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Photo of College Hill and Staley Mansion

Photograph of three people looking at the ice storm damage 300 Block College Street, looking north toward the Staley Home.

Uncle Fred

Photograph of Uncle Fred Besalke taken by H. Schumacher in Allenstein, Prussia in 1888.

Photo of Lt. Howard E. Wrench and son, Cpl. Howard T. Wrench in uniform

Herald and Review Library: Wrench, Lt. Howard E., and Cpl. Howard T. Wrench; Article on back of photo; "Lt. Howard E. Wrench and his son, Cpl. Howard T. Wrench, met recently in Assam, India, for the first time in more than a year. Lieutenant Wrench,…

William F. Busher

Photograph of William F. Busher (d. 9/5/1906), a prominent shoe dealer in Decatur. He was the owner of the W.F. Busher & Co. at 152 E. Main St. The photo was taken by Haws, and used in the Decatur Herald and Review.

William T. Howell

Photograph of William T. Howell (d. 1/21/1916). He was a well known farmer in Oakley Township, and raised grain and stock. He owned 400 acres of land in Macon County. The photo was taken by Haws, and ran in the Decatur Daily Review on January 25,…

League of Women Voters - Helen Leigh - Written History - September 1966

This is the historical account of the League of Women Voters of Macon County in Decatur Illinois

Photo of Rev. Elisha Safford

Photograph of Rev. Elisha Safford; (died 3/5/1948). Former pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Decatur. He became pastor in Decatur in 1912 and while he was here the present Westminster church building was constructed. He left Decatur…

Elderly Male - c. 1927 - no name

This is a photograph of an elderly man taken by Henry Hibbs and developed by Haines and Essicks on August 30, 1927. There is no identification of the the man or where the picture was taken.