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Photo of the flowers girls for the Stengel Wedding

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Photograph of the Flower Girls for the Stengel Wedding; 6/24/1920, Elizabeth McGowan, Mary Ronan and Catherine Gollings.

Tags: 6/24/1920, Business, Decatur IL., Flower Girls, Photo File: Business, photography, Stengel Wedding, Wasson Studio, Wasson Studios of Decatur IL.

Photo of the Washburn and Wheeler Shaft Co.

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Photograph of the Washburn and Wheeler Shaft Co., 210 W. Wood Street., taken in 1904. Print from glass negatives found in a Decatur attic Feb. 1956.

Tags: 1904, 210 W. Wood St., Blacksmith Shop, Buggy Repairs, Buildings, Business, Glass Negative, Horse Shoeing, Photo File: Business, Washburn & Wheeler Shaft Co.

Photo of Walrus Mfg. Co. Soda Fountains

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Photograph of the Walrus Mfg. Co. located on the corner of Broadway and Wabash Ave. Walrus Mfg. Co. originally was the Decatur Refrigeration and Mfg. Co.; changed in 1903. The business was phased out after 72 years of operation. In 1972 the business…

Tags: 650 N. Broadway, Buildings, Business, Coffins, Decatur Refrigeration, Food Dispensers, Hospital Equipment, Laboratory Equipent, Noel C. Dicks, Photo File: Business, Soda Fountains, Wabash Ave., Walrus Mfg. Co.

Photo of Walgreen Drug Store

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Photograph of the Walgreen Drug Store located at 215 N. Water Street, Decatur, IL. White Dental Clinic was upstairs.

Tags: 215 N. Water St., Buildings, Business, c. 1920's, Decatur IL., druggist, Noel C. Dicks, Pharmacy, Photo File: Business, Walgreens Drug Store, White Dental Clinic

Photo of the Villa Nova Tap Tavern

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Photograph of the Villa Nova Tap Tavern located on the corner of Jasper and Wood Streets, Decatur, IL.

Tags: 1955, Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., Jasper and Wood Sts., Little Folks Apparrel, Photo File: Business, Taverns, Villa Nova Tap

Photos of United States Wire Mat Co.

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Photograph of the United States Wire Mat Co., taken 1907. This was later changed to the United States Mfg. Co. Photo unused Aug. 12, 1907. This company located at 260-262 E. Wood St. at Franklin St., Decatur, IL. Photograph of U. S. Wire Mat…

Tags: 260-262 E. Wood St., Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., Franklin St., Manufacturing, Photo File: Business, Pratt Kansas, U. S. Manufacturing Co., U.S. Wire Mat Co.

Photo of United States Oil Extracting Machinery Co.

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Photograph of the United States Oil Extracting Machinery Co. This company was located in the Chamber of Commerce Addition at the southwest corner of Tait Ave. and Illinois Central Railroad. The main building, the 2-story frame building on the right,…

Tags: Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., Illinois Central R. R., Manufacturing, Oil Extracting Co., Photo File: Business, SW Corner Tait, U. S. Oil Extracting Machinery Co.