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Search Committee - Meeting - February 1986

These are the minutes of the search committee for a new city librarian in February 1986. Items discussed were job description for city library discussed with city of Decatur, interdepartmental workshops, library vision, sound judgement, public…

Photos of old Automobiles from 1912 Sears Catalog.

Photograph of Twin Auto Seat Surrey, Sears Catalog 1912. Photograph of Bent Auto Seat Surrey. Photograph of Sears Motor Cars, 1912 catalog.

John Zeller

Photograph of John Zeller; (died 4/11/1932). He came to Decatur about 1860 and started driving oxen used by the Wabash in switching cars. Later he took a job in a meat packing plant that was located about where the Catholic Cemetery (Calvary)now is…

Photo of Pvt. Eleanor K. Creamer in uniform

WWII - Herald and Review Library; Creamer, Eleanor K., 5/14/1944. Article on back of photo: "Pvt. Eleanor Creamer; Mr. and Mrs. John M. Creamer, 1136 North Morgan, announce the engagement of their daughter, Private Eleanor K. Creamer of the WAC, and…

Photo of Rev. J. E. Story

Photograph of Rev. J. E. Story, he served at the 7th Street Christian Church now the Prairie Ave. Christian Church, left in 1935.

Photo of Building on 385 E. Prairie and N. Jackson. Talbott-Barry Motor Co.

Photograph of the Building on 385 E. Prairie and N. Jackson Streets. Talbott-Barry Motor Co. Ford agency opened in 1921 and dissolved in 1929. Photo by Seityz, photo taken before 1928. Photo has two cars in the street.

Photograph of Students of the Decatur College of Music

Photograph of students going to or coming back from a trip taken in front of the Decatur College of Music and Rembrandt Studios. This photo was taken some time in the 1920's.

Photograph taken at the Millikin University Library Ground Breaking

Photograph taken at the Millikin University library ground breaking on November 6th, 1930. Left to right: Rev. E.W. Clippinger, REv. G.A. Papperman, Dr. S.E. McClelland, O.B. Gorin, J.P. Gorin, A.M. Waggoner, Miss Eugenia Allin, Dr. J.H. White.

Central Park - Christmas Village

This is a photo of the Christmas Village in Central Park around 1935. The photo was taken by Seitz Studio.