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Charlotte Wait Holder' Oral History

This is the oral history of Charlotte Wait Holder. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on August 10, 1985. The interview includes her childhood and early Decatur.

Tags: 14-room house, 815 W. Main St., Amusement Park, Arcade Hotel, automobile, Barn, Bermuda, Betty Turnell, Bicycle, Blue Book, Bob Hope, Buick, changes in Decatur, Charlotte Wait Holder, childhood, Citizens Building, clubhouse, Country Club, cruise ship, Decatur Club, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, department stores, Downtown, Dreamland Lake, Dreamland Park, England, Ethel Barrymore, Fairview Park, fashion, fire, Fishing Club, Florida, Ford Model T, France, Gebhart Store, golf, golf house, Gushards Store, high-top shoes, horse, Interurban station, interurbans, interview, Italy, Jerusalem, Lemonwood School, Lincoln Highway, Lincoln Theatre, Mary French School, Medira, men's club, merry-go-round, Miami FL, Michigan, New York, New York City, Ohio, oral history, Powers Opera House, Powers Theatre, private club, recording, road markers, roller coaster, Roosevelt Junior High School, ship, South Side Country Club, Southmoreland, Spain, stage plays, Stewarts Store, Streetcars, summer vacation, swimming lake, swimming pool, tennis court, tire blow outs, train, Transfer House, Wait-Cahill Wholesale Company, wholesale drug and notions store, winter vacation, Wood St. School

Photo of the Decatur Fishing Club Now South Side Country Club

Photograph of the Decatur Fishing Club now South Side Country Club. Photo taken 10/21/1935.

Tags: 1935, associations, Decatur Fishing Club, Decatur IL., Photo File: Associations, South Side Country Club

Dredging The Lake at the South Side Country Club

Negative of the lake at the South Side Country Club being dredged on February 8, 1950.

Tags: 1950, associations, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, dredging, lake, negative, Photo File: Associations, South Side Country Club

Cottage #66

Photograph of the exterior of cottage #66 at the South Side Country Club in 1999.

Tags: 1999, associations, cottage #66, Decatur IL, Dianne Lutt, exterior, Photo File: Associations, South Side Country Club

The Inside of Cottage #66

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Photograph of the inside of cottage #66 at the South Side Country Club.

Tags: association, cottage #66, Decatur IL, Dianne Lutt, interior, Photo File: Associations, South Side Country Club

The Lake From Cottage #66

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Photograph of the lake from Cottage #66 at the South Side Country Club.

Tags: associations, cottage #66, Decatur IL, Dianne Lutt, lake, Photo File: Associations, South Side Country Club

The 9th Hole from Cottage #66

Photograph of the 9th hole of the South Side Country Club golf course from Cottage #66.

Tags: 9th hole, associations, cottage #66, Decatur IL, Dianne Lutt, golf, golf course, Photo File: Associations, South Side Country Club

Cottages #67 and #68

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Photograph of the cottages #67 and #68 at the South Side Country Club.

Tags: associations, cottage #67, cottage #68, cottages, Decatur IL, Dianne Lutt, Photo File: Associations, South Side Country Club

Cottages #67 and #68

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Photograph of the cottages #67 and #68 at the South Side Country Club.

Tags: associations, cottage #67, cottage #68, cottages, Dianne Lutt, Photo File: Associations, South Side Country Club

Golfing at the South Side Country Club

Negative of the Kiwanis Club golfing at the South Side Country Club.

Tags: associations, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, golf, golfing, Kiwanis Club, negative, Photo File: Associations, South Side Country Club, unknown men

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Charlotte Wait Holder' Oral History

Photo of the Decatur Fishing Club Now South Side Country Club

Dredging The Lake at the South Side Country Club

Cottage #66

The Inside of Cottage #66

The Lake From Cottage #66

The 9th Hole from Cottage #66

Cottages #67 and #68

Cottages #67 and #68

Golfing at the South Side Country Club

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