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James Siburt's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of James Siburt's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 31, 1984. The interview covers his time working for the Railway Express.

Archeology
Collection #59

Discussion of Floyd Mansur's 2006 Fever River Research Project concerning the Thomas Lincoln Cabin in Macon County, Illinois.

Tags: 1853, 1874, 1874 Lithograph, 1941 Aerial Photographs, 2008, 2009, 29th Century Atlas of Macon County, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Archaeological Assessment, Architectural Assessment, Cabin Height, Cabin Size, Circa 1952-53. Rutledge Tavern, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur Kiwanis Club, Doors and Windows, Elevation, Exterior Wall Construction, Fever River Research, Fireplace and Chimney, floor plan, Flooring System, Floyd Mansberger, Foundation system, Gable End Wall Framing, General Character, Goose Nest Prairie, Harristown, Henry Mercer, Holmes and Hodgen 1865, IDNR, Il., Illinois, Illinois State Journal, Interior Finish, Investigation Techniques, James Whitley Farm Site, John Dipper, Lerna, Lincoln Farm, Lincoln Log Cabin, Lincoln Memorial Commission., Lincoln Memorial Drive, Lincoln Memorial Parkway, Log Construction, Mrs. Camren, National Park Service, New Salem, Outdoor Illinois 2009, P.T. Barnum, Paul Maynard, Plat Book of Macon County, project map, recommendations, Reconstruction Cabin, References Cited. Recording Form, Richmond, Roof Covering, Roof Structural System, Rural Macon County, Shobee Lithograph, soil units, Springfield, summary, Surrounding Landscape Features, survey, T. Graham Bradley, T.J. Scroggin, Thomas Shoaff, topography maps, W.D. Averitt, Warner and Beers 1874, Warnick Home, Webber Borchers, WPA

These are scenes from unknown parks in Decatur, IL. Included are photos of two people sitting on swings, a Summer gathering around 1910, children playing in the water, and a project completed by the WPA.

Tags: c. 1910, c. 1935, c. 1980, Children, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, miscellaneous parks, negative, parks, Photograph, Summer gathering, swimming, swings, unknown parks, various people, Works Progress Administration, WPA

James Siburt's Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of James Siburt's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 31, 1984. The interview covers his time working for the Railway Express.

Amherst Hardy's Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of Amherst Hardy's oral history. He was interviewed by Robert Williams on February 28, 1990. The interview includes his early life, working for the Herald and Review, and his experience during World War II.

Tags: 1990, Amherst Hardy, amphibian forces, assembly plants, Associated Press A-Wire, Barracks, bill collector, Blue Book, Bob Barracks, Bob Yoder, Buryl Engleman, Buses, carnivals, CCC Camp, changes to Decatur, Circus, city hall, Civilian Concentration Corp, Comet automobile, David Felts, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Dennis School, destroyer tender repair ship, English major, Espirito Santo, February 1990, flash signals, Football, Forrest Kyle, Great Depression, H. Allen Smith, ham radio, hospital evacuation ship, Howard Millard, interurban line, interview, Jane Lee, Japan, Jeffry automobile, Jitney buses, John Stacey hanging, Kennedy Assassination, Kintner Gymnasium, Layah Riggs, Lincoln Theater, Millikin University, Morse code, Moweaqua coal mine collapse, Mr. Lindsay, Navy, newsboys, newspaper plant, OH58, old courthouse, oral history, Otto Kyle, Pan-American automobile, Paul Aird, police beat, prize fights, Prohibition, PWA, radio man, recording, reporter, Robert Williams, Roosevelt Junior High School, Roosevelt New Deal Program, Sam Tucker, SATC, Shellabarger Building, short wave radio, sound recording, Streetcars, Student Army Training Corps, telegraph reporter, transcription, trip to Maine, vaccinating pigs, Veterinarian, wooden block pavement, World War I, World War II, WPA, WWI, WWII

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James Siburt's Oral History - Transcription

Archeology
Collection #59

Unknown Parks

James Siburt's Oral History - Recording

Amherst Hardy's Oral History - Recording

Photographs of the Interior of Decatur High School

Photographs of the Exterior of Decatur High School

Photographs of the Construction of Kintner Gym