1911 Marion Baseball Team
K. Miller, Second Base; H. Mitchell, Left Field; E. McIntosh, Manager; O. Mitchell, Catcher; G. Quillman, Pitcher; R. Roberts, Pitcher; L. Gibbs, Short Stop; R. Wilson, Left Field; D. Mitchell, Right Field; C. Henson, Center Field; B. Lampley, First Base; M. Kelley, Third Base; T. Turner, Catcher; J. Hay, Mascot
View North from Atop Court House 1962
Amzi F. White 1847-1909
Photo taken in 1904, five years prior to his death
1920's Law Enforcement
Office John H. Smothers 1880-1955
Martin W. Robertson 1839-1905
Marion merchant and city trustee
Helen Longbons 1901-1999
Helen shown teaching piano in her home
Robert L. Cooksey 1919-1978
Bob Cooksey as Mayor in 1956 during the Williamson County Fair's 100th Anniversary
Thomas Davis 1840-1910
Thomas Davis, wife Eliza Ann (Pulley) Davis and two daughters
William H. Warder 1859-1936
State Legislator, Teacher and Attorney, shown as Director of Williamson County Savings Bank in Marion in 1904
American Creosote Co.
Creosoting plant south of Marion shown ca 1912, currently the location of Short Bros. Asphalt plant
Williamson County Fair Ground
Inner Field of the Fair Ground 1904
J.F.K. Visit 1960
Political speeches made on the public square in front of the court house in Oct. 1960. L-R are Gov. Otto Kerner, Sen. William L. Grindle, John F. Kennedy, Congressman Kenneth Gray and Sen. Paul Douglas
Carl Sorgen Studio 1952
Memory Kit ad for Sorgen Studio used in 1952
500 S. Court St.
Home and attached business shown in 1940's as a floral shop, either Marion Greenhouses or Fox's Flowers depending on the date.
Henry S. Harris (1847-1912)
Shown as pictured in the 1905 Souvenir History
A.H. Joseph's Clothing
A.H. Joseph's Clothing store at 1200 Public Square ca 1915
Edward Longbons 1869-1944
The Bank of Marion's first president
Pulleys BBQ
Pulley's BBQ as it looked from 1937 to 1996
Marion Lumber and Supply1940's
Shown in the 1940's after name change from Marion Lumber and Fuel to Marion Lumber and Supply
Cox Hardware 1962
Old Cox building shown in 1962 (Photo by A.C.Storme)
Earl B. Jackson
Earl B. Jackson ca 1920
Marion Industrial Park
Photo promoting Marion Industrial Park on Skyline Drive, 1980's
Russell Duncan 1904-1991
Russell shown in 1987 as a teacher at Christian school in California
Goodall Hotel Postcard 1920's
Charles Edwards ca 1955
L - R, John Kelley, Diz Carlton, Charles Edwards, Mayor Robert Cooksey, unknown, Commissioner ? ca 1955
Evelyn M. Patterson 1920-2008
Evelyn shown in 1964 Memory Kit
Court House Postcard 1920's
Joseph W. Hartwell 1839-1903
Hartwell shown circa 1900
Illinois Ordnance Plant
Ordill, Ammunition loading plant
501 S. Market St. 2
501 S. Market St. front view in January 2014
New Marion Police Department 2014
DeYoung side of completed Marion Police Department shown in May 2014
1928 Olympic Track and Field Team
Team shown on return trip from 1928 Olympics aboard steam ship S.S. Roosevelt. Casey is third from right in top row.
Elks Minstrel Parade 1915
1915 Elks Minstrels posing in front of the Elks lodge on S. Market Street (Photo courtesy of Betty (Hay) McDevitt)
Views from the square
West Main from the Square Parade ca 1962
Motel Marion
Postcard from 1950's
Durall TV, 1400 W. Main
Shown L-R, Maurice and Colleen Durall, James Wiseman, Leo Followell, Charles Mandrell, Clarence "Pat" Durall
Harvey Allan Todd 1916-1993
Todd shown as captain in 1945
Peabody No. 3 Mine
Peabody No. 3 Mine just north of Marion surrounding Cedar Grove
Crouse Jewelry
Crouse Jewelry, 103 S. Market St., ca 1950
Bainbridge Jewelry at 505 Public Square
Bainbridge Jewelry at 505 Public Square in the old Bainbridge Building on West Side
Washington School ca 1910
Washington School, Marion's first shool, grades 1-12
Funeral Homes
Building on S. Van Buren started as Frick Funeral Home, then was Wilson-Frick, and then became Wilson Funeral Home
Lincoln School
1910 photograph postcard
1910 Marion Business District
Photo compilation found in the Marion, Illinois, Opportunity City booklet. Photos were determined to fall between 1907 and 1913
William Aikman 1825-1890
Merchant, farmer and Marion businessman and landowner shown ca 1880
David R. Merrell 1944-1968
Dave Merrell shown in his Senior MHS photo, Class of 1962
Dr. Alonzo N. Baker
Dr. Alonzo N. Baker, shown circa 1989
601 E.Thorn St
Served as hospital ca 1907
Sneddon's Confectionary 1949
Robert Sneddon with his late model green Pontiac, photo used in 1949 Memory Kit Ad
West Main 1992
Looking East from intersection of 13 and 37 toward square 1992
South Side of Marion Square during Lawlessness Appeals
William J Spiller 1833-1923
Farmer, businessman, father of 14 children
Egyptian Powder Company
1933 Sanborn Insurance map of Egyptian Powder showing Coal Belt Electric Line rails accessing powder plant (Courtesy of Jerry Michels)
Post and Press Building
Post and Press building built in 1907 by James H. Felts and Samuel K. Casey, date unknown, but suspect 1920's (Courtesy of Williamson County Historical Society)
Hosea Wilson 1878-1954
Hosea Wilson, uncle of MHS Coach Virgil Wilson, offered up four sons to WWII and lost three of them.
Tom Murphy
Murphy shown in his work shop in May 2007
Cox Hardware Fire May 1963
The fire starts up late afternoon and a crowd gathers
W.J. Caplinger
W.J., Florence and daughter Euna Olive Caplinger shown ca 1905
James P. Copeland 1845-1914
Editor of The Leader newspaper, shown ca 1885
John H. White
Colonel John H. White, Killed at Ft. Donelson, Tenn February 15, 1862
702 S. Market St.
Home built for Charles W. and Berth (Cantor) Schwerdt ca 1902 by Robert Sparks, local contractor, home shown in 1904
910 N. Market St.
The homes original look as it appeared from 1908 to 1923 as a 1 1/2 story house
1414 W. Main St.
Shown ca 1980, built in 1906 (Photo from 1989 Sesquicentennial History)
William W. Clemens 1839-1915
Attorney Clemens shown ca 1904
W.F. Wright 1852-1939
Wright as City Alderman in 1904, owner of Wright & Sons Monument and at one time the Marion Steam and Marble Works
Charles W Hay 1873-1967
Businessman, merchant and Marion promoter (Photo courtesy of Betty (Hay) McDevitt)
Storm Damage April 21, 1912
Damage to residential homes, locations unknown
1957 Marion Recreation Department
Representatives of the Elks, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and Eagles recently presented an $1850 check to the Marion Community Center to help pay expenses of redecorating. Shown above are Paul Allen, exalted ruler of the Elks; Jim Ozment, American Legion Commander; Clifton Storme, city recreation director; Suzanne Brown, President of teen town; Wendell Winters, secretary/treasurer of teen town; Orland Stanley president of the city recreation board; Albert Ehlers, VFW Commander and Jake Perry, President of the Eagles. Carl Sorgen photo from 1957
Edward E. Denison 1873-1953
Shown ca 1920 as Congressman
F.W. Woolworth Company
F.W. Woolworth store seen center screen as crowd gathers for the passing of the 1939 County Centennial Parade coming up N. Market and heading out E. Main to fair ground
Warren Webster Duncan 1857-1938
Shown circa 1896 at about 40
Ku Klux Klan
Glenn Young's Klan funeral procession in January 1925
Crescent Cafe
Crescent Cafe 115 N. Market 1926
Marion Junior High School
Old Washington School served grades 1-12
William J. Aikman 1854-1926
Farmer, banker, real estate and livestock dealer
Ray Reynolds
Ray shown at his home in November 2013 (Photo by Sam Lattuca)
Tempo Fire, March 27, 1977
Fire starts shortly after closing at 6 PM, Seven inches of rain recorded that night
Al Jennings 1863-1961
Jennings mug shot in 1902 leaving Leavenworth Prison
George W. Pillow 1850-1936
Attorney for 50 years, 8 years on Illinois Commerce Commission
Marion 1839
Original Survey
Illinois Centre Mall 1990
Outside construction
JV Walker & Sons 1961
1961 Memory Kit ad
Old Temple Location
Masonic K.P. Temple 315 W Main used till 1972
County Poor Farm
Location shown on 1908 map
Carbondale and Shawneetown Railroad
C & S Train Depot on June 8, 1912, built in 1872 (Edward Bridges Collection)
512 S. Market St.
Shown as it appeared in 1904, built in 1893 by Manhiem Cantor
518 S. Market St.
Front shown in March 2013
Marion Lions Club
1971 Lions Perfect Attendance awards, presenting awards L-R are Don Henard and John Giles. Receiving awards are Sam Stotlar, Leamon Boatright, Don Ridgley and "Doc" Smith
Alan D. Kuhn
1957 Senior MHS Memory Kit photo
Marion Supply Company
Building shown ca 1919 while still active, sold in 1927 to C.I.P.S. which remained there until the 1970's
Almira C. (Barham) Reynolds ca 1880
Proprietress of Commercial Hotel, 1841-1923
Benjamin B. Griggs 1904
Founder of Pressed Brick, nurseryman, owner of saw and grist mills
Gem Cafe 1955-58
Staff of Gem Cafe, used in Memory Kit ads from 1955-1958, males L to R are Achillas Karathanos, Ikie Karathanos, Alex Siatos. Women on right L-R are Ruth Cash and Ann, last name unknown.
July 2, 1980 Windstorm
Home damaged by tree on E. Marion Street shown on July 3, 1980
Goddard Grocery Company
Building shown ca 1919 at 508-510 W. Union Street
Manhiem Cantor 1848-1912
Marion Clothing merchant
March 27, 1977 Flood
Residents on S. Market being evacuated by boat on Monday morning
Tempo Department Store
Memory Kit ad from 1972
903 N. Market St.
Shown with AJ and Josephine Binkley on porch in 1904, built in 1898
Bethel Brother Tragedy
Robbie Bethel (1955-1982)
William H. Bundy 1846-1938
Mayor of Marion Illinois 1901-1903, First President of the Marion Board of Education and Director on Board for several years.
Bank of Marion 1944
Memory Kit ad from 1944
Waddie's 1952
Memory Kit 1952, 708 W. Main St.
Mr. C.H. Denison
Charles H. Denison ca 1900 (1837-1908)
First National Bank
Bank shown on postcard ca 1920 (Mike Ward Collection)
Francis M.Sparks 1840-1926
Farmer, Merchant, Alderman of Marion
North Market 1958 (Thomas Wimberly Collection)
"North Market Street in Marion looking south towards the courthouse. All of the businesses to the left were destroyed in a fire at Kimmel Auto Supply in the late 1980's or early 1990's."-Thomas wimberly
The Brown Family
Victoria, Bertha, Emma and Henry Brown
Marion Illinois Post Office
Shown in 1920, taken from Egyptian Hustlers pamphlet of 1921
Wesley D. Deaton 1937-2007
Wes shown in the 1964 Marion High School Memory Kit
Stylart Shoppe 1941
1941, after moving from the NW side of square, shown L-R are Beatrice Ford, Ann Thaxton, Burnette Campbell, Bernice Thaxton, and Sarah Deaton (Photo courtesy of Sue McCoskey)
Josephine Scurlock Binkley 1865-1956
Daughter of Allen B. Scurlock, wife of A.J. Binkley, resided at 901 N. Market Street
Aerial Views
Downtown ca 1960
Robert L. Sparks 1876-1961
Contractor/Builder, shown in 1904
Bennies Italian Food
Memory Kit ad from 1966
Sarilda Jane (Absher) Cline 1826-1917
"Grandma Cline"
Logan School
Logan High School Postcard ca 1910
Oliver Jacob Page 1867-1948
(Photo courtesy of Marjorie Telerski, great granddaughter of Oliver J. Page)
WDDD
W3D Daisy logo
Otis W. Williams 1870-1947
Alderman, undertaker, furniture salesman, shown in 1904
Marion State and Savings Bank
Interior shown in 1904 at 100 Public Square, C.H. Denison on left, Earl B. Jackson behind cage
Edwards Mill
The mill on West Main after storm in 1912
Dr. Donald Ripley
1936-1974, Marion Chiropractor
Mary (Cunningham) Logan
Shown ca 1858
Monroe Cleaners
Memory Kit ad from 1942
Southwest Corner of Square in early 1930's
Zeltha Latham, 79, home on E. Boulevard St.
Senator Gene Johns 1927-1984
Gene Johns shown in 1973
June 15, 1977 Morning after the depot fire ( CO & E Collection)
Douglass School
Second Douglas School built in 1926, ca 1950's
I-57 Clover Leaf 1964
Clover Leaf Exchange shortly after completion in 1964
County Jail #2 1905
County Jail #2 1905 SE of Square
Rotary Presidents 1972-1974
Andersonville survivor
Conditions at Andersonville were horrible and prisoners often starved to death. This is an example of the condition of one who survived the hell there.
WGGH 1965
Memory Kit ad used in 1964 through 1966
1001 E. College St.
Built in 1900 by Benjamin B. Griggs, 1904
John Hay 1902-1967
Attorney John Hay shown ca 1925 upon graduation from the University of Michigan law school
McKinley School
Aerial view taken in 1950's
402 S. Market
402 S. Market Street 2012 (Photo by Ron Emery)
First Christian Church 1906
First Christian Church in 1906, note the dirt street
Veteran's Hospital
Hospital Postcard ca 1945
Marion Schools
Postcard of Marion Schools 1934
First Baptist Church
Original First Baptist Church building
Orpheum Theater 1921
Architectural Drawing of proposed Theater 1921
Chicago and Big Muddy Mine
Mine tipple and railyard
Jefferson School
Old Jefferson School Postcard ca 1910
807 N. Market St.
Picture from 1960's when Maller Funeral Home occupied it
C. & E. I. Train Depot 1919
C. & E. I. Train Depot Postcard from ca 1919
Paul J. Reese 1922-2009
Paul Reese shown ca 1945, spent time in German POW camps
West Side Hotel
Hotel shown ca 1930
Browns Business College
Business College ca 1919 at 315 W. Main St., Prof. Siekman shown at top
Marion Memorial Hospital
Hospital in 1989
Eastern Star
Past Matrons in 1932 photo from Marion Daily Republican
Route 37 and 13 Intersection looking south
Drivine throught the intersection heading south in 1960
Washington School
Aerial View taken in 1950's showing Logan and original Jr. High before it became second Washington School
Gen John A. Logan ca 1864
George H. Goodall 1900
Second Baptist Church
Carl Sorgen photo of original building in 1953
Thomas L. Odum
Shown as WWI soldier ca 1915 at age 19
1004 West Main St.
Corner view apartments in February 2013
Joab Goodall
Joab Goodall in 1904
Pressed Brick Plant
Griggs Bros. Pressed Brick plant at 1200 E. College St. in 1904
Zion Church
Main building and East wing, Jan. 2013
John K. Miller 1918-1993
John shown in 1985 during Shriner's Week
CO and E Railroad Logo
John W. Jones 1912-1968
John W. Jones at Lion's Club meeting in 1968
Frank Thompson
Frank Thompson in 2007
Marion and Eastern Railroad #6 Steam Locomotive
Goddard Chapel
Corner View from NW 2013 (Photo by Sam Lattuca)
Stotlar Herrin Lumber Company
Marion location at 602-604 N. Market St. in 1919
Goodall Bridge
Photo taken in 1995 by Jon Musgrave for the Marion Daily Republican
Marion City Cemeteries, Rose Hill and Maplewood
Google map view of 2012
Marion Opera House
Marion Opera House in 1904, 400 N. Market St.
Robert O. Clarida 1868-1936
Clarida ca 1919 while serving as President of Citizens Trust and Savings Bank
Amelia Earhart
Marion BPOE Lodge #800
Postcard from 1920's (Mike Ward Collection)
City Hall 1903
City Hall/ Marion State and Savings Bank in 1903 when newly built
403 S. Market St.
Built in 1896 for Hon. William H. Bundy and his wife Alice, shown as it was in 1904
Dawn Tondini 1993
Marion's first female patrolman, Dawn Tondini in 1993
Marion Airport
Rededication of airport on Aug 4th, 1934, note lines of people lining old Creal road
514 S. Market St in the 1930's
E Blankenship Co
Earl Blankenship Sr. on his 1921 Excelsior
GTE
GTE building on West Union in 1976
Danny Cox
Cox at home in his library (SIU Southern Alumni magazine)
Marion Electric Light and Water Co.
Power plant next to I.C. RR tracks at corner of N. Madison and W. Central Streets in 1904
Knights of Columbus
KC Hall, built in 1970, shown as of May 2013 (Photo by Sam Lattuca)
Robert G Ingersoll 1833-1899
"The Great Agnostic"
2012 Google Map
2012 Google Map with Section 23 & NE 1/4 Marked off
Old Marion Cemetery, aka Aikman Cemetery
Shown in February 2013 (Photo by Sam Lattuca)
Dr. Augustus N. Lodge 1831-1895
Earth Quake 1968
McKinley School at 904 N. Court Street damaged
201 E Allen Ave.
Outside view
Samuel Knox Casey 1865-1939
Editor/Publisher of the Egyptian Press and Marion Evening Post, ca 1900
Goodall Hotel Fire March 4, 1941
View from square of Economy store located in right half of hotel, only the shells remain of the store fronts. This shot was taken moments before the walls were pulled down.
313 S. Court Street
Built in 1870 for Edward L. Denison, brother of Charles Denison
Judge George W. Young 1845-1915
Attorney and Judge
Grand Army of the Republic, Marion Post 319
1897 Muster Roll
John B. Bainbridge 1837-1910
Merchant, real estate investor, banker
Youth Center Dedication May 1963
New Marion Youth Center in May 1963, side view
New York Store
Shown on left side of frame in 1904
WT Grant Co.
Memory Kit ad used in 1966 and 1967
Hay's Mercantile Company
The Hay building as it appeared in 1918
A.C. Storme
Made MHS Principal July 1, 1963
Kimmel Building Fire 1963
Samuel S. Vick 1827-1916
Shown in 1904
915 W. Main St.
915 W. Main St in 1904
Oldham Paisley
East Marion Township Road Map
Road Map to accompany the patent map
Albert C. "Cliff" Storme 1919-2013
Storme in his retirement years (Southern Illinoisan Obit photo)
May 8, 2009 Storm
Red Row house split by tree
Bob Stotlar Building Center
Shown in 1990
Charles W. Monroe 1922-2012
Charles W. Monroe shown in later life
vernon-tigers-1919
1919 Vernon Tigers team, team owner "Fatty" Arbuckle shown in center
205 S. Market St.
Side view on March 2013
Senior Citizen Center
507 W. Main St. shown in March 2013
Rheinhart Smith Grocery Company
1919 photo of the company building at 600 N. Van Buren St.
Marion Curtis Campbell 1834-1902
Merchant and partner in Goodall and Campbell Co. with John Goodall
WDDD-TV
Channel 27 Logo
Marion Electric Park
Photo from ca 1904, tracks would likely be south of the city reservoir
Joab Goodall 1800-1845
Grave marker located at Goodall Cemetery
1939 Williamson County Centennial
Pioneer cabin on display at the fair ground near exhibit hall
Nannie Gray Parks
1880-1960
Pioneer Daughters of Williamson County
L-R are Vinnie Brown Winstead, Ada Smoot Elliott, and Lucy Hunter Norman shown in costume at the pioneer cabin in 1939
Coal Belt Line Car 13
Repurposed CBE car changed to HSN 530
DeWitt T. Hartwell 1879-1933
D.T. shown as Marion City Attorney in 1904
Citizens Trust and Banking Co
Located at 805 Public Square ca 1918
1963 City Council
Robert L. Butler, Mayor
1989 Williamson County Sesquicentennial
Sesquicentennial Logo design
Cooksey Grocery
J.M. and Cora Cooksey ca 1900
First M.E. Church
Note the electric line tracks in West Main St. indicating picture is between 1901 and 1905
Coal Belt Electric Line 1904
People shown boarding the Electric LIne, note the top of the mill in background, this is likely the mill on North Market next to I.C. RR tracks. 1904
Marion Bottling Company
Iron Brew Factory at 1003 S. Court, future home of Pepsi Cola Bottling
Robert Duncan WWII Ace
Downed seven Japanese Zero's in the Pacific
Marion Flouring Mill and Elevator Company
Shown in 1904
Robert L. Butler
Statue on Public Square dedicated at ceremony on April 16, 2013 for 50 years of service to the City of Marion as Mayor
Burkhart Family
James M. Burkhart ca 1885
Howard & Casey Wholesale Grocers
Warehouse at 521 W. Main in 1918
Green's Paint and Wallpaper 1954
Memory Kit ad from 1954, Shown L-R, Wayne Green, Raymond Owen, Fred "Jiggs" Richey, Sarah Radford, Unknown
Warder Street Baptist Church
Church shown in 1987
204 N. Buchanan St.
Shown in 2008 (West family photo)
James L. Adams 1836-1917
Multi-term Marion Alderman James L. Adams
Major James D. McCown 1824-1863
Major James McCown shown in civil war uniform in 1862
Rascal Ridge School
Rascal Ridge School ca 1939
1964 Williamson County Quasqui-Centennial
Ladies Sunbonnets and Dresses Committee
Early Street and Road Building
The very narrow roads of the early 1920's, seen here roughly in front of where the DQ is on West Main looking west.
Delos L. Duty 1882-1965
State's Attorney through the Bloody Williamson years 1920-24
Class of 1904
Graduating class
1979 Snow Storm
W. DeYoung at the Interstate
Adams Shoe Store
Shown at 418 N. Market St. in May 2013
Marion Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
Memory Kit ad from 1942 shown on W. Main Street one block east of old High School
Albert R. and Helen Cagle
Helen S. Cagle, wife of A.R. Cagle, mathematics teacher at Marion High School
McKinney Grave
J.H. and Minverva McKinney Grave at Liberty Cemetery 2012
J.M. Cline Drugs
Cline Drug Store ad from 1907
W.O. Potter 1871-1926
Potter shown in 1915 while serving as Marion City Court Judge
Hon. John H. Duncan 1858-1933
School Board, Alderman, Businessman, Legislator
M.E. Church South
The old M.E. church on S. Market St. ca 1910
Hester L. Davis 1886-1976
Shown in Davis Market memory kit ad from the early 1940's
Robert L Butler 2012
Shown in office in 2012 (Photo by Daily Republican)
H.E. Lane and Brother Transfer and Feed Co.
604 N. Monroe Street, Marion, Illinois
Carnegie Library
Architects drawings for Carnegie Library Expansion 1995
Rufus Neely 1864-1933
Neely shown in 1904 while Williamson County Judge
Thomas J. Binkley 1850-1915
Early insurance dealer, Marion city alderman 3 times
Parks Pharmacy
Postcard of interior at 200 N. Market St. in 1924 (Postcard courtesy of Mike Ward)
1906 REO Runabout
Type of car owned by Charles A. Gent in 1907
Thomas Wimberly Collection
"This is the Marion public square sometime in 1958-1959 when a politician came to town to shake hands with the people around the courthouse." (Courtesy of
Thomas Wimberly)
Windland's Livery Sales and Feed Stable
110 S. Market, corner of S.Market and W. College
Hotel State 1930
Marion State and Savings BankPostcard from around 1930 (Mike Ward Collection)
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Side View in May 2013, 800 N. Russell St.
Third Baptist Church
Cornerstone for this church laid in 1919
African American Community Center
Built by the black community, finished in February 1950 at 1103 S. Liberty St.
CIPS
1925 CIPS line truck in Herrin Illinois
Harry Truman Visit September 1948
Truman in the 100 block of West Main about to reach the square
Roland Theater
The theater is closed but still exists in this photo from ca 1940
Davis Market
Shown in a 1940 Memory Kit Ad
1304 W. Main St.
The Stotlar family outside their home, copy of original photo hanging in home.
Improved Order of Redmen
1889 Redmen Certificate
J.W. Wilder 1858-19XX
Photographer in Marion 1891 to 1909
Tornado touches down at Williamson County Airport
812 N. Market St.
The home in January 2013
301 S. Market St.
Front view of home across the street from the Marion Carnegie Library
F.M. Westbrook in 1904
F.M. Westbrook, Merchant, 1831-1910
Gottlieb James Frick (1881-1953)
G.J. Frick's Cash Grocery in 1919 at 606 W. Boulevard Street
Parade on Square
Parade on Square 1890-1900
Marion Pressed Brick Co
Shown in 1913, just off N. Carbon St and end of W. Goodall
Longfellow School
New Longfellow school in 1955 taken by Carl Sorgen
Adam's Cab Company
Ad from 1939 Polk Directory
Illinois Central Train Depot 1915
Marion Train Depot 1915 Rear View (Edward Bridges Collection)
Howard L. Pentecost 1921-2011
Howard shown in later life
Inskeet Glove Factory
Glove Factory Postcard 1916
Frank M. Goodall
1839-1908, Builder of Goodall building at 204 Public Square
Ray Fosse
Ray Fosse ca 1967
Jefferson School ca 1940
Deyoung(Thomas Wimberly Collection)
"Intersection of Route 13 and State Route 37 construction in 1959 or 1960. This picture is looking west on Rt 13."-Thomas Wimberly
Street Department Project May 1953
L-R, Commissioner Bob Cooksey, Ralph Carter, Wilie Davis, Amon Buckner, Kay Poteete
November 19, 1991 Microburst/Tornado Damage
Tornado/ Microburst map
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center sign on Route 148
John Wayne
Stock movie photo of Actor John Wayne
Boatright's Electronics
The store can just be seen on the left of frame and is Murrie's Electronics at this point in time in 1988
Clyde O. Maynard 1912-1999
Clyde Maynard, civic leader
Lions Club Officers
Date unknown, 1940's ?, L-R. Unknown,Jack Giles, Sr., Gus Fowler, Owen Cox, unknown, "Doc" Smith
Martin L. Baker 1854-1918
CA 1908 photo of Martin Baker
Harry R. Rodd 1912-1987
Rodd shown in 1950 election photo, he served as mayor in 1947-1951
Cultural and Civic Center 1997
Remains of destroyed old Civic Center 1997
Raymond L. McCormick 1921-2014
Raymond shown later in life
Marion Public Square
The square as it appeared in the 1950's
William F.
Inventor of concrete paving machine in Marion, 1954 (MDR photo)
Joan Crawford
Harry Crisp, Sr., Joan Crawford and Harry Crisp, Jr. at September 1969 Pepsi plant opening ceremony
Captain George W. Goddard
Captain George W. Goddard 1862
South Market Elderly Housing
Exec. Director, Julian Stienmarch, of W.C. Housing Authority shown inspecting units for lease
Cardox 1
Cardox mining system step one, a hole is drilled.