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Alvinah Bectal

Photograph of Alvinah Bectal standing on stairs outside of a building.

Tags: Alvinah Bectal, friend, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Roberts Family Collection, stairs

Ambrose and Hodge Riding in the GAR 50th Anniversary Parade

Negative of Thomas S. Ambrose and William N. Hodge riding in a car during the GAR 50th anniversary parade in 1937.

Tags: 1937, 50th anniversary, associations, GAR, Grand Army of the Republic, negative, Parade, Photo File: Associations, Thomas S. Ambrose, William N. Hodge

American Jewish Relief sign

Photo of a billboard sign for the American Jewish Relief Campaign. Sign says: "Life for those in the shadow of death" American Jewish Relief Campaign. Share. Macon County $28,650.00.

Tags: American Jewish Relief Campaign, sign, WWI. World War I

Amherst Hardy's Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of Amherst Hardy's oral history. He was interviewed by Robert Williams on February 28, 1990. The interview includes his early life, working for the Herald and Review, and his experience during World War II.

Tags: 1990, Amherst Hardy, amphibian forces, assembly plants, Associated Press A-Wire, Barracks, bill collector, Blue Book, Bob Barracks, Bob Yoder, Buryl Engleman, Buses, carnivals, CCC Camp, changes to Decatur, Circus, city hall, Civilian Concentration Corp, Comet automobile, David Felts, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Dennis School, destroyer tender repair ship, English major, Espirito Santo, February 1990, flash signals, Football, Forrest Kyle, Great Depression, H. Allen Smith, ham radio, hospital evacuation ship, Howard Millard, interurban line, interview, Jane Lee, Japan, Jeffry automobile, Jitney buses, John Stacey hanging, Kennedy Assassination, Kintner Gymnasium, Layah Riggs, Lincoln Theater, Millikin University, Morse code, Moweaqua coal mine collapse, Mr. Lindsay, Navy, newsboys, newspaper plant, OH58, old courthouse, oral history, Otto Kyle, Pan-American automobile, Paul Aird, police beat, prize fights, Prohibition, PWA, radio man, recording, reporter, Robert Williams, Roosevelt Junior High School, Roosevelt New Deal Program, Sam Tucker, SATC, Shellabarger Building, short wave radio, sound recording, Streetcars, Student Army Training Corps, telegraph reporter, transcription, trip to Maine, vaccinating pigs, Veterinarian, wooden block pavement, World War I, World War II, WPA, WWI, WWII

Amherst Hardy's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of Amherst Hardy's oral history. He was interviewed by Robert Williams on February 28, 1990. The interview includes his early life, working for the Herald and Review, and his experience during World War II.

Tags: 1990, Amherst Hardy, amphibian forces, assembly plants, Associated Press A-Wire, Barracks, bill collector, Blue Book, Bob Barricks, Bob Yoder, Buryl Engleman, Buses, carnivals, CCC Camp, changes to Decatur, Circus, city hall, Civilian Concentration Corps, Comet automobile, David Felts, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Dennis School, destroyer tender repair ship, English major, Espirito Santo, February 1990, flash signals, Football, Forrest Kyle, Great Depression, H. Allen Smith, ham radio, hospital evacuation ship, Howard Millard, interurban line, interview, Jane Lee, Japan, Jeffry automobile, Jitney buses, John Stacey hanging, Kennedy Assassination, Kintner Gymnasium, Layah Riggs, Lincoln Theater, Millikin University, Morse code, Moweaqua coal mine collapse, Mr. Lindsay, Navy, newsboys, newspaper plant, OH58, old courthouse, oral history, Otto Kyle, Pan-American automobile, Paul Aird, police beat, prize fights, Prohibition, PWA, radio man, recording, reporter, Robert Williams, Roosevelt Junior High School, Roosevelt New Deal Program, Sam Tucker, SATC, Shellabarger Building, short wave radio, sound recording, Streetcars, Student Army Training Corps, telegraph reporter, transcription, trip to Maine, vaccinating pigs, Veterinarian, wooden block pavement, World War I, World War II, WWI, WWII

Amy LaBaue

This is the glass negative of Amy LaBaue. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.

Tags: Amy LaBaue, c. 1910, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, negative, Wasson Studios, woman

An Automobile in Front of a Wabash Train Car

Photograph of an automobile in front of a Wabash train car.

Tags: automobiles, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Photo File: Automobiles, train car, Wabash

Andrew J. Dunston

Photograph of Andrew J. Dunston (b. 4/9/1852, d. 1933). He was a blacksmith and horseshoer for over 60 years. Dunston built a building at 136 S. Franklin in 1892 that was eventually bought by Lubin A. Freeland for a machine shop. He was the father…

Tags: 136 S. Franklin St., 1903, Andrew J. Dunston, biography, blacksmith, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Frank Dunston, horseshoer, Lubin A. Freeland, machine shop, Photo File: Biography

Angel and Children on Card

Angel and children on card from the personal collection of Henry Hibbs

Tags: Angel, angel and children, card, Children, Decatur IL, Henry Hibbs, Hibbs Personal Papers, personal collection

Ann DuVall - Millikin University Freshman, Alpha Chi Omega

This is the glass negative of Ann DuVall, a Millikin University Freshman and member of Alpha Chi Omega. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.

Tags: Alpha Chi Omega, Ann DuVall, c. 1915, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur IL, Freshman, Glass Negative, Millikin University, negative, Sorority, student, Wasson Studios, woman

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