Michael Fahay

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Dublin Core

Title

Michael Fahay

Subject

Michael Fahay
hardware store
tin shop
1102 E. Eldorado St.
Richard E. Harner
alderman
fifth ward
mayor
Railway Exchange Bank
1908
Decatur Herald and Review
Decatur, IL
Photo File: Biography
photograph

Description

Photograph of Michael Fahay (d. 3/3/1941). He established a hardware store and tin shop at 1102 E. Eldorado St. in 1894, and sold it in 1937 to Richard E. Harner. Fahay was prominent in politices, and served as alderman from the fifth ward from 1898 to 1907. He also ran for mayor in 1934. Fahay helped establish the Railway Exchange Bank at the corner of Eldorado and Broadway, and served as its vice-president. This photo was used in the Decatur Herald or Daily Review on June 5, 1908.

Creator

unknown

Source

Photo File: Biography - Fahay, Michael

Publisher

Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur, IL
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL

Date

6/5/1908

Contributor

Michael Fahay

Rights

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Relation

goes with BIO137

Format

.jpg

Language

English

Type

Photograph

Identifier

BIO136

Coverage

Michael Fahay, hardware and tin store, alderman, fifth ward, Railway Exchange Bank, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

photograph

Physical Dimensions

2.5x4.5"

Citation

unknown , “Michael Fahay,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed April 24, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/2030.