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Photograph of East Prairie St.

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Photograph of a horse being driven along East Prairie St. in Decatur around 1900 expresses his dislike of a new horseless carriage chugging along the corner. This picture of old Decatur was made from one of a number of glass negatives found in the…

Photograph of the Corner of Oakland and Eldorado

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Photograph of the corner of Oakland Ave. and Eldorado taken at an unknown date.

Photos of East Main Street, Decatur, IL.

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Photograph of people and dog, 200 Block E. Main St. at Water St. The Millikin Bank is the building in the foreground, photo ran Review 4/3/1910. Photos of 432 E. Main St. taken in 1943 and 1934. Photos of Ford Garage E. Main and Franklin, taken 1927.…

Photos of East Main Street, Decatur, IL.

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Photograph of the 100 Block East Main Street, looking east from the Transfer House. Photo taken 5/13/1910 during a Beaumanoir Commandery parade. Photograph 100 Block East Main Street with buses, street car and people. Photo taken by Lindquist &…

Photos of West Macon Street 1924 and 1932.

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Photograph of cars sitting in the street, first house on left is 637 W. Macon, then 647 W. Macon and 653 W. Macon, photo taken 1924. Photograph of old car driving down West Macon Street, Wessel's Addition, photo taken 9/1/1932.

Photos of East Leafland taken in 1910 and 1971.

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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…

Photo of Paving Machine on East Hickory Street.

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Photograph of Paving Equipment on East Hickory Street at Warren. "Paving work halted in late December, 1909 when snow blanketed East Hickory Street at Warren Street. Travel on the frozen ground in winter in those days was much better than the…