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Charlotte Wait Holder' Oral History

This is the oral history of Charlotte Wait Holder. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on August 10, 1985. The interview includes her childhood and early Decatur.

Tags: 14-room house, 815 W. Main St., Amusement Park, Arcade Hotel, automobile, Barn, Bermuda, Betty Turnell, Bicycle, Blue Book, Bob Hope, Buick, changes in Decatur, Charlotte Wait Holder, childhood, Citizens Building, clubhouse, Country Club, cruise ship, Decatur Club, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, department stores, Downtown, Dreamland Lake, Dreamland Park, England, Ethel Barrymore, Fairview Park, fashion, fire, Fishing Club, Florida, Ford Model T, France, Gebhart Store, golf, golf house, Gushards Store, high-top shoes, horse, Interurban station, interurbans, interview, Italy, Jerusalem, Lemonwood School, Lincoln Highway, Lincoln Theatre, Mary French School, Medira, men's club, merry-go-round, Miami FL, Michigan, New York, New York City, Ohio, oral history, Powers Opera House, Powers Theatre, private club, recording, road markers, roller coaster, Roosevelt Junior High School, ship, South Side Country Club, Southmoreland, Spain, stage plays, Stewarts Store, Streetcars, summer vacation, swimming lake, swimming pool, tennis court, tire blow outs, train, Transfer House, Wait-Cahill Wholesale Company, wholesale drug and notions store, winter vacation, Wood St. School

Photos of Decatur Country Club Clubhouse.

Photograph of the Decatur Country Club Clubhouse taken 6/18/1951. Photo of the original entrance to the Decatur Country Club.

Tags: 1951, associations, clubhouse, Country Club of Decatur, Decatur IL., Herald and Review, Photo File: Associations

Dancing Couples at the South Side Country Club

Negative of 3 unknown couples dancing at the South Side Country Club clubhouse.

Tags: associations, clubhouse, dancing, dancing couples, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, negative, Photo File: Associations, South Side Country Club, unknown couples

3 Women and a Piano

Negative of 3 unknown women sitting inside the clubhouse with a piano nearby on June 4, 1941.

Tags: 1941, associations, clubhouse, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, negative, Photo File: Associations, piano, South Side Country Club, unknown women

South Side Country Club Clubhouse

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Negative of the clubhouse at the South Side Country Club with unknown people standing around in 1941.

Tags: 1941, associations, clubhouse, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, negative, Photo File: Associations, South Side Country Club, unknown people

Clubhouse of the South Side Country Club

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Negative of the clubhouse at the South Side Country Club in 1941.

Tags: 1941, associations, clubhouse, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, negative, Photo File: Associations, South Side Country Club

South Side Country Club Clubhouse

Negative of the clubhouse of the South Side Country Club on June 4, 1941.

Tags: 1941, associations, clubhouse, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, negative, Photo File: Associations, South Side Country Club

Unknown Woman Standing by the Fireplace

Negative of an unknown woman standing by a fireplace inside the clubhouse of the South Side Country Club on June 4, 1941.

Tags: 1941, associations, clubhouse, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, fireplace, negative, Photo File: Associations, South Side Country Club, unknown woman

Interior of the Clubhouse

Negative of the interior of the South Side Country Club clubhouse on June 4, 1941.

Tags: 1941, associations, clubhouse, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, interior, negative, Photo File: Associations, South Side Country Club

Locker Room at the South Side Country Club

Negative of the locker room at the South Side Country Club clubhouse on June 4, 1941.

Tags: 1941, associations, clubhouse, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, locker room, negative, Photo File: Associations, South Side Country Club

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Charlotte Wait Holder' Oral History

Photos of Decatur Country Club Clubhouse.

Dancing Couples at the South Side Country Club

3 Women and a Piano

South Side Country Club Clubhouse

Clubhouse of the South Side Country Club

South Side Country Club Clubhouse

Unknown Woman Standing by the Fireplace

Interior of the Clubhouse

Locker Room at the South Side Country Club

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Decatur Public Library Board of Directors Meeting on November 17, 1967.