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A.T. Davis Family Reunion

Photograph of the Davis family reunion in 1910. Top Row (L-R): Miss Lulu Davis, Archer Davis, Mrs. Archer Davis. 2nd Row (L-R): Harry Davis, Mrs. A.T. Davis, Mr. A.T. Davis, Mrs. Frank McBride. Third Row (L-R): Mrs. Harry Davis, Herbert Davis,…

Photos of E. Division St. Paving and Machinery

Photograph of City Paving E. Division St. "A new method of surfacing streets was shown in this early-day picture on East Division Street. Men with the mops are filling in crevices between the bricks with asphalt. Before this a sand filler had been…

Tags: 2/5/1956, 5/3/1912, Bromley, Decatur IL., E. Division St., Paving, Road Machinery, ST947, ST948, Streets

Dr. Arthur F. Wilhelmy

Photograph of Dr. Arthur F. Wilhelmy; (died 4/16/1920). He started his practice of medicine in Decatur about 1897 after graduating from the Cincinnati College of Medicine. He was elected county physician soon after taking up his practice here. He was…

Tags: . Illinois State Medical Society, American Legion, American Medical Assn, Arthur F. Wilhelmy, biography, Central Illinois Medical Society, Cincinnati College of Medicine, Decatur IL., Decatur Medical Society, Fifth Infantry, Illinois National Guard, Mason, Medical Examiner, Military Surgeons' Assn., Photo File: Biography, physician, World War I, WWI

Girl with a Bow

Photograph of an unknown girl with a bow. The photo was taken by Bower Studios.

Tags: Adkins family, biography, Bower Studios, Photo File: Biography, unknown girl

Booth and Little Letter - January 18, 1994

This is a letter from the library's lawyer, Edward Booth explaining the policy for public comments at Library Board Meetings.

Tags: 1994, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Book and Little, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Ed Booth, January 1994, John Moorman, public comment board meeting

Deed to Lot in Boiling Springs Cemetery, September 9, 1946

This is the Deed to Lots in the Boiling Springs Cemetery purchased by John Hibbs on September 9, 1946. It states that Mr. Hibbs purchased grave sights 6 and 7 in block number 2 in lot 250. This certificate was notarized by F. S. Troutman on October…

Tags: 1946, Block #2, Boiling Springs Cemetery, Cemetery Lot Deed, Cemetery Trustees, Decatur IL, Forty dollars, Frank S. Troutman, Grave sights 6 and 7, Hibbs Personal Papers, Hickory Point IL, Howard S. Butt Sr, John Hibbs, Lot #250, Macon County, October 5, Ray W. Doran, September 9

Mabel on Horseback

Photograph of Mabel Roberts on horseback in Virginia.

Tags: Boaz, Galax VA, horse, horseback riding, Mabel Roberts, Roberts Family Collection

Mabel with a Horse

Photograph of Mabel Roberts with a horse on a dirt road in Virginia.

Tags: Boaz, Galax VA, horse, horseback riding, Mabel Roberts, Roberts Family Collection

Annual Report of the Board of Trustees - 1993/1994

This is the annual report of the board of trustees to the city council 1994. In this report the board states information on monies received, expenditures, operating fund, trust funds, library capital fund, books and materials available and…

Tags: 1993/1994, annual report, board of directors, Board of Trustees, books and materials available and circulated, City Council, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Expenditures, John Moorman, liabilities, library capital fund, library operations, monies received, operating fund, Properties, trust funds

Board of Directors meeting - September 2013 - agenda and minutes

These are the agenda and minutes of the Decatur Public Library board of trustees for September 2013. Items discussed were endowment agreement, city librarian's report, personnel policy and public relations, union negotiations, close session, finance…

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