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Photograph of Buel T. Davis. He was a resident of Decatur from 1909 to 1916, when he left for Champaign to represent the Waterbury interest in community development work in Florida. Davis started the Better Life Movement here in 1910. When he…

Photograph of Henry B. Barnhart (d. 7/28/1924), a Civil War veteran and active member of the GAR. He was a carpenter and farmer, and retired in 1905. After retirement, he started investing in real estate and owned several valuable city properties. …

Photograph of a street in Decatur after a sleet storm on March 20, 1912. There is an automobile on the right of the photo.

Photograph of a lady standing behind a giant plant in Gulfport, MS in 1912.