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Photos Grace United Methodist Church 901 N. Main St.

Photograph of Grace United Methodist Pastor. Photograph of new piano. Photograph of Grace United Methodist Bell Tower.

Tags: 901 N. Main St., Bell Tower, Buildings, CH116, CH119, CH120, Churches, garden, Grace United Methodist, Grounds, Methodist, pastor, piano

Photo of WJBL Studio Piano, Organ and Microphone

Photograph of the WJBL Studio interior, piano, organ and microphone.

Tags: BS2465, Business, Decatur IL., interior, Microphone, Organ, piano, Radio Station, Studio, WJBL

Loren Boatman's Oral History

This is the oral history of Loren Boatman. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on August 11, 1986. The interview includes his career as a teacher and meteorologist.

Dr. W.D. Hatfield's Oral History

This is the oral history of Dr. W.D. Hatfield. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in June 1979. The interview includes his time at the sanitary district in Decatur.

Tags: 1979, Allentown PA, Archer Daniels Midland Company, bachelors in chemistry, Betty Turnell, Boy Scouts, Bozeman MT, Caterpillar Company, city planning commission, classical music, conservatory of music, Decatur IL, Dr. W.D. Hatfield, federation of sewage works associations, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Ft. Sill OK, Greeley and Hansen, Highland Park MI, Illinois College, industrial development, industrial growth, intercepting sewers, interview, Jacksonville IL, June 1979, Lake Decatur, lieutenant, Montana State College, Mueller Company, municipal affairs, national societies, officers' training, oral history, organic chemistry, Ph.D, physical chemistry, piano, Post Field OK, public affairs, recording, retirement, sanitary corps, Sanitary District, sewage treatment plant, Staley Company, state societies, superintendent, Travel, water filtration plant, World War I, WWI

Board of Directors Meeting - January 18, 1979

This is the packet for the Board of Directors meeting on January 18, 1979. The packet includes: minutes, agenda, a letter to the piano group, statistical report, financial report, and a list of bills. At this meeting, the Board discussed issues…

George W. Davidson

Photograph of George W. Davidson (d. 1/3/1922). He was a sewing machine and piano salesman in Decatur for 43 years. His sales room was at 215 N. Main St. The photo ran in the Decatur Herald or Daily Review on January 3, 1922.

Tags: 1922, 215 N. Main St., biography, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, George W. Davidson, Photo File: Biography, piano, salesman, sewing machine

3 Women and a Piano

Negative of 3 unknown women sitting inside the clubhouse with a piano nearby on June 4, 1941.

Tags: 1941, associations, clubhouse, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, negative, Photo File: Associations, piano, South Side Country Club, unknown women

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