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1. 1885 Indiana State Fair Poster 1885 Indiana State Fair Poster Indiana State Fair; Agricultural exhibitions--Indiana--Indianapolis; Livestock; Harness racing; Horse racing; Agricultural machinery; Farm equipment; Exhibition buildings--Indiana--Indianapolis; Fairs The 1885 Indiana State Fair was a showcase for the state's agriculture, industry, education, and family arts. So great was the number of visitors and exhibitors the fair board recommended re-locating the...
2. Centennial Medal Centennial Medal Indiana--Centennial celebrations, etc.; Medals--Indiana; Emblems, State--Indiana; Corydon Capitol (Corydon, Ind.); Constitution Elm (Corydon, Ind.); Indiana--Seal; Indiana. Centennial Commission In 1916, the Centennial Medal was created for the one hundred year anniversary of the founding of the state of Indiana. Columbia represents the United States, the child, the new state. The Corydon statehouse...
3. Construction of Foundation for Hearth Building at U.S. Steel, Gary Works Construction of Foundation for Hearth Building at U.S. Steel, Gary Works United States Steel Corporation. Gary Works; Steel-works--Indiana--Gary; Steel industry and trade--Indiana--Gary; Open-hearth furnaces; Open-hearth process; Factories--Indiana--Gary; Gary (Ind.)--Buildings, structures, etc. The photograph depicts the construction of the foundation for one of the hearth buildings at the plant in The U.S. Steel, Gary Works.
4. Eagleson Civil Rights Case Eagleson Civil Rights Case Eagleson, Preston E.; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights--Indiana; Discrimination--Law and legislation--Indiana; Discrimination in public accommodations--Indiana; Discrimination in public accommodations--Law and legislation--Indiana; African American football players--Indiana; African American college students--Indiana; Indiana. Civil Rights Act of 1885 In 1894 the Indiana University football team travelled to Crawfordsville, Indiana, to play against Wabash College. An African American team member, Preston E. Eagleson, was denied admission to a hotel's...
5. Fall of Fort Sackville Fall of Fort Sackville Fort Sackville (Ind.); Clark's Expedition to the Illinois, 1778-1779; Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818; Hamilton, Henry, d. 1796; Vincennes (Ind.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 Painting depicts the surrender of British-held Fort Sackville by Henry Hamilton, lieutenant governor of Detroit, to George Rogers Clark on February 25, 1779. This victory helped the Americans gain control...
6. Father Petit Letter Father Petit Letter Trail of Death, 1838; Potawatomi Indians--Relocation; Indians of North America--Relocation; Indians of North America--Government relations--1789-1869; Indians, Treatment of--North America; Indians of North America--Indiana--Government relations--1789-1869 In the early nineteenth century, land west of the Mississippi River offered the United States government what it saw as a perfect solution to the Indian "problem." By 1836, the majority of Potawatomi bands...
7. Floyd County Naturalization Documents Floyd County Naturalization Documents Naturalization--Indiana--Floyd County; Indiana--Emigration and immigration; Floyd County (Ind.)--Emigration and immigration; Immigrants--Indiana--Floyd County; Aliens--Indiana--Floyd County; Naturalization records--Indiana--Floyd County; Glassworkers--Indiana--New Albany; Blacksmiths--Indiana--Floyd County; Bryant, Thomas; Meyer, Henry J. These documents are Declarations of Intentions to become citizens filed in Floyd County Circuit Court by Thomas Bryant and Henry J. Meyer.
8. Free Debs Booth Free Debs Booth Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926; Labor movement--United States; Labor unions; Socialists--United States; Petitions; Prisoners; Labor leaders Eugene V. Debs was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. He became the voice and face of socialism in the United States. Two stays in prison and five unsuccessful bids for the presidency did not sway Debs from...
9. Governor Oliver P. Morton's Call to Arms Governor Oliver P. Morton's Call to Arms Morton, Oliver P. (Oliver Perry), 1823-1877; Governors--Indiana; Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Indiana--Politics and government--1861-1865; Military service, Voluntary--Indiana April 16, 1861, after the fall of Fort Sumter, Governor Oliver P. Morton issued this proclamation to the citizens of Indiana asking for loyal and patriotic men to volunteer to form six military regiments....
10. Indiana State Constitution, 1816 Indiana State Constitution, 1816 Indiana. Constitution (1816); Constitutions--Indiana; Indiana--Politics and government; Indiana. Constitutional Convention (1816) In 1815 the population of the Indiana Territory reached 60,000 free males over the age of 21, the minimum required by the Northwest Ordinance for statehood. In response to a petition from the territorial...
11. Indiana State Constitution, 1851 Indiana State Constitution, 1851 Indiana. Constitution (1851); Constitutions--Indiana; Indiana--Politics and government; Indiana. Constitutional Convention (1850-1851); African Americans--Indiana--History--19th century; African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--Indiana This is a copy of the Indiana State Constitution, 1851. Although amended many times since, it remains the basic law of Indiana to the present.
12. James Bethel Gresham Funeral James Bethel Gresham Funeral Gresham, James Bethel--Death & burial; World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France; World War, 1914-1918--Indiana--Evansville; World War, 1914-1918--Casualties; Draft--Indiana; United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 16th; Soldiers--Indiana--Evansville; Military funerals; Funeral rites and ceremonies--Indiana--Evansville; Lying in state--Indiana; Coffins; Flags Corporal James Bethel Gresham of Evansville was officially listed as the first American to die in WWI. He was buried in France in November 1917. In July 1921, Gresham's body was brought home to Indiana....
13. Land Patent for Catherine Stout Land Patent for Catherine Stout Land grants--Indiana; Public lands--Indiana; Public land sales--Indiana The newly independent American Republic found itself with one great asset - a vast domain of land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River, including the future state of Indiana. Sale...
14. Letter, April 4, 1838 to Mrs. Dezier Gallup Letter, April 4, 1838 to Mrs. Dezier Gallup City West (Ind.)--History--19th century; Porter County (Ind.)--History--19th century; Frontier & pioneer life--Indiana--City West; Frontier & pioneer life--Indiana--Porter County; Women pioneers--Indiana; Pioneers--Indiana This letter was written by a woman named Julia, who lived in City West, Indiana. She wrote to Mrs. Dezier Gallup of Agawam, Massachusetts describing the problems of settling in a new area and leaving behind...
15. Letter, February 27, 1803 to William Henry Harrison Letter, February 27, 1803 to William Henry Harrison Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Views on Indians; Indians of North America--Cultural assimilation; Indians of North America--Government relations--1789-1869; Indians, Treatment of--North America; United States--Politics and government--1789-1815; Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841--Relations with Indians In this private letter from President Thomas Jefferson to William Henry Harrison, governor of the Indiana Territory, Jefferson laid out his policy with regard to Native Americans. He wants to push out...
16. Letter, November 7, 1918 to Sergeant Armstrong Letter, November 7, 1918 to Sergeant Armstrong Armstrong, Irven, 1892-1996; United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 351st; Indianapolis Public Schools. School no. 17; World War, 1914-1919--Indiana--Indianapolis; African American teachers; African American students; World War, 1914-1918--Participation, African American; World War, 1914-1918--War work--Schools This letter is one example of the letters sent to Armstrong from his previous students at Indianapolis Public School no. 17. The letters illustrate the war work and support for soldiers from Hoosiers....
17. Letters Concerning the Release of Henry McLaughlin, Prisoner of War on Johnson Island, 1865 Letters Concerning the Release of Henry McLaughlin, Prisoner of War on Johnson Island, 1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons; Johnson Island Prison; Brown, Susan McLaughlin; Prisoners of war; McLaughlin, Henry B. Henry McLaughlin was forced into the Confederate Army and captured at the siege of Vicksburg. These letters show how his sister Susan Brown secured his release: Governor Morton's letter of introduction...
18. License to Trade with the Miami Indians License to Trade with the Miami Indians Miami Indians; Fur trade--Northwest, Old; Trading posts--Northwest, Old; Indians of North America--Alcohol use; Indians of North America--Government relations--1789-1869 License issued by Indiana Territory Governor William Henry Harrison to Benoit Besayon of Knox County. The license permitted Besayon to trade with the Miami Indians for one year. The license prohibited...
19. List of Emigrants to Liberia List of Emigrants to Liberia Indiana State Board of Colonization; African Americans--Colonization--Africa; African Americans--Indiana--History--To 1863; African Americans--Liberia; Indiana--Emigration and immigration; Liberia--History--1847-1944 This is a list of fifty-eight African Americans who emigrated from the State of Indiana to the colony of Liberia, West Africa, between 1850-1853. They were from Fountain, Gibson, Jackson, Jeffeson, Knox,...
20. Magnificent Ambersons Magnificent Ambersons Mothers and sons in literature; Indiana--Fiction; Family--Indiana--Fiction; Indiana--Social life and customs--Fiction; Authors, American--Indiana Published in 1918, the Magnificent Ambersons was both a popular and critical success for Indianapolis born author Booth Tarkington. Believed to be set in Indianapolis, the book explores a community in...
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