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John A. Keck

Photograph of John A. Keck (d. 8/7/1928). He was the proprietor of the Keck Cigar Box Factory. He was a printer for Kimball and Lindsay Co. and Mueller Manufacturing Co. He was also a cabinet maker for Decatur Furniture Co. Keck went into business…

Tags: 1906, biography, cabinet maker, Church St and Wood St., Decatur Furniture Co., Decatur Herald, Decatur IL, E. Main St., John A. Keck, Keck Cigar Box Factory, Kimball and Lindsay Co., Mueller Manufacturing Co., paper box factory, Photo File: Biography, printer, proprietor, Vandeventer

Joe Murphy - A True Son of Erin

Photograph of Joe Murphy on a ship in his Navy uniform during World War I. The back of the photo is labeled "A true son of Erin, Joe Murphy".

Tags: Joe Murphy, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Navy, Roberts Family Collection, World War I, WWI

Joe Lisse - Man & Woman

This is the glass negative of a man and a woman from Stonington, IL. The photo was taken for Joe Lisse by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.

Tags: c. 1910, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, couple, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, Joe Lisse, man, man & woman, negative, Stonington IL, Wasson Studios, woman

JJ Moran Funeral Parlor receipt to William H. Hibbs, January 20, 1912, $120.00

This is a receipt issued to William H. Hibbs for the amount of $120.00. This amount was paid to JJ Moran Undertaking and Livery, 320 N. Water St. Decatur IL for services for his wife. The date is January 20, 1912.

Tags: $120.00, 320 N. Water, automobile ambulances, Decatur IL, Henry Hibbs, Hibbs Personal Papers, JJ Moran Undertaking and Livery, private chapel, receipt, wife

Jimmy Roberts

Photograph of Jimmy Roberts standing outside smoking a pipe.

Tags: Jimmy Roberts, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Roberts Family Collection

Jimmie with an umbrella

This is a photograph of Jimmie with an umbrella

Tags: collection, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Jimmie, photographs, Umbrella, VFC65, Virgin Family

Jimmie Roberts

Photograph/postcard of Jimmie Roberts in his clothing shop in Decatur, IL.

Tags: clothing store, Decatur IL, Jimmie Roberts, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Roberts Family Collection

Jim Culbertson's Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of Jim Culbertson's oral history. He was interviewed by Shirley Kistler on 4/5/2017. The interview covers his time in Springfield, with the Springfield Municipal Band, at Western Illinois University, student teaching, how he…

Tags: 2017, April 2017, Decatur IL, Jim Culbertson, MacArthur High School, OH57, oral history, recording, Shirley Kistler, sound recording, Springfield IL, Springfield Municipal Band, Stephen Decatur High School, student teaching, Western Illinois University

Jim Chiligiris' Oral History - Recording

This is the sound recording of Jim Chiligiris' oral history. He was interviewed by Shirley Kistler on 6/9/2016. In the interview, he discusses his life in Decatur, and the Lincoln Lounge.

Tags: 2016, Decatur IL, interview, Jim Chiligiris, June 2016, life in Decatur, Lincoln Lounge, OH1, oral history, recording, Shirley Kistler

Jessie Shepherd - Millikin University Junior, Delta Delta Delta

These are the glass negatives of Jessie Shepherd, a Millikin University Junior, and member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. The photos were taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s, and used in the Millidek…

Tags: c. 1915, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur IL, Delta Delta Delta, Glass Negative, Jessie Shepherd, Junior, Millidek, Millikin University, negative, Sorority, student, Wasson Studios, woman, yearbook

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