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Photograph of Slot Machines being Destroyed
Photograph of slot machines being destroyed in October of 1934.
Photograph of Saratoga Club Gambling Raid
Photograph of the Saratoga Club gambling police raid in 1938.
Photograph of crime scene of Stella Ware murder.
Scene of Stella Ware murder near East Decatur St. 1911. Photo ran Review 5/8/1911.
Photograph of Rev. James Walton McDonald
Photograph of Rev. James Walton McDonald. (born 1869; died 6/16/1951) Presbyterian pastor in Decatur 23 years, leaving in 1923 for Kansas City, MO. Came to Decatur in 1901 from Logansport, IN. First pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian church,…
Photograph of Reverend W. L. Staub
Photograph of Rev. W. L. Staub. Former pastor Westminster Presbyterian church in Decatur, 1908-1912. First pastor of this church after its organization October 1908. Left Decatur for pastorate in Duluth, Minnesota. (Information from clips- no other…
Monthly Meeting of the Board of Trustees - August 1962
This is the minutes from the special board meeting on August 4, 1961. Also included are the minutes from the Properties Committee meeting on August 2, 1962, a letter from John F. Sweetnam (Architect), a proposed plan for the development of a…
Monthly Board of Trustees Minutes - April 1962
This is the minutes from the board meeting on April 27, 1962. Also included is the combined budget and bill list for April 1962, circulation statistics for April 1962, financial report, annual report, minutes from the finance committee meeting on…
Attendance Record Board of Trustees 1962-1963
Decatur Public Library Board of Trustees attendance record 1962-1963