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Richard Rodgers' Oral History #1 - Recording

These are the recordings of Richard Rodgers' first oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on February 8 and 15, 1984. The interview includes his childhood, Decatur around World War I, and his work with Linn and Scruggs.

Tags: 1984, air conditioning, automobiles, Baseball, Betty Turnell, Bijoux Theatre, Blue Book, board room, childhood, chimes, Clothing, Coal Mines, cook's stove, Decatur Civic Orchestra, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Downtown, electricity, Empress Theatre, family orchestra, February 1984, Federal Home Loan Act, Feltman and Curm, FHA, First Methodist Church broadcast, Great Depression, Gushard Building, Gushard store, homogenization, Interurban, interview, John Philip Sousa's band, Lincoln Square, Lincoln Theatre, Linn and Scruggs, marimba, Millikin Orchestra, Millikin University, Music, Musician, Newspapers, oboe, OH75, oral history, out houses., pasteurization, public transportation, Pugh School, Radio, recording, refrigeration, Richard Rodgers, Roosevelt Junior High School, salt water taffy, shoe repair, Shoe Store, Shoes, shopping, sound recording, Stephen Decatur High School, Street Cars, Swarthout Brothers, telephones, The Anvil Chorus, transcription, Transfer House, triangle, unpaved streets, vaudeville theatre, vitaphone programs, WJBL station, World War I, WWI, xylophone

Hugh Baker's Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of Hugh Baker's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on June 28, 1985. The interview includes his time working for the Mueller Company, and his father's dairy farm.

Tags: 1985, alcoholism committees, automobiles, Betty Turnell, building homes, changes to milking, Chatanooga TN, childhood, City Milk Inspector, civic boards, company town, Construction, Cows, Dairy Farm, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Mental Health Center, diptheria, electricity, epidemic, family life, farm, farmhouse, farming, Great Depression, harvest dinners, hired hands, hobbies, Hugh Baker, interview, June 1985, Liberty Bonds, marine engineering, Mary W. French School, mechanical engineering, Milk Delivery, Mueller City, Mueller Company, Mueller family, Mueller IL, Mueller Pottery Plant, naval architecture, OH65, oral history, pasteurization, Plant 3, public parks, recording, Recreation, retirement, Roosevelt Junior High School, Salvation Army board, sanitary conditions, sound recording, South Shores, sterilization, tenant's house, The Mueller Land Improvement Trust, transcription, University of Michigan, World War I

Mrs. Will McKee's Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of Mr. Will McKee's oral history. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 23, 1978. This interview includes her college years, early Decatur, Powers Building, Powers Opera House, and transportation.

Photograph of Automobiles Racing at the Fairgrounds

Photograph of automobiles racing at the fairgrounds at an unknown date.

Tags: automobile, automobiles, car, Cars, Decatur IL, Fairgrounds, Photo File: Automobiles, race, racing, Recreation, Sport

Photo of Buildings along E. Eldorado Street, known as the "Levy" Area.

Photograph of cars parked along E. Eldorado Street, area known as the "Levy".

Tags: 1937, automobiles, Cars, Decatur Athletic Social Club, Decatur IL., E. Eldorado, Herald and Review, Levy District, Photo File: Streets, ST09, Streets

Photo Of Early Automobile Race

Photograph of two automobiles racing in 1910.

Tags: 1910, automobiles, Decatur IL., Photo File: Automobiles, race, racing

Photo Of Men on Motorcycles

Photograph of a group of men on motorcycles.

Tags: 1910, automobiles, Decatur IL., Early Transportation, Motorcycles, Motorized Bikes, Photo File: Automobiles, Transportation

Photo of Building on 385 E. Prairie and N. Jackson. Talbott-Barry Motor Co.

Photograph of the Building on 385 E. Prairie and N. Jackson Streets. Talbott-Barry Motor Co. Ford agency opened in 1921 and dissolved in 1929. Photo by Seityz, photo taken before 1928. Photo has two cars in the street.

Tags: 1920's, 385 E. Prairie, automobiles, Buildings, Decatur IL., Ford Agency, Ford-Fordson, Photo File: Buildings, Prairie and N. Jackson, Seitz Photo, Talbott-Barry Motor Co.