Greetings from Decatur, Illinois, soy bean capital of the world
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- Created Date
- 1949-02-07
- Description
Picture postcards
Caption on back of card: Decatur, founded in 1829, was named for Commodore Stephen Decatur. Abraham Lincoln's first Illinois home was at Decatur. Here he was first mentioned for the Presidency. The log court house in which he practiced law stands in Fairview Park. The present population is 60,000.
Color postcard. Linen card. Each letter of the word Decatur on front of card depicts an unidentified local building or attraction.
C.T. art-colortone
Correspondence
- Contributing Institution
- Eastern Illinois University
- Location
- Illinois--Decatur
Macon County - Type
- image
- Language
- English
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- Chicago citation style
- Greetings from Decatur, Illinois, soy bean capital of the world. 1949-02-07. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/eiu_postc/id/6483. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1949-02-07) Greetings from Decatur, Illinois, soy bean capital of the world. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/eiu_postc/id/6483
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/eiu_postc/id/6483>.