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  • Collection: Photo File: Business

Photo of Mueller Family taken in 1905.

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Photograph of the Mueller Family taken in 1905. Top Row; L-R: Clara, daughter of Philip; Adolph; Robert; Robert Jr.;, son of Philip; Oscar; Fred; Frank; Frank W. Cruikshank; Leda, daughter of Philip; Philip; Phillis, daughter of Philip; Henry and…

Photos of Spencer-Kellogg Buildings and Workers

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Photograph BS239: Spencer Kellogg and Sons Building. Photo BS240: Building complex c. 1939. Photo BS241: Men working on top of the grain storage silos. Photo BS242: Aerial view of the Spencer-Kellogg Mill. Photo BS243: Men watching construction on…

Photos of Shellabarger Mills

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Photograph BS231: Grain Storage Building with cars and trucks parked nearby. Photo BS232: Worker bagging flour. Photo BS233: Workers bagging soy flour. Photo BS234: Shellabarger Buildings.

Photos of Frank M. Pratt and Pratt Cereal Mill

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Photograph of Frank M. Pratt, Pratt Cereal Mill BS220. Photo BS221: of A. E. Staley Mfg. Co. Buildings. Photo made about 1901 when it was the Pratt Cereal Mill, which was purchased by A. E. Staley in 1909. Photo BS222: "Pratt Cereal Mill. The Pratt…

Photos of Decatur Cereal Company and Office.

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Photograph BS92: of Decatur Cereal Co. Photo unused 12/18/1907. Located corner West Eldorado and Van Dyke Streets. Destroyed by fire in 1909. Photo: BS91 Decatur Cereal Co. Office corner W. Eldorado and Van Dyke. Photo BS93: Decatur Cereal Mill,…

Photos of Chambers, Bering & Quinlan

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Photograph BS75: Three ladies working. BS76 several ladies and two men watching a manufacturing process. Photo BS77 office building for C.B.Q Co. (Chambers, Bering & Quinlan). BS982 photos of horse drawn plow manufactured by Chambers, Bering,…

Photo of Central Malleable Iron Co. 765 N. Lowber, Decatur, IL.

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Photograph of the Central Malleable Iron Co. 765 N. Lowber, building with railroad cars filled with material to process. Sattley Malleable Iron Works was also located at this address.

Photo of Union Dairy, Bottling Milk

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Photograph of man running a milk bottling machine at the Union Dairy, 304 S. Main Street, Decatur, IL. Photo taken 3/5/1933. More information on file.

Photo of Taylor-Harder Dairy Co.

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Photograph of the Taylor-Harder Co. building taken in the late 1920's.