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Monthly Board of Trustees Meeting - December 1965
This is the minutes from the board meeting on December 17, 1965. Also included is the agenda for that meeting, a resolution from the board for the establishment of Rolling Prairie Libraries System, the combined budget and bill list for December…
Photos of Homes on West Macon Street taken 8/30/1971.
Photographs of homes along West Macon Street taken 8/30/1971.
Photos of West Macon Street 1924 and 1932.
Photograph of cars sitting in the street, first house on left is 637 W. Macon, then 647 W. Macon and 653 W. Macon, photo taken 1924. Photograph of old car driving down West Macon Street, Wessel's Addition, photo taken 9/1/1932.
Photos of Lincoln Park Drive
Photograph of older model car driving along Lincoln Park Drive. Photograph of Lincoln Park Drive and the Sangamon River. Photograph of Houses on Lincoln Park Drive, Decatur, IL.
Photos of East Leafland taken in 1910 and 1971.
Photograph of city paving East Leafland in 1910. "In 1910 East Leafland Street from Broadway came out of the mud with concrete curbing and brick pavement. In those days work moved slowly with men and horses providing most of the power. Photo used…
Photo of Paving Machine on East Hickory Street.
Photograph of Paving Equipment on East Hickory Street at Warren. "Paving work halted in late December, 1909 when snow blanketed East Hickory Street at Warren Street. Travel on the frozen ground in winter in those days was much better than the…
Photograph of Lifeguards
Photograph of a group of lifeguards thought to be at Lake Decatur at an unknown date.
Photographs of Fishing Catches
Photographs of two men's catfish catches while fishing in Decatur, date unknown.
Photographs of Golfer Eleanor Barnes
Photographs of golfer Eleanor Barnes sporting the golf dress style taken July 27, 1913.
Photograph of Man on Bicycle
Photograph of a man on a popular style of bicycle from 1890, the photograph was taken on July 24, 1910.