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Photos of the Halloween Parade in 1952.

Photographs of the Halloween Parade 10/31/1952.

Tags: 1952, Decatur IL., EV220, EV221, EV222, EV223, EV224, Events, Festivals, Float, Halloween, horse and wagon, Marchers, Meadow Gold, Parades, VFW Oren L Davis Post 99

League of Women Voters - News Articles - Women Voters Boost Yes Vote on Blue Ballot - 1952

This is a historical account of correspondence of the League of Women Voters of Macon County

Tags: 1952, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Illinois constitution, League of Women Voters, Mrs. Charles Ruedi, Mrs. G. R. Cohn, Mrs. Perley Lupton, Mrs. William Watts, News Article, Women Voters Boost Yes Vote on Blue Ballot

League of Women Voters - Article - Herald and Review - Speakers Will Explain Proposed Amendment to Constitution - 1952

This is a historical account of correspondence of the League of Women Voters of Macon County

Tags: 1952, Article, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, League of Women Voters, Speakers will explain proposed amendment to constitution

Aerial Photos of the A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co.

Aerial photographs of the A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co., Decatur, IL.

Tags: 1930, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1978, A. E. Staley, Aerial View, BS2179, BS2180, BS2181, BS2182, BS2183, BS2184, BS2185, BS2186, Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., Manufacturing

Wabash Railroad Station Map: Tracks and Structures - Calhoun St. to 22nd St. (9/15/1952)

This station map shows the Wabash tracks and yards between Calhoun St. and 22nd St. in 1952.

Tags: #8.003, 1952, 22nd St., 4th St., 5th St., 6th St., 9/15/1952, A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co., Arch St., Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Baltimore & Ohio RR, boiler room, Calhoun St., car inspector's office, Chambers Bering & Quinlan Company, Charles St., Clayton St., collection, colored lavatory and locker building, Condit St., Decatur Foundry Co., Decatur IL, East Ave., Illinois St., ISHRAB-2017-25-109, Jasper St., locker room, locomotive blacksmith shop, locomotive shop, locomotive store room, Lowber St., machine shop, map, Maps, Marietta St., Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Co., N. Folk St., N. Jordan St., Office of Chief Engineer, Orchard St., railroad, Railroad Map Collection, round house, Sangamon St., signal depot building, signal repair shop, station map, Stone St., Streets, structures, Tracks, Wabash, Wabash Ave., Wabash office, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash round house, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, wash room, Witt St., Woodford St., Yards

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map - Tait Ave. - Division St. (9/15/1952)

This Illinois Central Railroad station plat map shows the yards, tracks, streets, and businesses between Tait Ave. and Division St. in 1952.

Tags: #8.003, 1952, 9/15/1952, Alexander Lumber Company, businesses, Calhoun St., Charles St., coal yard, collection, Collins-Bruley Construction Company, Curtis Ave., Decatur IL, diesel shop, Division St., Elmhurst Ave., Garfield Ave., George S. Walker Inc., Harrison Ave., ICRR, ICRR yards, Illinois Ave., Illinois Bell Telephone Co., Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois St., ISHRAB-2017-25-97, ISHRAB-2017-25-98, J.L. Johnson and Sons., Jasper St., laudromat, Leader Ave., Leader Iron Works, Logan St., Lowber St., map, Maps, Miss Mary Schnepp, Mr. A.H. Schnepp, Mueller Ave., Mueller Company, Office of Assistant to Division Engineer, Olive St., Perfect Potato Chip Company, Railroad Map Collection, Sawyer Biscuit Company, station plat map, Streets, Sunshine Biscuit Company, Superior Welding Co., Tait Ave., Tracks, Woare Builders Supply Company, Woodford St., Yards

Wabash Railroad Station Map: Tracks and Structures - Wabash Yards (3/28/1952)

This is a station map of the tracks and structures at the Wabash RR yards.

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map - Center St. to N. Union St. (6/10/1952)

This station map for the Illinois Central Railroad shows the tracks from Center St. to N. Union St., the Pennsylvania RR, and the streets and businesses between those two streets.
There are 2 ISHRAB-2017-25-58 maps in the physical collection. Only…

Tags: 1952, 6/10/1952, additions, Alexander Lumber Co., Arnold Coal Company, Builders Supply Company, businesses, C.W. Handy Addition, Center St., Church Hill Addition, Clinton St., collection, Columbia Heights Addition, D.F. Shelley Addition, Decatur IL, E. Division St., F.M. Gaddis Addition, Francis St., Garfield Ave., H.A. Wood Addition, Hunter Bros. Addition, ICRR, ICRR yards, Illinois Central Railroad, ISHRAB-2017-25-58, ISHRAB-2017-25-59, Johnson Ave., M. Johnson subdivision, map, Maps, Morgan St., N. Broadway St., N. Church St., N. Main St., N. Union St., N. Warren St., N. Water St., North Side, Olive St., Pennsylvania Railroad, Pennsylvania RR, Peoria Cartage Co., R.C. Augustine Addition, Railroad Map Collection, Richview, Skelley 2 Oil Station, Stares Addition, station plat, station plat map, Streets, Superior Welding Co., Tracks, W. Johnson St., W.G. Traver Co., Whitchel Addition, Williams Subdivision, Yards

Station Map of Illinois Central Railroad Showing Track Between N. Union St. and Oakland Ave. (7/14/1952)

This map shows the Illinois Central track between N. Union St. and Oakland Ave. It also shows where the ICRR crosses the Illinois Terminal System on Harrison St.

Photographs of Downtown Buildings in Decatur, IL.

Photograph of Lincoln Square Building, West Drug Store and Transfer House Located on Main and Main.

Tags: 1914, 1952, 1961, Buildings, Decatur IL., Lincoln Square, Main and Main Streets, ST1125, ST1126, ST1127, Transfer House, West Drug Store

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