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Fairview Park Bridge
This is a glass negative of a bridge in Fairview Park. The photo was taken by the Pfile's Camera Shop for the Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930.
Laffes
Photograph of girls at a park in the winter, somewhere in Decatur, IL. Photo is labeled "Laffes".
Photograph of the Agora Society
Photograph of Decatur High School's Agora Society, a literary society, taken in the west end of Fairview Park in the spring of 1914.
Photograph of 'Ten Gallon Lil' at the Waterworks
Photograph of 'Ten Gallon Lil' after she was moved from Central Park to the Waterworks around 1930. The fountain itself dates back to 1876.
Photographs from the Transfer House Centennial Celebration
Photographs taken from the June 22, 1996 Transfer House Centennial Celebration in Central Park. Steve Craven directs a special section of the Decatur Municipal Band.
Photograph of Farmer's Market 1911
Public market of 1911-1913. Decatur housewives used to go to the east side of Central Park for direct-from-the-farm produce. This picture was taken in November of 1911 and not an auto truck in sight.
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Board of Directors Meeting on December
This is the agenda and minutes from the Board of Directors meeting on December 1980. At this meeting the Board discussed bookmobile, security training…