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Photographs from the Ehman Mantel Factory Fire
Photographs from the January 7, 1911 fire at the Ehman Mantel Factory fire. The factory was located at the corner of Jasper and Garfield. The origin of the fire was unknown however the flames were discovered in the elevator shaft by Otto Ehman on the…
Photographs from the Decatur Hotel and Arcade Building Fire
Photographs from the April 21, 1915 fire at the Decatur Hotel and Arcade building in downtown Decatur. The fire was discovered by an engineer in the boiler room of the basement of the hotels, but no explanation of how the fire had originated was…
Monthly Board of Trustees Minutes - April 1963
This is the minutes from the board meeting on April 26, 1963. Also included are the gift list for April 1963, the minutes from the properties committee meeting on April 16, 1962, combined budget and bill list for April 1963, circulation statistics…
Monthly Board of Trustees Minutes - May 1963
Annual Board of Trustees Minutes - May 1963
This is the monthly and annual board meeting minutes for May 1963. The annual meeting was held on May 10, 1963, while the monthly meeting was on May 31, 1963. Also included are the financial report, the annual report for 1962/1963, committee list…
Attendance Record Properties Committee
May 1963-April 1964
Decatur Public Library Board of Trustees Properties Committee Attendance Record
Monthly Board of Trustees Minutes - October 1962
This is the minutes from the board meeting on October 30, 1962. Also included are a letter from architect John F. Sweetnam with the owner's copy of the certificate for payment No. 1 and leins from Christy and Foltz and Bill Current, combined budget…
Photographs from the Decatur Hotel and Arcade building Fire.
Photographs taken from the November 17, 1904 fire that occurred at the Decatur Hotel and Arcade building in downtown Decatur. The fire was discovered in the basement in engine room of the old Wait building, occupied by the hotel and department store,…
Photograph from the Decatur Furniture Company Fire
Photograph from the fire at the Decatur Furniture Company, located at 667 E. William St, which occurred on March 19, 1891.
Photographs from the Decatur Coffin Company Fire
Photographs of the fire at the Decatur Coffin Company which occurred July 10, 1907. The fire was discovered at 2 am Wednesday morning and did $20,000 damage to the building. The fire was discovered by the watchman at the plant, John Moore, on the…