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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.

Tags: apple, apple display, c. 1900, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur IL, Display, Fair, Glass Negative, negative, state signs, train, Wasson Studios

Wabash Railroad Steam Engine

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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.

Tags: 1930, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, negative, Steam Engine, train, Wabash Railroad, Wasson Studios

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.

Tags: 1911, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, crowd, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, Men, negative, President Taft, President William Howard Taft, Taft, train, visit, Wasson Studios

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

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.

Tags: 1935, A & P, Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Bus and Driver, Bus Drivers, Bus No. 977, Buses, City Bus, City Bus Garage, Illinois Power and Light Service, Illinois Wesleyan University, Special, train, Wilson Buses

Photograph of Wabash R.R. Wreck in Litchfield

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. diesel engine EMD Model E-8A #1008 wreck in Litchfield, IL on September 22nd, 1960.

Tags: #1008, 1960, Diesel, engine, Herald and Review, Litchfield, Locomotives, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, train, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R., Wreck

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Streamlined Caboose #2856

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. streamlined caboose #2856 taken on November 23rd, 1955.

Tags: #2856, 1955, Caboose, car, Cars, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, Streamlined, train, train car, Train Cars, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Panel-Side Hopper #34070 Salvaging

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. panel-side hopper #34070 salvage operation in Decatur IL taken on Septermber 7th, 1951.

Tags: #34070, 1951, car, Cars, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Hopper, Operation, Panel-side, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, Salvage, Salvaging, train, train car, Train Cars, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Caboose Line-up

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. caboose line-up taken on October 11th, 1955.

Tags: 1955, Caboose, Cabooses, car, Cars, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Line-up, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, train, train car, Train Cars, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R.

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.

Tags: #325, 1954, car, Cars, Condit, Condit St., Decatur IL, Engine Shops, Herald and Review, Passenger Car, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, train, train car, Train Cars, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R., Wooden

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