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Mrs. A.L. Cantrall (Bertha)
Photograph of Mrs. A.L. Cantrall (Bertha). She was the wife of A.L. Cantrall, real estate agent. The photo was taken by Wasson Studios on November 2, 1913, and used by the Decatur Herald and Review.
Mrs. William F. Calhoun
Photograph of Mrs. William F. Calhoun (b. 2/16/1852, d. 7/28/1918), the wife of Dr. William F. Calhoun, a former Herald editor. Mrs. Calhoun was a prominent member of the Women's Relief Corps. and a delegate to the national convention for that…
Horace Warner Cadwallader
Photograph of Horace Warner Cadwallader (d. 9/22/1936) in front of an ammo stand with an unknown man in the background. Cadwallader is holding a gun. Cadwallader was a national prominent marksman, and won records and prominence as a trapshooter,…
Horace Warner Cadwallader
Photograph of Horace Warner Cadwallader (d. 9/22/1936)in a field with unknown people. He was a nationally prominent marksman, and won records and prominence as a trapshooter, golfer, billiard star, and bowler. The photo was used in the Decatur…
William F. Busher
Photograph of William F. Busher (d. 9/5/1906), a prominent shoe dealer in Decatur. He was the owner of the W.F. Busher & Co. at 152 E. Main St. The photo was taken by Haws, and used in the Decatur Herald and Review.
J. Bering Burrows
Photograph of J. Bering Burrows (d. 4/14/1937). He was the Director of the National Bank of Decatur, and had gone into business with his father, Lowber Burrows, as a banker in 1905. He lived at 271 W. North St, the 1956 site of the Masonic Temple…
Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees Standing on Courthouse Steps.
Herald and Review Library: Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees; Article on back of photo; "This also is a group of high school graduates, part of the over-all draft boards which took nearly every eligible young men who completed school work this…
Howard C. Burks
Photograph of Howard C. Burks (b. 1858, d. 1/10/1922). He was the founder and president of Decatur Drug Co., and built the largest drug business in Illinois at the time. Howard Burks married Mary Wise Burks (1887-1968). The photo was taken by…
Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees Standing on Courthouse Steps.
Herald and Review Library: Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees: Article on back of photo; "This group of men, recent high school graduates given a farewell send-off at the county building yesterday, have been sent by Decatur No. 1 draft board to an…
Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees Standing on Courthouse Steps.
Herald and Review Library: Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees; Article on back of photo; "Final tests for possible induction into military service are being taken by these men, who have been sent to an induction center by Decatur draft boar No. 2.…