative of a bridge in Fairview Park. The photo was taken by the Pfile's Camera Shop for the Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930.

Tags: Bridge, c. 1930, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, Fairview Park, park, Pfile's Camera Shop

Lincoln Park Drive Looking Toward the County Bridge

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This is the glass negative of Lincoln Park Drive looking toward the county bridge. The photo was taken by Pfile's Camera Shop for the Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930.

Tags: automobiles, c. 1930, Cars, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, County bridge, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, Lincoln Park Drive, negative, Pfile's Camera Shop

Lost Bridge Rd. Looking East

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This is a glass negative of Lost Bridge Rd. looking east. The photo was taken by Pfile's Camera Shop for Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930.

Tags: c. 1930, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, Lost Bridge Rd., negative, Pfile's Camera Shop

Lost Bridge Rd. Looking West to Southmoreland Place.

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This is the glass negative of Lost Bridge Rd. looking west to Southmoreland Place. The photo was taken by Pfile's Camera Shop for Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930s.

Tags: c. 1930, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, Lost Bridge Rd., negative, Pfile's Camera Shop, Southmoreland Place

Millard Maienthal

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Photograph of Millard Maienthal, partner in Maienthal Bros. clothing store at 100 East Prairie until it went out of business and the building was taken over by Pfile's Camera Shop. With his brother, Julius, he opened a store on N. Main in 1897. Later…

Tags: 100 East Prairie, 1931, biography, Decatur IL., Maienthal Bros. Clothing, Memphis Tenn., Merchant St., Millard Maienthal, N. Main, Pfile's Camera Shop, Vandeventer Studio

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