Title	Main Street, Looking North, Carbon, Indiana
Owning Institution	Indiana Historical Society
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Item ID	P0391_BOX7_CARBON
Description	Carbon, Indiana was founded in 1870 by the Carbon Block Coal Company, who named it for its resource. The town was ravaged by a fire in 1905 that was caused by sparks from a passing train. It destroyed many of the business houses. This view shows Carbon’s Main Street.
Subject	Clay County (Ind.) Business districts Streets Storefronts Stores & shops Dirt roads Utility poles
Date/Postmark	1912
Time Period	1910s (1910-1919)
State	Indiana
County	Clay
Publisher	B.F. Beeson
Message on Postcard	Addressed to: Mrs. Ben Haley, Vandalia, Ind. Message: Dear Friend, I am at Uncle Nelsons now. Am going to be at the B.Y. Picnic. Would like to see you there do you think you would know me. I am the same old kid. Ho Ho. Bye Bye, Your Friend, Iona Williams Carbon, Ind. c/o Nelson White
Format of Original	Postcard
Color or B&W	BW
Digital Format	JPG2000
Collection Name	Jay Small Postcard Collection
Collection Number	P0391
Destination IN Journey	Clay County Journey
Copyright Notice	Digital Image 2009 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
OCLC number	870227959
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Main Street, Looking North, Carbon, Indiana

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