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Man Reading to a Boy
This is a glass negative of a man reading a book to a boy. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.
Thomas W. Samuels' Oral History
This is the oral history of Thomas W. Samuels. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in November 1980. The interview includes what Decatur was like in 1914, changes that happened in Decatur over the years, and his time as a lawyer.
Tags: 1980, aldermen, author, Betty Turnell, book, Carrolton IL, changes to Decatur, Charles C. LeForgee, Decatur IL, Decatur in 1914, East St. Louis High School, Fire Department, Harvard, Human Relations Commission, interview, Lake Decatur, law school, lawyer, Lawyer in Action, LeForgee Vail and Miller, Macon County Tuberculosis Sanatarium, November 1980, oral history, race relations, recording, Samuels Miller Schroeder Jackson & Sly, Staley Company, Staley Viaduct, Streetcars, tax law, Thomas W. Samuels, University of Illinois, World War I
Photographs of the Interior of the Decatur Public Library at Franklin St. Location
Photographs of the interior of the Decatur Public Library at the Franklin St. location taken in 2002 and 2005.
Photographs from the Book Appraisal Fair, 2002-2003
Photographs from the Book Appraisal Fair in 2002 and 2003.
Photographs of the Decatur Public Library Bookmobiles
Various photographs of the interior and exterior of the Decatur Public Library Bookmobiles.
Photographs of the Penny Puppet Theater in the Decatur Public Library Children's Department
Photographs of the Penny Puppet Theater in the Decatur Public Library's Children's Department taken in 2004 and 2005.
Photographs of the Bookmobiles.
Various photographs of the library's bookmobiles.
1906 Ebel's Decatur City Directory
This is the 1906 Ebel's Decatur City Directory.
Tags: 1906, addresses, book, businesses, city directory, Decatur IL, households, people