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William Besalke Retires from the Wabash Locomotive Shops
Photograph of William Besalke taken on June 14, 1945 when he retired from Wabash locomotive shop after working there for more than 46 years as a blacksmith welder.
An Automobile in Front of a Wabash Train Car
Photograph of an automobile in front of a Wabash train car.
Photograph of Wabash R.R. Employees in front of the Freight House
Photograph of Wabash R.R. employees standing outside of the Wabash railway freight house taken in April of 1919. From left to right: C.L. Gambriel, Harry Bechtel, John A. Boyd, G.R. Layhir, Thedosia (?) Falkner, Mildrid Randolph, Minnie Dauford, Bob…
Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Blacksmith Shop Employees
Photograph of the Wabash R.R. blacksmith shop employees at the car depot taken on April 4, 1930.
Photograph of Wabash R.R. Employee Joseph Swantz
Photograph of Wabash R.R. Employee Joseph Swantz taken in 1926. Joe Swantz, hostler and former foreman of roundhouse laborers, started with the Wabash R.R. in 1876 and retired in 1927 after 51 years of service. He was still on the job when he was…
Photographs from the American Hominy Company Fire
Photographs from the fire at the American Hominy Company formerly the Suffern & Hunt Mill, located at N. Union and the Wabash R.R. The fire started in the third story at 12:45 in the morning on November 27, 1913. Fire Chief Devore ordered out the…
Photographs of the WCTU Fountain
Photographs of the WCTU (Women's Christian Temperance Union) Fountain. The fountain was erected in 1905 for the purpose of removing "the temptation of visiting saloons from country boys". It was donated through the WCTU by Thomas Davis, a pioneer of…
Photographs of Illinois Central R. R. Station in Decatur IL
Various photographs of the Illinois Central R. R. Station in Decatur IL taken in 1908, 1929 and 1950.
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Board of Directors Meeting on August 19, 1982
This is the agenda and minutes from the Board of Directors meeting on August 19, 1982. At this meeting the Board discussed committee reports,…