Photo of United States Oil Extracting Machinery Co.

Dublin Core

Title

Photo of United States Oil Extracting Machinery Co.

Subject

Business
Buildings
Manufacturing
Photo File: Business
Decatur, IL.
Oil

Description

Photograph of the United States Oil Extracting Machinery Co. This company was located in the Chamber of Commerce Addition at the southwest corner of Tait Ave. and Illinois Central Railroad. The main building, the 2-story frame building on the right, was destroyed by fire in Oct. 1906. The office and power plant were in the one-story brick building at the left. (Information from clips and city directory.)

Creator

Herald and Review

Source

Photo File: Business

Publisher

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

Date

c. 1800's

Contributor

Herald and Review

Rights

The Decatur Public owns and maintains all copyright on materials featured on omeka.decaturlibrary.org. These materials cannot be used without prior consent. Please contact the Local History Room at the Decatur Public Library for more information.

Relation

none

Format

.jpg
600 dpi

Language

English

Type

photograph

Identifier

BS

Coverage

[no text]

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

photograph

Physical Dimensions

5 x 7"

Files

http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/files/original/cf2cc84fb10eb083cf2ccc0fb4ae2608.jpg

Citation

Herald and Review, “Photo of United States Oil Extracting Machinery Co.,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/2792.