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An aerial view of the residential and industrial section of Moweaqua shows several houses next to industrial buildings.

The Wabash Railroad Depot was built in Decatur, Illinois, in the 1900s.

The domed Transfer House, located on Lincoln Square in downtown Decatur, was built in 1895. The structure served as a shelter for passengers waiting to board street cars as they made their way through the city.

The Buckmaster & Bullock Feed Livery sits next to a dirt road lined with telephone poles.

Pedestrians cross the street next to Decatur, Illinois', Wabash Railroad Depot.

Automobiles and horse-drawn carriages line the street of a commercial district.

A home near Moweaqua sits among several trees

Several men stand outside the Moweaqua train station.

The Methodist Episcopal church, built in Moweaqua in 1875, featured several stained glass windows and a bell tower. The building was destroyed in the spring of 1907.

The nineteenth century Moweaqua public school building featured two floors and a bell tower.

An aerial view of Moweaqua's industrial section shows its proximity to the railroad tracks.

An aerial view of Moweaqua's central business district highlights an intersection lined with storefronts.

The 1906 water tower in Moweaqua stands 120 feet high.

A horse-drawn carriage drives down a street lined with businesses in downtown Moweaqua.

The First United Methodist Church of Moweaqua features large stained glass archways on either side of the main entrance. A bell tower stands above the main doors.

A Baptist Church located in Moweaqua stands at an intersection.

Members of the Moweaqua Concert Band pose for a group photo with their conductor.

Members of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) post in Moweaqua pose for a group photo. Benjamin F. Stephenson founded the Grand Army of the Republic in Decatur in 1866.

A railroad employee stands next to a switch engine that derailed near Decatur.

Members of a Moweaqua boys orchestra pose for a group photo with their conductor.

Mrs. Patrick W. Healty (left) was among the guests at a birthday luncheon honoring Mrs. C. A. Sorensen (middle), for which Mrs. Stuart Hall (right) was hostess.

Members of a band pose for a group photo with their instruments.

A young John T. Stuart, IV sits for a portrait wearing a knit outfit.

Mary Stuart Hall and her sons, George, Henry, and Stuart, sit for a group photograph.On verso: "George Stuart Hall, 4 1/2, seated, Henry Huntington Hall, 3, standing, Stuart Hall, 6 months, on lap, and Mrs. George K. Hall (Mary S. Hall) and family."

Virginia Hall poses for a portrait wearing an Air WACS (Women's Army Corps) military uniform.