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Photos of Baird Corn Husker

Photograph of Farm Equipment--Baird Corn Husker--1914. Invented about 1913 by William S. Baird and manufactured in Decatur at the Baird Harvester Co. Photo shows side view of corn husker. Ran Review 10/4/1914. Photograph shows the front view of the…

Tags: 1914, Baird Corn Husker, Baird Harvester Co., BS56, BS57, BS946, Business, Decatur IL., F. C. Baird. 1/4/1914, Farm Equipment, Herald and Review, Horse Drawn, Manufacturing, Willilam S. Baird

Photo of the Rogers Theatre E. Wood St.

Photograph of location of the Rogers Theatre before it was built. Photograph of the Rogers Theatre under construction. Photograph of the Rogers Theatre Marquee Celebrating 45 years.

Tags: 1937, BS2062, BS2545, BS2545B, BS2546, Buildings, Business, Construction, Decatur IL., E. Wood St., Movies, Rogers Theatre, Theatres

Photos of Crowds Watching the World Series Game 1917

Photographs of Crowds Watching the World Series in 1917 (10/7/1917).

Tags: 1917, Baseball, Decatur IL., Events, Festivals, Photo File: Events/Festivals, Sporting Events, World Series

Men and Machines

Roads--Machinery and Men 1912

Tags: 1912, Aultman & Taylor, International, Machinery, Macon County, Men, Minneapolis, Mogul, Oil Pull, Roads

Building a Road

Roads--Machinery 1912 - Photo ran in the Review May 3, 1912.

Tags: 1912, 5/3/1912, Demonstration, Herald and Review, Machinery, Macon County, Men, Road Building, Roads

Repairing Brick Streets

Man repairing brick streets by hand, with horse and wagon. Auto clubs road cleaning force.

Tags: 7/9/1911, Auto Clubs, Brick Street, Decatur IL., horse and wagon, Macon County, repairs, Road Cleaning Force, Roads, Streets

Painting Stripes on Pavement

Man running a paint stripping machine.

Tags: 1920's, Decatur IL., Herald and Review, Machinery, Macon County, maintenance, Paint Stripping Machine, Road Stripping, Roads

Aerial View - July 1913 Unknown small town

Aerial View of unknown town in Macon County, IL. July 1913.

Tags: Aerial View. July 1913, Macon County, Roads, Town

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

Photograph of Brush College #1

Photo of children standing in front of Brush College #1, Decatur, IL. 1920.

Tags: 1920, automobiles, Brush College, Brush College #1, building, Children, Decatur IL., Photo File: Schools, Schools