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Richard Rodgers's Oral History #2

This is the second oral history of Richard Rodgers. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on Decatur 12, 1988. This interview included information about Decatur in the early 1900s.

Tags: 1988, Amusement Park, Betty Turnell, Billy Sunday, carnivals, Circus, clearing tracks, crank, Decatur Club, Decatur IL, December 1988, drainage ditch, Dreamland Park, early 1900s, electric cars, gasoline heater, Home Telephone System, horse-drawn plow, horses, Hotel Orlando, interview, Lincoln Theatre, Linn and Scruggs, Millikin National Bank, oral history, plowing streets, Polar Ice Company, Postal Telegraph, Powers Opera House, Presbyterian Church, recording, Richard Rodgers, Riverside Park, sidewalks, sled, sleigh, Street Cars, Streets, tires, touring car, Western Union, wood block pavement, YMCA

Photo of Western Union Messengers on Bicycles Next Door Rex Electric

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Photograph of Western Union Messengers on Bicycles in front of the Western Union Store. Rex Electric Co. is next door.

Tags: 1924, BS347, BS347B, Business, Communications, Decatur IL., Messengers, Messengers on Bicycles, N. Main St., Photo File: Business, Rembrandt Studio, Rex Electric, Telegraph, Western Union

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