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Title	Helen McKay Steele Essay, "My Indianapolis", 1946
Owning Institution	Indiana Historical Society
Use Statement	This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: mailto:visualcollections@indianahistory.org
Required Credit Line	Use must be accompanied with the attribution: Indiana Historical Society
Item ID	M1078_BOX19_FOLDER21_1946_04_04
Description	This essay, title "My Indianapolis" was written by Helen Elizabeth McKay Steele (1875-1947) in 1946. The essay describes various locations in Indianapolis, primarily those which Helen lived and frequented in the late 1800s/early 1900s. Helen was the daughter of M. Horace McKay and Martha Nicholson McKay. She was the youngest of three daughters and grew up in what is now the Old Northside neighborhood of Indianapolis at 1241 Broadway in a multigenerational household, as her grandparents and aunts lived just down the street. Helen attended Shortridge High School and then went on to study at the Art Institute of Chicago and the John Herron Art Institute. Beginning in 1911, she was responsible for writing an illustrating a children's page in the Indianapolis Star that was based off Mother Goose and the Grimm Brothers tales. Following in her mother and aunts' footsteps, Helen was very active in the Indianapolis Woman's Club. She also joined her husband, Rembrandt "Brandt" Theodore Steele (1870-1965)-son of noted Indiana artist Theodore Clement Steele, as a member of the Portfolio Club. Brandt and Helen married in 1902, and the couple had three sons, Horace McKay, Theodore Lakin and Brandt Ferguson Steele. The family settled in a home that Brandt designed at 811 Woodruff Place.
Subject	Essays Steele, Helen McKay, 1875-1946 Indianapolis (Ind.)
Creator	Steele, Helen McKay
Date	1946-04-04
Time Period	1940s (1940-1949)
Geographic Location	Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis
Source Collection Name	Brandt and Helen McKay Steele
Source Collection Number	M1078
Digital Collection Name	Art and Artists of Indiana
Digital Collection Number	dc103
Format of Original	Manuscript
Digital Format	PDF
Resolution	300 ppi
Type	Text
Copyright Notice	Digital Image 2018 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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Title	Helen McKay Steele Essay, "My Indianapolis", 1946, Page 6
Owning Institution	Indiana Historical Society
Use Statement	This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: mailto:visualcollections@indianahistory.org
Required Credit Line	Use must be accompanied with the attribution: Indiana Historical Society
Item ID	M1078_BOX19_FOLDER21_1946_04_04_006
Description	This essay, title "My Indianapolis" was written by Helen Elizabeth McKay Steele (1875-1947) in 1946. The essay describes various locations in Indianapolis, primarily those which Helen lived and frequented in the late 1800s/early 1900s. Helen was the daughter of M. Horace McKay and Martha Nicholson McKay. She was the youngest of three daughters and grew up in what is now the Old Northside neighborhood of Indianapolis at 1241 Broadway in a multigenerational household, as her grandparents and aunts lived just down the street. Helen attended Shortridge High School and then went on to study at the Art Institute of Chicago and the John Herron Art Institute. Beginning in 1911, she was responsible for writing an illustrating a children's page in the Indianapolis Star that was based off Mother Goose and the Grimm Brothers tales. Following in her mother and aunts' footsteps, Helen was very active in the Indianapolis Woman's Club. She also joined her husband, Rembrandt "Brandt" Theodore Steele (1870-1965)-son of noted Indiana artist Theodore Clement Steele, as a member of the Portfolio Club. Brandt and Helen married in 1902, and the couple had three sons, Horace McKay, Theodore Lakin and Brandt Ferguson Steele. The family settled in a home that Brandt designed at 811 Woodruff Place.
Subject	Essays Steele, Helen McKay, 1875-1946 Indianapolis (Ind.)
Creator	Steele, Helen McKay
Date	1946-04-04
Time Period	1940s (1940-1949)
Geographic Location	Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis
Source Collection Name	Brandt and Helen McKay Steele
Source Collection Number	M1078
Digital Collection Name	Art and Artists of Indiana
Digital Collection Number	dc103
Format of Original	Manuscript
Digital Format	PDF
Resolution	300 ppi
Type	Text
Copyright Notice	Digital Image 2018 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.

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