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Churches - First Presbyterian Church -204 W. Prairie

These are the historical account of the church at 204 W. Prairie

Tags: 1892-1977, articles, booklet, centennial anniversary, Charlotte Meyer, Charlotte Meyer Collection, Decatur Daily Republican, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, First Presbyterian Church, I Will Lift Up My Eyes, pamphlet, photos, Prayer of Vocation

Churches - Universalist Church - 133 to 137 E. Prairie Street

These are the historical accounts of the church at 133 to 137 E. Prairie

Tags: 1854-1977, About Town, accessors office, Charlotte Meyer, Charlotte Meyer Collection, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Greenberg's Shoe store, Herald and Review, History, Margaret Meyer, Obituary, photos, Rev. Bunn, Universalist Church, Williams Clothing Store

Churches - St. Patrick's Catholic Church - 407 E. Eldorado

These are historical accounts of the church at 407 E. Eldorado Street

Tags: 1908-1977, About Town, articles, Charlotte Meyer, Charlotte Meyer Collection, Decatur IL, Decatur Newspaper Files, Decatur Public Library, descriptions, Herald and Review, History, History of Macon County, Margaret Meyer, photos, St. Patrick's Catholic Church

Churches - Central Church of Christ - 240 N. Edward

These are historical accounts of the church at 240 N. Edward

Tags: 1904-1977, Annual Meeting, articles, Centennial History of Macon County, Central Church of Christ, Charlotte Meyer, Charlotte Meyer Collection, City of Decatur and Macon County, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, diagram, Free Methodist Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, FW Burnham, Herald and Review, Sue Odor

Residence - 405 W. William - Henry Mueller Home

These are historical accounts of the residence and its owners at 405 W. William

Residence - 500 W. Main St. - Barnes Home - Brintlinger Funeral Home

These are historical accounts and pictures of the residence at 500 W. Main St.

Photograph of Woman in a Hat - 1920s

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This is a photo/postcard of a woman in a hat in the 1920s taken by Charlie the Picture Man at 719 Johns Ave, Decatur IL

Tags: 1920s, Charlie the Picture Man, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, hat, Henry Hibbs, Hibbs Personal Papers, Photograph, postcard, woman

Lois Miller

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These are the glass negatives of Lois Miller. The photos were taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.

Tags: c. 1910, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, Lois Miller, negative, Wasson Studios, woman

Mallet Used in the Abraham Lincoln Monument, Owned by O.N. Frieschlag

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This is a glass negative of the mallet used in the Abraham Lincoln monument. The mallet was owned by O.N. Freischlag. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL, and used in the Decatur Herald and Review in March 1930.

Tags: Abraham Lincoln monument, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, mallet, March 1930, negative, O.N. Freischlag, Wasson Studios

"Indian Stalking Deer"

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These are glass negatives of an unknown man hunting a deer along a river. The man is portraying an "Indian"/Native-American according to the description with the negative.

The photos were taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur,…

Tags: "Indian Stalking Deer", c. 1910, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur IL, deer, forest, Glass Negative, hunting, Indian, Indigenous person, man, Native-American, negative, River, stalking, unknown man, Wasson Studios