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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Panel-Side Hopper #34070 Salvaging

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Photograph of the Wabash R.R. panel-side hopper #34070 salvage operation in Decatur IL taken on Septermber 7th, 1951.

Tags: #34070, 1951, car, Cars, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Hopper, Operation, Panel-side, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, Salvage, Salvaging, train, train car, Train Cars, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R.

Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Hopper #135004 Salvaging

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Photograph of the salvage operation of the Wabash R.R. hopper #135004 in Decatur IL taken on September 7th, 1951.

Tags: #135004, 1951, car, Cars, Decatur IL, Herald and Review, Hopper, Operation, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, Salvage, train, train car, Train Cars, Trains, Wabash, Wabash R.R.

Photograph of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois R.R. Wreck

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Photograph of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois R.R. wreck of passenger train "Meadowlark" at Mode, IL near Shelbyville taken July 11, 1951.

Tags: 1951, Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad, Herald and Review, Meadowlark, Mode IL, Passenger Train, Photo File: Railroads, railroad, Railroads, Shelbyville IL, train, Wreck

Photographs of Staff at the Carnegie Library

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Various photographs of staff at the Carnegie Library taken in 1954 and 1960.

Tags: 1951, 1960, Carnegie, Carnegie Library, Decatur Public Library, Librarian, library, Photo File: Library, Public, Public Library, Staff

Photographs from the First Book Fair at Carnegie Library

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Various photographs from the first book fair held at Carnegie Library in November of 1951. Dr. Zims attended to autograph copies of his autobiography and Mrs. Beth Wilson, an illustrator also attended.

Tags: 1951, Autobiography, Autograph, Beth Wilson, Book Fair, Books, Carnegie, Carnegie Library, Decatur IL, Dr. Zims, Fair, First, Illustrator, library, Photo File: Library, Public, Public Library, Wilson, Zims

Photograph of 861 W. William St.

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Photograph of 861 W. William St., taken April 18, 1951.

Tags: 1951, 861 W. William St., Decatur IL, house, Photo File: Houses, William St.

Photograph of Sailboats on Lake Decatur

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Photograph of sailboats on Lake Decatur taken June 7, 1951.

Tags: 1951, boat, Boats, Decatur IL, lake, Lake Decatur, Photo File: Lake Decatur, Sailboat, Sailing

Photographs of the Lake Decatur Sail Boat Regatta

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Photographs of the Lake Decatur Sail Boat Regatta taken August 19, 1951.

Tags: 1951, boat, Decatur IL, lake, Lake Decatur, Photo File: Lake Decatur, Regatta, Sailboat

Photograph of 250 W. Prairie Ave.

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Photograph of 250 W. Prairie Ave. taken on July 23, 1951.

Tags: 1951, 250 W. Prairie, Decatur IL, house, Photo File: Houses, Prairie Ave

Photo of Dr. J. T. B. Stapp's House 200 Block Franklin and William Streets.

Photograph of House on corner of N. Franklin and E. Williams Streets. "the home of Dr. J. T. B. Stapp, called Decatur's first capitalist stood for many years at the corner of Franklin and William streets on ground now occupied by the Decatur post…

Tags: 1951, 252 N. Franklin, Capitalist, Central Park, Corner Franklin and William Sts., Dr. J. T. B. Stapp, Dr. Stapp, Farm Land, Henry Prather, Herald and Review, houses, I. A. Harkrader, Investments, Macon County, Photo File: Houses, Stapp House, Stapp Lions, U. S. Post Office

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