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Board of Directors Meeting - January 2012 - minutes

These are the minutes of the Decatur Public Library board of directors in January 2012. The items discussed were city librarian's report, Kindles, personnel policy and public relations, litigation, AFSCME, contract negotiations, finance and…

Central Park - Christmas

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This is a photograph of the fountain in Central Park decorated for Christmas. The photo was taken by Decatur Herald & Review.

Columbia Building

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Photograph of the Columbia Building located at 322-338 North Main St. Business located there were Akers & Sanford Furniture, Stoves & Carpets, Post Office and Dr. James L. Bevans. Second photo shows where the Columbia building used to be.

Mr. and Mrs. George Hall's Oral History

This is the oral history of George and Dorothy Hall. They were interviewed by Betty Turnell in July 1982. This interview covered their early life, Brown's Business College, the Great Depression, and the Post Office.

Photo of 400 Block N. Main - Aerial

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Photograph of the 400 Block of N. Main St. Looking north east from the corner of N. Main and North Street. At left is the old post office just after it was finished and the house in the center foreground is the site of the Firestone garage at Main…

Photo of Old Post Office

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Photograph of Old Post Office Located N. Main and Eldorado Streets. Print from J. K. Stafford Collection of negatives taken in the late 1890's and early 1900's which were in the possession of Mr. and Mrs. Jack French of Cerro Gordo in 1954--recovered…

Photo of Old Post Office, Main and Eldorado Streets.

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Photograph of the Old Post Office, N. Main and Eldorado Streets, photo from Herald and Review Negative Collection, taken 10/18/1935.

Photo of Post Office Mural with Abe Lincoln.

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Photograph of Post Office Mural taken from Herald and Review negative collection.

Photo of Post Office on Franklin Street, Decatur, IL.

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Photograph of the Post Office located on Franklin Street, Decatur, IL. Photo by Don Baker.

Photo of Stapp's Row

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Stapp's Row. This engraving is the only view obtainable of the row of five store buildings built by Dr. James Stapp and E. O. Smith in South Park street probable in the early 1860's, and known as Stapp's Row. The card from which this cut was made is…