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Photograph of Brush College #1

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Photo of children standing in front of Brush College #1, Decatur, IL. 1920.

Tags: 1920, automobiles, Brush College, Brush College #1, building, Children, Decatur IL., Photo File: Schools, Schools

Man Driving Early Automobile

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Man Driving Early Automobile, Horse and Rider Watching

Tags: 1900's, automobile, Decatur IL., Early Automobile, Highway Recognition, Horse and Rider, Horseless Carriage, Macon County IL., Roads

Aerial View - July 1913 Unknown small town

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Aerial View of unknown town in Macon County, IL. July 1913.

Tags: Aerial View. July 1913, Macon County, Roads, Town

Painting Stripes on Pavement

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Man running a paint stripping machine.

Tags: 1920's, Decatur IL., Herald and Review, Machinery, Macon County, maintenance, Paint Stripping Machine, Road Stripping, Roads

Repairing Brick Streets

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Man repairing brick streets by hand, with horse and wagon. Auto clubs road cleaning force.

Tags: 7/9/1911, Auto Clubs, Brick Street, Decatur IL., horse and wagon, Macon County, repairs, Road Cleaning Force, Roads, Streets

Building a Road

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Roads--Machinery 1912 - Photo ran in the Review May 3, 1912.

Tags: 1912, 5/3/1912, Demonstration, Herald and Review, Machinery, Macon County, Men, Road Building, Roads

Men and Machines

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Roads--Machinery and Men 1912

Tags: 1912, Aultman & Taylor, International, Machinery, Macon County, Men, Minneapolis, Mogul, Oil Pull, Roads

Photos of Crowds Watching the World Series Game 1917

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Photographs of Crowds Watching the World Series in 1917 (10/7/1917).

Tags: 1917, Baseball, Decatur IL., Events, Festivals, Photo File: Events/Festivals, Sporting Events, World Series

Photo of the Rogers Theatre E. Wood St.

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Photograph of location of the Rogers Theatre before it was built. Photograph of the Rogers Theatre under construction. Photograph of the Rogers Theatre Marquee Celebrating 45 years.

Tags: 1937, BS2062, BS2545, BS2545B, BS2546, Buildings, Business, Construction, Decatur IL., E. Wood St., Movies, Rogers Theatre, Theatres

Photograph of Farm Equipment--Baird Corn Husker--1914. Invented about 1913 by William S. Baird and manufactured in Decatur at the Baird Harvester Co. Photo shows side view of corn husker. Ran Review 10/4/1914. Photograph shows the front view of the…

Tags: 1914, Baird Corn Husker, Baird Harvester Co., BS56, BS57, BS946, Business, Decatur IL., F. C. Baird. 1/4/1914, Farm Equipment, Herald and Review, Horse Drawn, Manufacturing, Willilam S. Baird

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