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Photo of Curly's Tavern.
Photograph of Curly's Tavern located at 2683 N. Water Street, Decatur, IL. owner O. E. LaBoyteau.
Photographs of Warren School Building and Fisher Hattie Woodworth Receiving her WWI Ration Book.
Photographs of Warren School Building taken at different times. Photo of Fisher Hattie Woodworth with her WWII Ration Book.
Mrs. Bertha Gray Storer
Photograph of pencil sharpener invented by Mrs. Bertha Gray Storer. She was the wife of Will Storer and former Decatur resident, died 7/7/1936 in Long Island, New York. She was the daughter of Alonzo and Rachael Gray. She was the organist at Grace…
Photos of the Mattie Swick Murder in Argenta, IL.
Photographs from the Mattie Swick Murder, Jan. 3, 1962, in Argenta, IL.
Photo of John Rosio and his Gang
Photograph of John Rosio, leader, Joe Logue, Frank Fry and Officer Al Stander at their arrest in Kansas. They kidnapped Howard Tapscott, taxi driver, his taxi and drove to Kansas where they were arrested.
Photo of Pinball Machine Used in Gambling
Photograph of three men looking at pinball machine used in gambling, Merchant Street, Decatur, IL.
Photos Ezra Townsend Murder-Suicide
Photograph of Amy Townsend, daughter in law of Ezra Townsend laying dead on the porch. Photographs of Ezra Townsend laying dead on his bedroom floor, possible suicide. Photograph of the farm house near Macon, IL. where the two bodies were found.…
Photo of Suspects in the Max Demakoski Shooting 9/15/1936.
Photograph of three suspects held in the shooting of Max Demakoski on 9/15/1936.
Photos of Men Arrested for Bootlegging Sept. 15, 1936.
Photographs of men arrested for bootlegging operations in Decatur, IL. Arrested Edward Ernest, Henry Emerson, Henry Frogett, John W. Stout, Robert Kilroy, and Walter Cozel.