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Photo of House on 531 W. Main Street
Photograph of House on 531 W. Main Street, Decatur, IL. "Originally built by Michael Troutman in 1868. It was the first brick residence built on that street. In 1912 it was remodeled and a coat of cement plaster was put over the brick. Mr. and Mrs.…
Photo of Stevens Mfg. Co. Woodworking Dept.
Photograph of the Stevens Mfg. Co. -Building, it was formerly occupied by the F. B. Tait Foundry. Photograph Woodworking Dept. The company was located at 360-380 E. Cerro Gordo Street. Ran in the Decatur Review 11/19/1911. They manufactured potato…
Photo of Home Manufacturing Co.
Photograph of the Home Manufacturing Co. on 901 E. Eldorado St. and in 1955 that address was the home of Sol Tick & Co. Photo taken sometime in the spring of 1909. Photo by George Baker of Decatur.
Miscellaneous Photographs Old Street Scenes.
Photograph of horse drinking from trough. Photo of new homes on New Street taken by George Baker. Photo of men working on street repair.
Photos of South Main Street, Decatur, IL.
Photograph Decatur: "South Main Street before the Illinois Central subway was built. Road in foreground possibly Cleveland Ave. Looking northwest from the east side of the tracks. the old court house can be seen in the background. The Greenwood…
Letter from George A. Albers - July 27, 1970
This is a letter from George A. Albers to the Board of Trustees accepting the job to renovate the North St. Building. The letter is dated July 27, 1970.
Photo of Seip Building, 439 E. North St., Decatur, IL.
Photograph of the Seip Building, 439 E. North Street, Decatur, IL. Photo by Geo Baker, taken Spring of 1909.
Letter of Resignation - Gary Pasek - May 1995
This is a letter of resignation from Gary Pasek dated May 1995.
Boltz Family #3
Photograph of Emilie Boltz
Friends of the Decatur Public Library Newsletter and Meeting Minutes 1989
These are the minutes and newsletter of the Friends of the Decatur Public Library from their meetings in September and November 1989. At this meeting the Friends discussed support of the summer reading program, finances, newsletter, Books Between…
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