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Six Women

This is a photograph of six women

Tags: CFC02, collection, Culberton Family, Decatur IL, Dectur Public Library, photographs, Six women, Withers Photograph

Sitting in a Small Train Cart

Photograph of Mabel with Lucille Wisher, Grace Albritz, Mid Nicolson Wilcox, and 2 unknown women in a small train cart in the Wabash train yard.

Tags: friends, Grace Albritz, Lucille Wisher, Mabel Grubbs, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Mid Nicolson Wilcox, Roberts Family Collection, small train cart, train yard, unknown women, Wabash Railroad

Photograph of Silas T. Lowry, (born /28/1863; died 5/17/1934.) Member of Decatur Fire Department 34 years, retiring 1931. Appointed fire chief 1928. Prior to service with fire department Silas worked as a printer for the Herald and Review. Son of…

Tags: 1928, Capt. John M. Lowry, Col. Isaac C. Pugh, Decatur Fire Department, First United Methodist Church, Illinois State Firemen's Assoc., Masonic Lodge, Printer Herald and Review, Rembrandt Studio

Side Door of Our Garage and Sweet Peas

Photograph of an unknown woman standing by the side door of a garage and sweet peas on May 1, 1955.

Tags: 1955, Besalke Family Collection, garage, side door, side door of garage, sweet peas, unknown woman

Shoveling Snow

Photograph of Ruth Winter shoveling snow outside of a house in February 1968

Tags: 1968, Besalke Family Collection, Ruth Winter, Ruth Wittke Winter, shoveling snow, snow

Shoup Letter - Illinois Department of Labor - June 1, 1994

This is a letter from the Illinois Department of Labor regarding the prevailing wage rate. Dated June 1, 1994 and signed by Roger Shoup.

Tags: 1994, board of directors, Board of Trustees, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, Illinois Department of Labor, John Moorman, June 1994, prevuing wage rates

Shirley Kistler's Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of Shirley Kistler's oral history. She was interviewed by Bil Larrick. This recording covers Shirley Kistler's work as a teacher in the Decatur Public School System. Done on 4/27/2016.

Tags: 2016, April 2016, Bil Larrick, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Schools, OH3, oral history, recording, Shirley Kistler, sound recording

Sherman J. McClelland

Photograph of Sherman J. McClelland (born 1/12/1864; died 6/14/1945). In whole sale grocery business from 1888-1928, later going into real estate and insurance. Member and past president Millikin University board of managers. Former manager of the…

Tags: 1921, A. of C., biography, Decatur Bureau of Social Service, Decatur IL., Decatur Library Board, Decatur Rotary Club, Grace Methodist Church, Grace United Methodist Church, grocery business, insurance, Millikin University, National Grocery Co., Photo File: Biography, Photograph, real estate, Sherman J. McClelland, Vandeventer Studio

Shellabarger Soybean Mill

This is the glass negative of the Shellabarger Soybean Mill. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios for the Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL in January 1934.

Tags: Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, January 1934, mill, negative, Shellabarger, Shellabarger Company, Shellabarger soybean mill, soybean, soybean mill, Wasson Studios

Sharon Place in 1906

Photograph of Sharon Place in 1906

Tags: 1906, Ella Foulk Converse, Foulk family, Sharon Place

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