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1.	1902 Dedication of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument	Dedications; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916; Veterans; Grand Army of the Republic; Crowds	On May 15, 1902, after nearly 14 years of construction, the Soldiers and Sailors Monument was officially dedicated. The thousands of spectators on hand for the event were treated to a poetic recitatio

2.	1903 Aerial View of English Hotel and Opera House	English Hotel (Indianapolis, Ind.); Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Aerial views; Business districts	This 1903 aerial view of the hotel from the top of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument shows Indiana Avenue going northwest in the background. Awnings on the street level of the hotel show the different

3.	1908 Hoosier Motor Club Meet at Monument Circle	Automobiles; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Police	Realizing the need for political representation for the budding automobile industry, racing entrepreneur Carl Fisher and other leaders in the automotive field founded the Flat Tire Group in 1902. The

4.	1908 Marmon	Automobiles	View of the sleek 1908 Marmon automobile, which sold for $55.00. The open car has two rows of seats and a long steering wheel.

5.	1918 Victory Parade	Parades & processions; Flags; Trucks; Carts & wagons; World War, 1914-1918; Victory celebrations	Trucks, horse-drawn wagons, and people on foot proceed down the parade route. Metal wash tubs are being dragged behind the truck in the lead. A woman in the wagon holds a sign saying "To Hell With The

6.	1918 View of Southwest Quadrant of Monument Circle	Business districts; Hotels; Cafeterias; Crowds; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Bates Hotel (Indianapolis, Ind.); Office buildings	In 1918, the southwest quadrant held six different buildings. In addition to office buildings, the quadrant included White’s Cafeteria, the former Morton Hotel, Edison Light, the Morrison Building a

7.	1919 Soldiers Parade on Monument Circle	Churches; Christ Church Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.); English Hotel (Indianapolis, Ind.); English's Opera House (Indianapolis, Ind.); Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Parades & processions	Church bells rang from Christ Church during the Welcome Home Parade to help celebrate the return of troops from World War I. Traditionally parades come down North Meridian Street and enter the Circle

8.	1921 G.A.R. Parade	Parades & processions; Veterans; Grand Army of the Republic; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.)	The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) was a popular organization, comprised of Union veterans of the Civil War. Indianapolis hosted eight national encampments, more than any other city in the nation

9.	1927 View of Test Building	Buildings; Business districts; Test Building (Indianapolis, Ind.); Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.)	Scroll-edged relief panels decorate the third story of the building. Local artisan Alexander Sangernebo sculpted the panels, alternating carvings of different city landmarks like the statehouse with m

10.	1934 Winner of the Indianapolis 500 Race	Automobile racing; Automobile racing drivers; Grandstands; Indianapolis Motor Speedway; Indianapolis Speedway Race	Driver Bill Cummings and mechanic Dr. Earl Undersaw are seated in the winning car. Boyle Products SPC is painted on the car. The tires are marked Firestone Balloon. There is a crowd in the grandstand

11.	1935 View of Southwest Quadrant of Monument Circle in Indianapolis	Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Stores & shops; Storefronts; Business districts; Parades & processions	The Guaranty building on the far left and the Test Building on the right flank the H.P. Wasson and Company Department Store and the Indiana Power and Light Company in this 1935 view of the southwest q

12.	1935 View of the Southwest Quadrant of Monument Circle	Office buildings; Business districts; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Test Building (Indianapolis, Ind.); Guaranty Building (Indianapolis, Ind.); H.P. Wasson Co.	The Guaranty Building on the far left and the Test Building on the right flank the H.P. Wasson & Co. Department Store and the Indiana Power & Light Company in this 1935 view of the southwest quadrant.

13.	1940 Willkie Speech on Monument Circle	Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944; Political campaigns; Political parades & rallies; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Public speaking	Wendell L. Willkie speaking from the balcony at the English Opera House to a crowd on the Circle, Nov. 6, 1940. The Elwood, Indiana native was the Republican presidential nominee in 1940 running agai

14.	1955 View of Southwest Quadrant of Monument Circle in Indianapolis.	Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Stores & shops; Storefronts; Business districts	The Guaranty building is on the far left. H.P. Wasson & Co. Deparment Store is in the center. Next to Wasson's is a small office building. The Test building is on the far right.

15.	1955 View of the Southwest Quadrant of Monument Circle	Department stores; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Guaranty Building (Indianapolis, Ind.); H.P. Wasson Co.; Test Building (Indianapolis, Ind.); Business education; Office buildings	For many years Wasson's Dept. Store had an entrance on the Circle. Other buildings in the quadrant had retail space on their ground-level floors. [1955]

16.	1955 View of the Southwest Quadrant of Monument Circle, Indianapolis	Buildings; Business districts; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Transportation; Department stores	Left to right, Guaranty building, Wasson's Department Store, an office building, and the Test building. Buses were allowed on Monument Circle at that time.

17.	1965 Aerial View of Monument Circle	Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Guaranty Building (Indianapolis, Ind.); Test Building (Indianapolis, Ind.); Indianapolis Power & Light Company; Business districts; Office buildings	The full southwest quadrant is shown in this 1965 image. On the left the Indianapolis Power and Light Company building is undergoing renovation.

18.	2,000 Laborers Wanted on the Central Canal of Indiana	Vanderburgh County (Ind.); Canals; Canal construction workers	In the 1830s, canals created much public enthusiasm, but the collapse of state financing and support slowed its progress. This 1837 broadside recruits local workers to build the Central Canal near Eva

19.	34th Street Entrance to Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana	Marion County (Ind.); Crown Hill Cemetery (Indianapolis, Ind.); Cemeteries; Scherrer, Adolph; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Arches; Arcades (Architectural components); Gates	Crown Hill Cemetery, dedicated in 1864 on the highest point in Marion County, consists of 555 acres, including a 1.4-acre national cemetery. Many notable people are buried here, including President Be

20.	Acme Evans Milling Company	Mills; Rivers; Buildings; Covered bridges	View of the Acme Evans Milling Company on the banks of the White River. A covered bridge spans the river just down from the mill.

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