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Aaron Smick
Photograph of Aaron Smick; (died 11/19/1913). Decatur real estate dealer for many years. In the late 1870's he and C. C. Carter opened a real estate, loan and insurance office at 152 E. Prairie St. They remained in business together until about 1886.…
Arthur W. Kinkade
Photograph of Arthur W. Kinkade. He was the business manager for the Decatur school district from 1915 to 1922, and the manual training instructor in the Decatur public schools from 1910 to 1915. From 1923 to 1927, he was living in Seattle, WA and…
Clyde Milton
Photograph of Clyde Milton, foundling sitting on a chair. Photo by Wasson Studios of Decatur, IL.
Dr. J. Frank Wallace
Photograph of Dr. J. Frank Wallace; (died 5/6/1952). Former Decatur optometrist. After attending Decatur schools he attended a school of pharmacy, then entered the optometry business in Decatur. He was first located at 256 N. Main St., and in 1931…
Evelynn Andrews - Little Girl
This is a glass negative of a little girl taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studio in the early 20th century.
Evelynn Andrews - Teenage Boy
This is a glass negative of a teenage boy that was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in the early 20th century.
Frank N. Goodman
Photograph of Frank N. Goodman (d. 9/24/1952). He was the operato of the Parlor Market at 103 W. Main St. for 30 years, and retired in 1936. In 1932 he was elected president of the Decatur Credit Rating Bureau, and was reelected for another term. …
Harold Rice
This is the glass negative of Harold Rice. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.
J. R. Paisley
Photograph of J. R. Paisley, President of the Standard Life Insurance Co. This company was brought to Decatur in 1911 through his efforts. It was then the Mutual Protective League of which he was supreme president. In 1914 the name was changed to…
Jacob Hanes
Photograph of Jacob Hanes (d. 11/13/1923), a prominent harness race horse driver. He was a Civil War veteran, and farmer until 1891. The photo was taken by Wasson Studios, and used in the Decatur Daily Review on September 20, 1914.
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Board of Trustees Meeting - May 2007
This is the board packet of the May 2007 meeting. Members discussed and reviewed April's minutes, city librarian's report, check register,…