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A.B. Fry - LaPlace, IL

This is the glass negative of A.B. Fry from LaPlace, IL. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.

Tags: A.B. Fry, c. 1915, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, LaPlace IL, man, negative, Wasson Studios

A.B. Ekiss - Baby Carl

These are the glass negatives of A.B. Ekiss' baby, Carl. The photos were taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL on February 10, c. 1910.

Tags: A.B. Ekiss, baby, c. 1910, Carl, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur IL, February 10, Glass Negative, negative, Wasson Studios

A. Webber Borchers' Oral History

This is the oral history of A. Webber Borchers. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in 1981. The interview is in 4 parts, and covers his family history, the story of Lincoln in Macon County, his time as Chief Illiniwek, his time in the Armed Forces…

Tags: A. Webber Borchers, Borchers family history, Boy Scouts, Chief Illiniwek, Decatur IL, legislature, Lincoln, World War II, WWII

A. Walding

This is the glass negative of A. Walding. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL.

Tags: A. Walding, c. 1920, Charles Wasson, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, man, negative, Wasson Studios

A. Schuerman

Photograph of A. Schuerman, taken by the Herald and Review, dated 1883.

Tags: A. Schuerman, biography, Decatur IL., Herald and Review, Photo File: Biography

A. Merle Cobb

Photograph of A. Merle Cobb (b. 3/24/1881, d. 12/10/1942). He was the son of Rev. A.P. Cobb (Cobb Ave. is named after him). Cobb was associated with Mueller Co. and Cobb-Creighton Insurance Co., and a member of Central Christian Church.

Tags: 1922, A.Merle Cobb, biography, Central Christian Church, Cobb Ave., Cobb-Creighton Insurance Co., Decatur Herald and Review, Decatur IL, Mueller Co., Photo File: Biography, Rev. A.P. Cobb

A Wagon Full of Pumpkins

Postcard of the Besalke family with a wagon full of pumpkins on a farm.

Tags: Besalke family, Besalke Family Collection, farm, horses, postcard, pumpkins, unknown people, wagon

A Visit from President Taft

Photograph of President Howard Taft with Charles Adkins (4th from left) and several unknown men in front of a train car in Decatur, IL. This photo was found with the Adkins family photographs. Charles Adkins was Speaker of the House of Illinois.

Tags: Adkins family, biography, Charles Adkins, Decatur IL, Photo File: Biography, President Howard Taft, President Taft, Speaker of the House of Illinois, train car, unknown men