Browse Items (57 total)
Sort by:
Display of Apples
This is a glass negative of an apple display at a fair. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.
Wabash Railroad Steam Engine
This is the glass negative of a Wabash Railroad steam engine. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson for the Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL in 1930.
President Taft in Decatur, IL
This is a glass negative of President William Howard Taft's visit to Decatur in 1911. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of International Stereograph Co.
Photos of City Buses
Photographs of two city buses. Photograph of bus waiting for a train. Photograph of two women by the Wilson Bus Line. Photograph of buses in the city garage. Photograph of bus and driver at Power and Light Co., 1935. Photograph of two bus drivers.
Photograph of Wabash R.R. Wreck in Litchfield
Photograph of the Wabash R.R. diesel engine EMD Model E-8A #1008 wreck in Litchfield, IL on September 22nd, 1960.
Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Streamlined Caboose #2856
Photograph of the Wabash R.R. streamlined caboose #2856 taken on November 23rd, 1955.
Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Panel-Side Hopper #34070 Salvaging
Photograph of the Wabash R.R. panel-side hopper #34070 salvage operation in Decatur IL taken on Septermber 7th, 1951.
Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Caboose Line-up
Photograph of the Wabash R.R. caboose line-up taken on October 11th, 1955.
Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Wooden Passenger Car #325
Photograph of the Wabash R.R. wooden passenger car #325 with a newer baggage car at the north side of the engine shops facing Condit Street in Decatur IL taken on May 6th, 1954.
Featured Item
Photo of Sgt. Edward L. Weeks in uniform standing by a picket fence with a baboon named Eleanore
Herald and Review Library: Weeks, Sgt. Edward L.; Article on back of photo; "Eleanore, seven-months-old baboon brought back from Iran by Sgt. Edward…