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Buel T. Davis
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…
Building N. Main and W. William Streets
Photograph of building on the corner of N. Main St. and W. William St.
Building on S. Franklin St.
Photograph of the building that houses A. J. Dunston Blacksmith Shop and the Hitching Post, located on 136 S. Franklin St.. Print from glass negatives found in a Decatur attic Feb. 1956.
Building on S. Park, 200 Block at N. Water St., Decatur, IL.
Photograph of Building at S. Park and 200 Block N. Water Street. Located at the southeast corner of S. Park and N. Water streets this building was erected in 1878 for Peddecord and Burrows banking firm. On the consolidation of that banking firm with…
Buildings, Temple Block, 351 N. Water St., Decatur, IL.
Photograph of the Temple Block, 351 N. Water Street. Photo taken in 1896. Horse and Wagon with sign Family Grocery, Foreign and Domestic, Fruits and Vegetables.
Burtis Lawson - Millikin University Sophomore, Tau Kappa Epsilon
This is the glass negative of Burtis Lawson, a Millikin University Sophomore, and member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.