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Unidentified Road
These are glass negatives of unidentified roads. The photos were taken by Pfile's Camera Shop for Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930.
Unidentified Subway
This is a glass negative of an unidentified subway. The photo was taken by Pfile's Camera Shop for Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930.
Besalke Family Reunion
Photograph of the Besalke family all together by the house. Left to right: Art Besalke, Alma Golka, Ruth Molin, Charles Besalke held by William Besalke, Carl Molin, Margaret Besalke, Carl Besalke, Elsie Ruth Molin, Augusta Besalke, Herman Besalke,…
Photo of Building W. Main and Oakland Streets.
Photograph of Building W. Main and 1000 Block of S. Oakland. Built in 1901, it housed the W. O. McCrum Drug Store until was torn down in 1932 to be replaced by a new brick building to house the Raffington Drug Store, Successor to McCrum. Photo by…
Photos by Pfile's Photography.
Photograph taken at E. Eldorado St. East of Staley Manufacturing Co., c. 1930's. Photograph of Fairview Park Bridge. Photograph of Lake Shore Dr. by Scoville Gardens. Photograph of Lincoln Park Drive Bridge. Photograph of Lost Bridge Road East.…
Photos by Pfile's Photography
Photograph of Pershing Road West and Route 51. Photograph of Shellabarger Soy Bean Mill. Photographs of Staley Creek.
Photos of Overpasses and Subways by Pfile's Photography.
Photograph of Staley Overpass looking north. Photograph of Brush College Road Subway. Photograph of Decatur St. Subway. Photograph of Forest St. Subway. Photograph of Jasper St. Subway. Photograph of Lake Shore Subway Nelson Park Area. Photograph of…
Photos of Decatur Subways and Wabash Steam Engine.
Photograph of N. Main St. Subway. Photographs of unidentified subways. Photograph of S. Main St. Subway looking north. Photograph of W. Main St. Subway & Oakland Park North. Photograph of W. Main St. Subway & Oakland under construction. Photograph of…
Photographs of Edward Platt.
Photograph of Edward Platt; died March 3, 1946, married to Alice Brown; died March 12, 1925, married to Bertha Becker in 1927. Served twice as chief of the Decatur Fire Department; became a member in 1888 and resigned in June, 1933.
William "Bill" Knight
Photograph of William "Bill" Knight. Knight ran a news stand at N. Water and E. North Sts., and later, in the Post Office. He was also an inspector at the Mueller Co. until 1930. In 1952, an article appeared in the Coronet Magazine that stated…