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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

U.S.S. Stephen Decatur

Photograph of the U.S.S. Stephen Decatur during World War I.

Tags: biography, Photo File: Biography, ship, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Stephen Decatur, US Navy, World War I, WWI

Steven Decatur's Ship

Photograph of a drawing of Stephen Decatur's ship.

Tags: biography, drawing, Photo File: Biography, ship, Stephen Decatur

Gene Roberts on a Ship

Photograph of Gene Roberts on a US Navy ship during World War I.

Tags: Eugene R. Roberts, Gene Roberts, Roberts Family Collection, ship, U.S. Navy, US Navy, World War I, WWI

Gene in Heavy Boots

Photograph of Gene Roberts in heavy boots sitting on the deck of a ship during World War I.

Tags: deck, Eugene R. Roberts, Gene Roberts, heavy boots, Roberts Family Collection, ship, U.S. Navy, World War I, WWI

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Charlotte Wait Holder' Oral History

U.S.S. Stephen Decatur

Steven Decatur's Ship

Gene Roberts on a Ship

Gene in Heavy Boots

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