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Photo of Hieronymus Mueller and Friend in his Automobile.

Photograph of Hieronymus Mueller in his automobile with friends.

Tags: automobile, BS1937, Business, friends, Hieronymus Mueller, Manufacturing, Mueller Co., Noel C. Dicks

Photo of Luster Ford

Photograph of Earl Luster Ford New and Used Cars located at 385 E. Prairie St., Decatur, IL.

Tags: 385 E. Prairie St., automobile, BS1822, building, Business, Cars, Decatur IL., Earl Luster, Ford Agency

Photo of Group of Men at the Bailey Motor Co.

Photograph of a group of men standing in front of the Bailey Motor Co., in Auburn, IL.

Tags: automobile, Bailey Motor Co., BS945, building, c. 1920's, Men, Mobil Oil, Motor Car

Photo of W. H. Muzzy Music House Automobile

Photograph of W. H. Muzzy Music House Automobile and Men in the background.

Tags: Advertising, automobile, BS205, Business, c. 1915, Decatur IL., Music, Muzzy Music House, Pianos, Prairie & Main St., Violins, W. H. Muzzy

Photos of Comet Automobile

Photographs of Comet Automobile Assembly Line, Building located on Garfield Ave., and Family Out For A Drive in Their Comet, Decatur, IL.

Tags: Assembly Line, automobile, BD117, BS01, BS314, BS935, building, Business, Comet, Decatur IL., Garfield Ave., Manufacturing

Photographs of Horses Pulling a Carriage.

Photograph of Horse and Buggy taken by Noel C. Dicks. Photograph of Horse and Carriage in front of Decatur Baggage and Transfer Co., 1929. Photograph of Horse and Surrey, ran in the Review, 2/20/1929.

Tags: 1929, automobile, Buggy, Carriages, Decatur IL., horses, Livery, Surrey

Residence - 560 Powers Lane - LeForgee/Beaman Home

These are historical accounts of the residence and its owners at 560 Powers Lane

Fairview Park - New Road

This is a negative of a new road in Fairview Park. The photo was taken by Decatur Herald & Review on April 30, 1937.

Tags: April 30 1937, automobile, Bridge, car, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, Fairview Park, negative, new road, road

Man Driving Early Automobile

Man Driving Early Automobile, Horse and Rider Watching

Tags: 1900's, automobile, Decatur IL., Early Automobile, Highway Recognition, Horse and Rider, Horseless Carriage, Macon County IL., Roads

Charlotte Wait Holder' Oral History

This is the oral history of Charlotte Wait Holder. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on August 10, 1985. The interview includes her childhood and early Decatur.

Tags: 14-room house, 815 W. Main St., Amusement Park, Arcade Hotel, automobile, Barn, Bermuda, Betty Turnell, Bicycle, Blue Book, Bob Hope, Buick, changes in Decatur, Charlotte Wait Holder, childhood, Citizens Building, clubhouse, Country Club, cruise ship, Decatur Club, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, department stores, Downtown, Dreamland Lake, Dreamland Park, England, Ethel Barrymore, Fairview Park, fashion, fire, Fishing Club, Florida, Ford Model T, France, Gebhart Store, golf, golf house, Gushards Store, high-top shoes, horse, Interurban station, interurbans, interview, Italy, Jerusalem, Lemonwood School, Lincoln Highway, Lincoln Theatre, Mary French School, Medira, men's club, merry-go-round, Miami FL, Michigan, New York, New York City, Ohio, oral history, Powers Opera House, Powers Theatre, private club, recording, road markers, roller coaster, Roosevelt Junior High School, ship, South Side Country Club, Southmoreland, Spain, stage plays, Stewarts Store, Streetcars, summer vacation, swimming lake, swimming pool, tennis court, tire blow outs, train, Transfer House, Wait-Cahill Wholesale Company, wholesale drug and notions store, winter vacation, Wood St. School

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