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W.H. Grindol and Family

Photograph of W.H. Grindol and his family. Top row (L-R): Walter Grindol, Mrs. Sophia Watt, Dr. James F. Reid, Mrs. Walter Grindol, Mrs. John F. Grindol. Second row (L-R): John F. Grindol, W.H. Grindol, Wilbur G. Watt, Mrs. W.H. Grindol, Mrs. Mae…

Arthur W. Kinkade

Photograph of Arthur W. Kinkade. He was the business manager for the Decatur school district from 1915 to 1922, and the manual training instructor in the Decatur public schools from 1910 to 1915. From 1923 to 1927, he was living in Seattle, WA and…

Photos of N. Main St., Decatur, IL.

Photograph 100 Block N. Main St., 1912. Photograph 300 Block N. Main St. during Woodmen's Parade in 1892. Photograph 300 Block N. Main photo by Wasson Studio. Photograph of horse drawn wagons 300 Block N. Main. Photograph N. Main looking north from…

Photos Church of God Boiling Springs and Rev. Richmond

Photograph of first Church of God Building. "Rife, Joseph, Sr.--Home--near Boiling Springs. The Church of God was first organized in this house on Jan. 17, 1852. Also on Aug. 23, 1853 the Illinois Eldership of Churches of God was organized in this…

Red Cross Canteen Hut

WWI - interior of Red Cross Canteen Hut, Christmas, c. 1918 or 1919

Red Cross Members Marching in a Parade

WWI - Red Cross in Parade, May 1918, Decatur, IL. See American Red Cross, Macon County, Chapter, 1918, p.34.

Illinois Traction System Employees Marching in the Parade

WWI - I.T.S. (Illinois Traction System employees) in the Red Cross parade May 1918. See Red Cross 1918, p. 29.

"A Coming Eve

WWI - "A Coming Eve" float with hanging effigy of Kaiser Wilhelm in the Red Cross parade, May 1918.