Photo of U. S. Oil Building

Dublin Core

Title

Photo of U. S. Oil Building

Subject

Business
Machinery
Oil
Manufacturing
Decatur, IL.
Building

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 the Illinois Central R. R. 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 left."

Creator

Herald and Review, Decatur, IL.

Source

Photo File: Business

Publisher

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.

Date

unknown

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

BS811

Coverage

Business, Oil Extracting Machinery, Chamber of Commerce, Decatur, IL.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

photograph

Physical Dimensions

8.5 x 5.5

Files

BS811-US Oil Extracting Machinery Co001.jpg

Citation

Herald and Review, Decatur, IL., “Photo of U. S. Oil Building,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed March 16, 2025, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/8664.