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Photo of Ernest F. Furrow with other sailors in front of paintings on side of ship. Caption on front: "(WX4-March 15) Sailors and Painted Scoreboard record Battleship's Victories.
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Furrow, Ernest F., 3/16/1943. Articles on back: "Four sailors give a quick count on their fingers of the 32 Japanese planes the U.S. Battleship on which they are stationed shot down with her anti-aircraft guns in…
Tags: Battlewagon, Decatur IL., Guadalcanal, Navy, Santa Cruz, World War II, WWII
Betty McArthur's Coming Out Party
Photograph of Mrs. William Barnes Sr., Mrs. Selim McArthur, and Betty McArthur at Betty McArthur's coming out party at the McArthur home in Chicago, IL in 1941. The photo is an Associated Press wirephoto, and ran in the Decatur Herald and Review on…
Tags: 1941, Associated Press Wirephoto, Betty McArthur, biography, Chicago IL, civic leader, coming out party, Country Club, DAR, Daughters of the American Revolution, Decatr Club, Decatur and Macon County Hospital, Decatur Day Nursery Association, Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Dr. William Barnes Sr., Millikin University, Mrs. Selim McArthur, Mrs. William Barnes Sr., Photo File: Biography, Sigma Alpha Iota, Stephen Decatur Chapter of the DAR
Photo of Dale C. Erwin and crewmembers
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Erwin, Dale C., 2/19/1943. Associated Press Photo stamp. Article on back of photo: "Dale C. Erwin of Clay...IL, was on of a group of officers and men honored aboard (Erwin second from right) their ship last month for…
Charles E. Lee
Photograph of Charles E. Lee seated in front of bookcase.
Eugene Earl Thompson, Jr.
Photograph of Eugene Earl Thompson, Jr. pitching a baseball. "Eugene Earl Thompson, Jr. Cincinatti Reds' pitcher, bats and throws right-handed; height 6'1", weight 185; born June 7, 1917 at Latham, IL., now resides at Decatur, IL. Played with…
Photo of Four Square Gospel Church
Photograph of Four Square Gospel Church, 300 Block E. Leafland Ave., Decatur, IL. "Parishioners Build Their Own Church. The 250 members of the Four Square Gospel church in Decatur, Ill. have constructed their new edifice, using only volunteer labor…
Photos of Group Attending Awards Ceremony for Houdaille-Hershey.
Photographs of Group from Montreal, Canada with Ladies feeding a baby pig.
Tags: Atomic Bomb, AuLutin Montreal, Awards Ceremony, Baby Pig, BS1617, BS1618, BS1619, Business, Manufacturing, WWII
Partial Map of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Tracks over the Sangamon River at the Staley Bridge
This is a partial map of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad going over the Sangamon River at the Staley Bridge.
Colored Post card to Dottie Sargeant from Henry Hibbs - 1917
This is a colored post card sent by Henry Hibbs to Dottie Sargeant from Petersburg FL dated September 27, 1917. Dottie Sargeant lived at 857 E. Lincoln St, Decatur IL. It has a couple on the front of the card under a tree holding hands. There are…
Photos of Spangler Mill Display at the Macon County History Museum located at 5580 North Fork Road, Decatur, IL.
Photographs of the Spangler Mill, Mill Stones used to grind grain. The mills stones are on display at the Macon County History Museum. The Macon County History Museum is located at 5580 North Fork Road, Decatur, IL.