Louis Carl Waltens

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Dublin Core

Title

Louis Carl Waltens

Subject

Biography
Louis Carl Waltens
Photo File: Biography
Aviation
Nursery Business
Grocery Business
Insurance and Real Estate
Travel Agency
Spanish American War Veteran
Scott Wilson Camp
32 Degree Mason
VanDeventer Studio
Decatur, IL.

Description

Photograph of Louis Carl Waltens; (died 11/20/1948). Owner of Decatur's first travel agency and a supporter of aviation in 1911. He and August Hendrian were the first to won and pilot an airplane in Illinois. He ws in the nursery and grocery business in Decatur before he opened an insurance and real estate agency and started the city's first travel agency. He retired in 1943. He was a past commander of Scott Wilson Camp of United Spanish War Veterans and was a 32nd Degree Mason. Photo by VanDeventer of Decatur, IL.

Creator

VanDeventer Studio of Decatur, IL.

Source

Photo File: Biography - Waltens, Louis Carl

Publisher

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

Date

9/19/1919

Contributor

Louis Carl Waltens

Rights

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Relation

none

Format

.jpg

Language

English

Type

photograph

Identifier

BIO443

Coverage

Biography, Louis Carl Waltens, Photo File: Biography, Travel Agency, Aviation, Pilot, Nursery and Grocery Business, Scott Wilson Camp, United Spanish War Veterans, 32nd Degree Mason, Decatur, IL. VanDeventer Studio of Decatur, IL.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

photograph

Physical Dimensions

4 x 6"

Citation

VanDeventer Studio of Decatur, IL., “Louis Carl Waltens,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed April 25, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/2398.