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The Bears of Fairview Park

These are the photos and negatives of the bears that were kept at Fairview Park until 1972.

Certificate of Publication - March 8, 1972

This is the certificate of publication from the Decatur Herald and Review for an advertisement printed in the paper on March 8, 1972.

Certificate of Publication - March 15, 1972

This is the certificate of publication for an advertisement the Library had in the Decatur Herald and Review on March 12 & 15, 1972.

Mattie A. Gorin

Photograph of Mattie A. Gorin (b. 3/30/1860, d. 12/18/1942). She was the sister of O.B. Gorin, former president of Millikin National Bank. She was also the daughter of Jerome Gorin. The Gorin family settled in Decatur in 1833. This photo was…

Anna Mary Dickey

Photograph of Anna Mary Dickey and a group of unknown people with flowers.

Mrs. Albert H. Cope

Photograph of Mrs. Albert H. Cope (b. 11/24/1860, d. 9/17/1952). She had married George H. Theobald (d. 1/31/1925), and Albert H. Cope in 1927. Albert was a brick contractor who served several terms as the city building inspector. He was also a…

Mrs. A.P. Cobb (Marilla M.)

Photograph of Mrs. A.P. Cobb (Marilla M.) (b. 1855, d. 12/18/1944), wife of Rev. A.P. Cobb (Cobb Ave. was named after). She was a school teacher in Decatur for many years, and wrote many papers on the early life in Macon County. Mrs. Cobb was also…

Two Men With an Old Airplane

Negative of a photograph of two men with an old airplane in a field near some houses in 1918.