Browse Items · Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection

Photos of the Fire at the Powers Grand Opera in 1914.

Photographs of the fire damage done to the Powers Grand Opera House in 1914.

Tags: 1914, 200 Block N. Water St., Buildings, Fires, FR123, FR124, FR125, FR126, FR127, FR128, FR129, FR130, FR131, FR140, FR141, Powers Grand Opera House

Photos of Powers Grand Opera House

Photograph of the exterior of the Powers Grand Opera House taken in 1896. Photograph of the Opera House Block, "Water, N. 200 Block. This was the Smith's Opera House which was built in 1870 and used until the Powers Grand Opera House was erected in…

Tags: 1896, 225 N. Water St., Buildings, Fannie Mae Candy Shop, Historical Landmark, HL103, HL104, Mrs. W. F. Busher, Powers Grand Opera House, Smith's Opera House, Theater, W. Curtis Busher

Mrs. Horace B. Garman's Oral History (Ethel Garman)

This is the oral history of Mrs. Horace B. Garman. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on March 31, 1983. The interview includes her childhood and working at the YWCA.

Tags: "Crystal Bird" Club, "Decoration Day", "Frolic", "stock company", 1983, African-American girls club, Al Jolson, Alice Evans, army wives, Art Class, Bachrach store, Barney Fulton, Bijou Theatre, Billy Sunday, block man, Bob Hope, bond sales drives, Camp Kiwanis, Carnegie Library, childhood, Christmas store, colored girls, Corn Carnival, cottages, Crystal Bird, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Florence Love, Frank Curtis, Gastman School, Georgia Leaflet, Governor Oglesby Mansion, Great Depression, Greenwood Cemetery, Howard W. Schaub, interview, Jake Latham, Jane Hamand, Jane Hamilton, Kiwanis Club, Louis Nichol's candy store, March 1983, Marietta Street School, Miss Abel, Mrs. Alice Bering Evans, Mrs. James Millikin, new city dam, O.W. Smith, oral history, Powers Grand Opera House, Powers Grand Theatre, president, recording, Red Cross, renovated YWCA building, Roy Christy, Sam Malleous, social work, Study Class, vice-president, World War II, WWII, YWCA

Mrs. Will McKee's Oral History

This is the oral history of Mr. Will McKee. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 23, 1978. This interview includes her college years, early Decatur, Powers Building, Powers Opera House, and transportation.

Prof. Robert Walter, Sr.

Photograph of Prof. Robert Walter, Sr. (died 11/13/1931). Leader of the Goodman Band of Decatur for over 40 yeas and director of music at the Powers Grand Opera House. He was also a private music instructor. Photo by Van Deventer of Decatur, IL.

Tags: biography, Decatur IL., Goodman Band, Herald and Review, Musician, Powers Grand Opera House, Robert Walter Sr., Vandeventer Studio

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Photos of the Fire at the Powers Grand Opera in 1914.

Photos of Powers Grand Opera House

Mrs. Horace B. Garman's Oral History (Ethel Garman)

Mrs. Will McKee's Oral History

Prof. Robert Walter, Sr.