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Nelson Park - Rock Garden

These are negatives of the rock garden at Nelson Park. The photos were taken by the Decatur Herald & Review between 1929 and 1950.

Tags: 1929, August 27 1937, August 30 1939, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, drinking fountain, July 4 1945, March 1931, March 6 1950, negative, Nelson Park, pergola, Rock Garden, various people

These are photographs of the scenery of Nelson Park. The photographs were taken by Rembrandt Studio and W.M. Bishop c. 1910.

Tags: c. 1910, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, lake, lake bed, Nelson Park, Rembrandt Studio, scenery, W.M. Bishop

These are photos of kids sledding in Nelson Park. The photos were taken by Decatur Herald & Review.

Tags: boys, c. 1950, Children, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, March 26 1955, negative, Nelson Park, Sledding

This is a photo of the pond in the sunken garden at Nelson Park on November 2, 1938. The photo was taken by Decatur Herald & Review.

Tags: Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, negative, Nelson Park, November 2 1938, pond, sunken garden

This is the glass negative of Neta Hannum. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.

Tags: c. 1900, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, negative, Neta Hannum, Wasson Studios, woman

Negative of the YMCA's new building lot on January 8, 1951.

Tags: 1951, associations, building, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, lot, negative, new building, new lot, Photo File: Associations, YMCA

Photograph of the new evergreen plants in front of the Roberts house in 1937.

Tags: 1937, 1985 W. Forest Ave., Decatur IL, evergreen plants, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Roberts Family Collection, Roberts house

Negative of the new hallway at the YMCA on January 10, 1952.

Tags: 1952, associations, building, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, negative, new hallway, Photo File: Associations, YMCA

Photograph of the new porch on the Roberts house.

Tags: 1941, 1985 W. Forest Ave., Decatur IL, house, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, new porch, Roberts family, Roberts Family Collection, Roberts house

Negative of a new room at the YMCA on September 18, 1952.

Tags: 1952, associations, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, negative, new room, Photo File: Associations, YMCA