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Illinois Terminal Bridge Construction
Photograph of the Illinois Terminal Bridge construction over the Sangamon River. J. K. Stafford was probably Decatur's first industrial photographer. For 26 years he was employed by the Decatur Bridge Company and during this time took hundreds of…
Wabash Railroad on the St. Louis Bridge
Photograph Wabash passenger train on the St. Louis Bridge heading to St. Louis, MO. Photo taken Aug 28, 1898. Print from the J. K. Stafford Collection of negatives taken in the late 1890's and early 1900's which were in possession of Mr. and Mrs.…
Photo Roads --Macon County (near the Sangamon River)
Photo of Dirt Road in Macon County near the Sangamon River.
Photograph of Old Car Driving Along Lincoln Park Drive
Photograph of older model car driving along Lincoln Park Drive.
Photos from the Oklahoma Addition, located close to the Sangamon River.
Photographs of the Oklahoma Addition showing the living conditions before and after flooding. It was located between U.S. 51 and Jasper Street
Photos from the Oklahoma Addition, located between U.S. 51 south and Broadway (now MLK) where Decatur Water treatment plant is located.
Photographs of the Oklahoma Housing Addition.
Photographs of Boat Houses along the Sangamon River
Photographs of boat houses along the Sangamon River before the valley was flooded to create Lake Decatur.
Photographs of the Sangamon River at the Waterworks.
Photographs of the Sangamon River at the Waterworks. One taken shortly after September 1913 during construction of the filter plant at the Waterworks.
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Photo of Alexander Lumber Co.
Photograph of the Alexander Lumber Co. with mem standing on the dock and looking out a door.