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Photo of Historical Halloween Parade in 1912.

Photograph of a horse and carriage and children dressed in Halloween costumes on the way to Oakland School.

Tags: c. 1912, Children, Costumes, Decatur IL., EV63, Events, Festivals, Halloween, Historical, Horse & Carriage, Oakland School, Parades

Photos of Historical Parade in 1912.

Photograph of People walking, and riding in a parade. Photograph of a man in a cage with a sign, "Snakes, Reptiles, Serpents" in a parade. Photograph of a horse and wagon with three occupants in a parade. Photograph of an very early automobile and…

Tags: automobiles, c.1912, Decatur IL., EV183, EV184, EV185, EV186, EV187, EV188, EV190, Events, Festivals, Historical, Horse & Wagon, Parades, people

League of Women Voters - Publications - Files Your Key to the Past - 1977

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

Tags: Clean Out your Files, Current Administration, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Files, Historical, How Long to Keep Things, How to Set up Your Files, League of Women Voters, Pre-Sort, Program, publications, Voter Service, Your Key to the Past

League of Women Voters - Project - Urban Renewal - 1957 to 1965

This is the historical account of the League of Women Voters of Macon County in Decatur

Tags: 1957, Air Service, Amusements and Recreation, Association of commerce of Decatur Illinois, Banks, brochure, Bus Service, Business indicators for Decatur, Capital expenditures 1955 to 1969, Census facts, Churches, climate, Communications, Cultural activities, Decatur's future, Economic developments, education, Electrical Power, Family income, Farm data, Federal reserve report, Financial institutions, Gas, government, Highways state and federal, Historical, Hospitals, Hotels and Motels, Housing, League of Women Voters, Location, Market data, Motor freight service, natural resources, Newspapers, parks, population, projects, Radio and Television, Railroads, Recreation, Religions cultural and social, Retail trade area, Retailers occupation tax, Sewers, Social Welfare, Soil and crops, State and federal offices, Streets and highways, Taxation, Telephone and telegraph, Transportation, Urban renewal, Urban renewal workshop fact sheet, Utilities, Water

Photo of A. E. Staley Building and Smoke Stack Historical.

Photograph of the Staley, A. E. Mfg. Co. Building. "This mill was formerly one of the Decatur Cereal Mill Co. plants. The Decatur Cereal Mill Co., originally the Decatur Union Elevator Co., was erected in 1895 by F. M. and R. E. Pratt. The Pratts had…

Tags: 2/24/1955, A. E. Staley Mfg. Co., American Hominy Co., Augustus E. Staley, BS2298, BS2299, BS2300, BS2301, Business, Decatur and Macon Co. History, Decatur Cereal Mill Co., Decatur Union Elevator Co., F. M. Pratt, Historical, Manufacturing, Pratt Cereal Mill Co., R. E. Pratt, Ruth Cade, Wellington Starch Works

Photographs from the First Courthouse

Photographs from the First Courthouse in Fairview Park.

Tags: 1909, courthouse, Decatur IL, Fairview, Fairview Park, first courthouse, Historic, Historical, Landmark, Lincoln Courthouse, Photo File: Historic Landmark

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