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Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees Standing on Courthouse Steps.
Herald and Review Library: Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees; Article on back of photo: "These men have been sent by Decatur draft board No. 1 to an induction center, for further examinations and possible induction into military service. The group…
Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees Standing on Courthouse Steps.
Herald and Review Library: Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees; Article on back of photo; "These men sent by the Macon county board are, left to right; Front Row: Robert Durbin, Vale E. Newman, LeRoy Carroll, Wayne Howard Ball, J. Willis Hannon,…
Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees Standing on Courthouse Steps.
Herald and Review Library: Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees; Article on back of photo; "These men have been sent by No. 2. board. They are, left to right, Front Row: Roy A. Huffington, Virg Collett, John Collins, Willard Bailey, John 'Bud'…
Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees Standing on Courthouse Steps.
Herald and Review Library: Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees; Article on back of photo; "The Decatur draft board No. 1 has sent these men to an induction center for final physical examinations and possible acceptance for armed service. They are…
Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees Standing on Courthouse Steps.
Herald and Review Library: Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees; Article on back of photo; "The following men have been sent by the Macon County rural draft board to an induction center for final physical examinations and possible acceptance for…
Photo of Macon County, Draftees Standing on Courthouse Steps.
Herald and Review Library: Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees; Article on back of photo; "This group of men has been sent up to an induction station for final examination and possible acceptance for military service. The men, registered with No. 2…
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Kreher
Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Kreher. Mr. Kreher came to Decatur in 1875, and worked at Blenz and Danzeisen for 2 years. He also worked with the Imboden Brothers Market for 2 years. Later, he went back to work with Adam Blenz, then went into…
George W. Kraft
Photograph of George W. Kraft (d. 8/21/1851, d. 8/26/1931). He was a business man and hotel owner, who was originally from Baltimore, MD. He came to Decatur at 13 years old, and was enrolled in the 3rd Ward School. He spent his summers working for…
A.S. Knouff
Photograph of A.S. Knouff (b. 3/17/1837, d. 3/26/1926). He was the secretary of Decatur Lumber & Manufacturing Co. He worked there for 35 years, and retired in January 1926. Knouff was a member of the First Methodist Church. The photo was taken…
William "Bill" Knight
Photograph of William "Bill" Knight. Knight ran a news stand at N. Water and E. North Sts., and later, in the Post Office. He was also an inspector at the Mueller Co. until 1930. In 1952, an article appeared in the Coronet Magazine that stated…