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League of Women Voters - Project - Urban Renewal - 1957 to 1965

LWV931Projects-Urban Renewal (1965)23.pdf

This is the historical account of the League of Women Voters of Macon County in Decatur

Tags: 1957, Air Service, Amusements and Recreation, Association of commerce of Decatur Illinois, Banks, brochure, Bus Service, Business indicators for Decatur, Capital expenditures 1955 to 1969, Census facts, Churches, climate, Communications, Cultural activities, Decatur's future, Economic developments, education, Electrical Power, Family income, Farm data, Federal reserve report, Financial institutions, Gas, government, Highways state and federal, Historical, Hospitals, Hotels and Motels, Housing, League of Women Voters, Location, Market data, Motor freight service, natural resources, Newspapers, parks, population, projects, Radio and Television, Railroads, Recreation, Religions cultural and social, Retail trade area, Retailers occupation tax, Sewers, Social Welfare, Soil and crops, State and federal offices, Streets and highways, Taxation, Telephone and telegraph, Transportation, Urban renewal, Urban renewal workshop fact sheet, Utilities, Water

Photo of Two Men with Cushman Scooters at Scooterville.

Photograph of two men with Cushman Scooters in front of the Scooterville Store at 904 E. Garfield, Decatur, IL.

Tags: 904 E. Garfield, BS2077, building, Business, Cushman Scooters, Decatur IL., Scooters, Transportation

Photo of Bus Drivers for the Decatur City Line.

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Photograph of Decatur City Bus Drivers.

Tags: 1/29/1937, Bs1042, Bus Drivers, Buses, Business, City Transportation, Decatur IL., Transportation

League of Women Voters - June 1961 - board meeting

This is the historical account of the League of Women Voters of Decatur Illinois in Macon County

Tags: 1961-1963 plans, financial drive, individual conferences, League of Women Voters, Luncheon, Membership, Minutes, Mrs. Doubleday president, Summer coffees, Transportation, treasurer's report, unit chairmen, yearbook

Photo of Bromley's Bus Service.

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Photograph of Bromley's Bus Service with service to Woodbine Park.

Tags: 1921, Bromley's Bus, BS831, Bus Service, Business, Decatur IL., Transportation

Mrs. Will McKee's Oral History

This is the oral history of Mr. Will McKee. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 23, 1978. This interview includes her college years, early Decatur, Powers Building, Powers Opera House, and transportation.

Photographs of the Bookmobiles.

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Various photographs of the library's bookmobiles.

Tags: 1930, 1950's, book, bookmobile, Books, Carnegie Library, Decatur IL, library, Photo File: Library, Public, Public Library, Transportation

Photo Of Men on Motorcycles

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Photograph of a group of men on motorcycles.

Tags: 1910, automobiles, Decatur IL., Early Transportation, Motorcycles, Motorized Bikes, Photo File: Automobiles, Transportation

Photo of Lt. Thomas W. Head in uniform

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Herald and Review Library: Head, Lt. Thomas W. Article on back of photo: "Two Decatur soldiers have been graduated from the officer candidate school of the transportation corps, according to word from the New Orleans army air base in Louisiana.…

Tags: Army, Decatur IL., Transportation, World War II, WWII

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