WWII - Herald and Review Library; Coughlin, John A. (Jack), 6/24/1942. Article on back of photo: "Corp. John A. Coughlin, 221, S. Taylor Ave., was one of 21 soldiers surviving the June 15 sinking of the medium-sized American freighter off the east…

Tags: 21 Survive, 88 Lost, Decatur IL, June 15 1942, Shipwrecked, World War II, WWII

"A Coming Eve

WWI - "A Coming Eve" float with hanging effigy of Kaiser Wilhelm in the Red Cross parade, May 1918.

Tags: Decatur IL, Effigy Kaiser Wilhelm, Parade, Red Cross, World War I, WWI

"Army Boy"

Photograph of H. Roberts. Photo is labeled "Army Boy" on the back.

Tags: Army Boy, H. Roberts, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Roberts family, Roberts Family Collection

"Homecoming of A-Co. 124 Machine Gun Co."

WWI - Float in Homecoming Parade of A Co. 124 Machine Gun Battalion for Heroic Dead. pg. 54. c.1918

Tags: A Co. 124, Decatur IL., Homecoming Parade, Wabash Depot, World War I, WWI

"Immortal J.N." Free

Photograph of "Immortal J.N." (Jacob Newman) Free (d. 6/27/1906). Free was a wanderer who traveled throughout the United States for 50 years by riding for free on every railroad, and staying in hotels at their expense. He was considered harmlessly…

Tags: 1906, Abraham Lincoln, biography, Cincinnati OH, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Gold Rush of '49, Immortal J.N., insane asylum, Jacob Newman Free, lawyer, Photo File: Biography, railroad, wanderer

"Just Me"

Photograph of Mabel Grubbs labeled "Just Me" on the back.

Tags: Just Me, Mabel Grubbs, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Roberts Family Collection

"Light Up the Sky"

Negative of a scene from "Light Up the Sky", a play performed by Theatre "7" in 1964.

Tags: "Light Up the Sky", 1964, actors, associations, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, negative, Photo File: Associations, play, scene, Theatre "7", unknown men, unknown people, unknown women

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This is the glass negative of Eva Coberly. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 20th century.

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