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Powers Office Building/Opera House Fire 4/7/1914
Photograph of the Powers Office Building and Opera House fire on 4/7/1914 in downtown Decatur.
Powers Office Building/Opera House Fire 4/7/1914
Photograph of the Powers Office Building or Opera House fire on 4/7/1914 in Downtown Decatur.
Photos of Hue Singleton Restaurant
Photograph of the interior of Hue Singleton's Restaurant, dining room and restaurant help. Photograph of the exterior of Hue Singleton Restaurant, located on the northwest corner of Lincoln Square, taken by George Baker of Decatur, 1912. Photograph…
Photos of Grace Methodist Church, North Main Street.
Photograph of Grace Methodist church, front entrance. Photograph of Grace Methodist, people on their way to church. Photograph of the exterior of Grace Methodist church. Photograph of exterior of Grace Methodist church and class rooms. Photo of the…
Photos of Decatur Hotel and Arcade Building, 1915.
Photograph of the Decatur Hotel and Arcade Building, 1915. "The Decatur Hotel, building in center of photo, and Arcade Bldg., at the right of the Hotel, as pictured before they were destroyed by fire on April 21, 1915. They were located on the north…
Photos Decatur Gun Co. Contest 1917.
Photograph Decatur Gun Co. Contest 148 S. Main St., 1917. Photo of children looking at the Decatur Gun Co. building after the fire. Photo of bike riders lined up in front of the Decatur Gun Co.
Photographs of Will Platt
Photographs of Will Platt; died March 12, 1948; married to Gertrude Ruthrauff. Decatur fire chief from June, 1933 to 1941 when he retired. Served 49 years and 2 months with fire department; first appointed in March, 1892.
Photographs of the Culver House
412 W. Prairie Ave. John H. Culver home, built around 1887. It was sold to Roy Phillips in 1950 by Elizabeth C. Shellabarger, daughter of John H. Culver. Phillips remodeled it into apartments. A fire in 1979 caused extensive damage to the attic and…
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Photograph of Dr. Paul W. Wipperman
Photograph of Dr. Paul W. Wipperman; Died January 2, 1930. Former superintendent of the Decatur and Macon Co. Hospital. He came to Decatur in…