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Dam - Lake Decatur - Sangamon River - c.1920

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This is a picture of the dam over Lake Decatur/Sangamon River c.1920

Tags: c. 1920, dam, Decatur IL, Hibbs Personal Papers, lake, River

"Indian Stalking Deer"

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These are glass negatives of an unknown man hunting a deer along a river. The man is portraying an "Indian"/Native-American according to the description with the negative.

The photos were taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur,…

Tags: "Indian Stalking Deer", c. 1910, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur IL, deer, forest, Glass Negative, hunting, Indian, Indigenous person, man, Native-American, negative, River, stalking, unknown man, Wasson Studios

Photograph of Montgomery Playground

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Photograph of Montgomery playground taken in 1938.

Tags: 1938, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Kids, Leisure, Miscellaneous, Montgomery, Montgomery Playground, park, Photo File: Recreation, Playground, Playgrounds, Recreation, River

Photographs of the Waterworks while Under Construction.

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Photographs of the Waterworks while under construction.

Tags: 1908, Construction, Decatur IL, lake, Lake Decatur, Photo File: Lake Decatur, River, Sangamon, Sangamon River, Water, Waterworks

Photographs of the Sangamon River

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Photographs of scenes on the Sangamon River.

Tags: 1914, 1915, Bathers, boat, Boats, Decatur IL, Flood, lake, Lake Decatur, Photo File: Lake Decatur, River, Sangamon, Sangamon River, scene, Water

Photographs of Boat Houses along the Sangamon River

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Photographs of boat houses along the Sangamon River before the valley was flooded to create Lake Decatur.

Tags: 1916, boat, Boat House, Cabin, Decatur IL, house, lake, Lake Decatur, Photo File: Lake Decatur, River, Sangamon, Sangamon River

Photographs of the Sangamon River at the Waterworks.

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Photographs of the Sangamon River at the Waterworks. One taken shortly after September 1913 during construction of the filter plant at the Waterworks.

Tags: 1913, Boats, Bridge, Construction, Decatur IL, Filter Plant, lake, Lake Decatur, Photo File: Lake Decatur, Plant, River, Sangamon, Sangamon River, Waterworks