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Photo of the Illinois National Guard c. 1918
Photograph of the Illinois National Guard, in a parade in downtown Decatur, IL. c. 1918.
Leo T. Johnson
Photograph of Leo T. Johnson. He was attended Millikin University, and was the head football coach for 14 years there. Johnson became the track coach at University of Illinois in 1937. He was a past president of the Decatur Kiwanis Club, and a…
Thomas B. Jack
Photograph of Thomas B. Jack (d. 11/14/1936). He was a prominent attorney in Decatur, and former president of the Decatur Bar Association. He practiced law for over 40 years. Jack was active in Democratic politics, and was a candidate for…
Tags: 1918, 19th congressional district, attorney, biography, candidate for congressman, county judge, Decatur Bar Association, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Deck Jack and Boggess law firm, Democratic politics, Leland Stanford University, Photo File: Biography, President Hoover, Thomas B. Jack, Wasson Studios
Jacob Hanes
Photograph of Jacob Hanes (d. 11/13/1923). Hanes was a prominent harness race horse driver, which he took up very late in life. He was a Civil War veteran, and farmed until 1891. The photo was taken by Wasson Studios, and used in the Decatur Daily…
Leonard Cassell
Photograph of Leonard Cassell in his military uniform. Cassell fought in World War I. The photo was taken by Wasson Studios in 1917, and was used by the Decatur Herald and Review.
Mrs. A.L. Cantrall (Bertha)
Photograph of Mrs. A.L. Cantrall (Bertha). She was the wife of A.L. Cantrall, real estate agent. The photo was taken by Wasson Studios on November 2, 1913, and used by the Decatur Herald and Review.
Heston I. Baldwin
Photograph of Heston I. Baldwin (d. 3/27/1933), a prominent grain dealer and owner of the Baldwin Elevator Co. He served as an official on several state and national grain associations, and on the board of the D&MC Hospital. Baldwin was active in…
John W. Armstrong
Photograph of John W. Armstrong (d. 3/5/1930). He was first associated with D.C. Shockley, and helped erect many of Decatur's important buildings. He was also associated with George S. Lyon in the lumber business. Armstrong was the Building…
Charles M. Allison
Photograph of Charles M. Allison, the founder and president of the Home Manufacturing Company. He started his business in him home in May 1895, and later moved it to the old Arcade building and then to the Kincaid Building on E. Eldorado. …
YWCA Basketball Team 1916
Photograph of the 1916 YWCA basketball team. The photograph was taken by Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL.
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Mrs. Harold Hockaday - Baby
This is the glass negative of Mrs. Harold Hockaday's baby from Maroa, IL. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in…