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

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

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.

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

A Baptist Church located in Moweaqua stands at an intersection.

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

The 1906 water tower in Moweaqua stands 120 feet high.

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

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

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

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.

Several men stand outside the Moweaqua train station.

A home near Moweaqua sits among several trees

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

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

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

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

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

Clarence P. Snell of Moweaqua, Illinois, poses for a portrait wearing a dark suit. Snell moved to Springfield, married Edna C. Snell, and became a salesman at a local cereal company.

Several unidentified men ride in a horse drawn carriage with a dog.

A marching band leads a procession down a spectator-lined street.

Three Native Americans sit on their horses outside a large tent at a wild west show.

Native Americans ride their horses in front of spectators at a Wild West Show.