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	Search results for 0391 > 1908    Refine your search Format of Original Postcard (18) Printed Postcard (3) Photographic Postcard (2) Real Photo Postcard (1) Subject Business Districts (6) Dearborn County (Ind) (5) Dirt Roads (4) Courthouses (3) Government Facilities (3) Show more... Creator H.e Fuller, Plymouth, ... (1) Luder Photo, Washingto... (1) Michelson Photo co, Sh... (1) results 1-20 of 24 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Scene at Tri-County Dem. Rally - Waldron, Ind., Sept 19-08 Shelby County (Ind.); Political parades & rallies; Bands; Flags; Banners Waldron was platted in 1854 by George Stroup and at first was called Stroupville. It was renamed Waldron in 1876. A political rally was held there in 1908, the year Democrat Thomas R. Marshall was elected... 2. The New Court House, Kentland, Indiana Newton County (Ind.); Courthouses; Government facilities The Newton County Courthouse, a Neoclassical-style buff brick and limestone structure, was completed in 1906 at a cost of $30,525. Joseph T. Hutton of Hammond, Indiana, was the architect, and Eric Lund... 3. Businesses in Stilesville, Indiana Hendricks County (Ind.); Business districts; Buildings; Restaurants; Drugstores; General stores; Dirt roads This 1908 postcard is of Stilesville, in the southwest corner of Hendricks County. Several branches of Mill Creek flow near the town. Stilesville was a popular stopping place for western-bound pioneers... 4. Postcard Advertising the English Hotel on Monument Circle English Hotel and Opera House (Indianapolis, Ind.); Hotels; Postcards; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.) The card lists the prices of rooms. American Plan includes meals; the European Plan does not. 5. Road in West Point, Indiana Stores & shops; Dirt roads; Butcher shops View along a dirt road in West Point, Indiana. The message on the postcard identifies the man standing on the porch of the meat market store. Further down the road is a hotel and a livery stable. 6. I. C. C. R. Viaduct, Bloomfield, Indiana Bridges; Railroads; Railroad cars; Men; Trestles; Valleys View of a viaduct in Bloomfield, Indiana. The railroad bridge spans a wide valley and is supported by a framework of steel beams. A group of men are standing on a stone wall while other men walk across... 7. Business Portion, Southport, Indiana Marion County (Ind.); Cities & towns; Business districts; Railroad crossings; Railroad tracks; Railroad signals; Dirt roads; Sidewalks In 1822 the first settler arrived in the area of Southport, its name came from pioneers traveling south from Indianapolis who used the town as their first stop. The town was platted in 1849 after the arrival... 8. Court House, Salem, Indiana Washington County (Ind.); Courthouses; Government facilities The county’s first courthouse, which opened in 1816 in the county seat of Salem, was built on stilts and was nicknamed the “Stilted Castle of Justice.” The courthouse that stands today is the third... 9. Big Four Depot, Winchester, Indiana Randolph County (Ind.); Railroad facilities; Railroad locomotives; Railroad stations; Railroad tracks; Railroads Trains were the dominant form of transportation in Indiana for approximately 100 years beginning in the mid 1800s. Prior to that, canals were the main form of transportion. With the advent of cars, trains... 10. M.E. Church Winchester, Indiana Randolph County (Ind.); Churches; Methodist churches This church was the fourth structure built for this congregation. It replaced the Stone Methodist Church that was destroyed by fire in 1899. It featured a new Moller organ. It later changed its name to... 11. Stroh High School, Stroh, Indiana LaGrange County (Ind.); High school buildings; High schools; Students; School children; Schools Platted as Haywood in 1899, the name changed to Stroh in 1900 for Emil Stroh who controlled the local cement industry. The four-story consolidated township school building was built in 1902 containing... 12. Maxwell-Briscoe & Company, "Where the Best Automobiles are Manufactured," New Castle, Indiana Henry County (Ind.); Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Company; Automobile industry; Factories The Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Company factory was built in New Castle in 1907. The site had nearly 60 acres of buildings, testing roads, and railroad facilities. In 1925 the plant was acquired by Chrysler... 13. West Main Street, Danville, Indiana Hendricks County (Ind.); Residential streets; Baseball players This scene of Danville's Main Street would have been familiar to Baseball Hall of Famer Sam Thompson (1860–1922). Born in Danville, Thompson became one of the most impressive batters of the 19th century,... 14. South 3th [3rd] Street, Ambia, Indiana Benton County (Ind.); City & town life; Business districts; Awnings; Dirt roads; Sidewalks; Pedestrians The name of the settlement was changed from Weaver City to Ambia on May 5, 1873, when a post office was established. The town was laid out by Mr. and Mrs. Ezekiel M. Talbot on February 22, 1875. 15. Spink's Mill in Washington, Indiana Daviess County (Ind.); Mills; Mills and Mill-work; Farmers; Carts & wagons This flour mill was built in 1857 by J.C. Spink, one of the first city councilmen of Washington. He operated it with his partner until he gave up his share in 1875 after flood losses. It was destroyed... 16. Baker's Medicines, James Quilliam Salesman, Montgomery, Indiana Daviess County (Ind.); Traveling sales personnel; Selling; Carts & wagons James Quilliam was born in the late 1800’s near Elmore Township in Daviess County. He later worked for Baker’s Medicines out of Montgomery, Indiana. He was a door to door salesman selling flavoring... 17. First National Bank of Dillsboro, Indiana Dearborn County (Ind.); Banks; Business districts; Signs (Notices) The town of Dillsboro was founded on March 30, 1830 and may have been named for General James Dill, a prominent county resident. This postcard view shows the First National Bank of Dillsboro. 18. General View Lawrenceburg, Indiana Dearborn County (Ind.); Aerial views; Cities & towns; Streets; Roofs Indiana’s fourth oldest city, Lawrenceburg was laid out in April 1802 by Samuel Vance, James Hamilton, and Benjamin Chambers. Named for the wife of Samuel Vance, whose maiden name was Lawrence, it became... 19. Coal Elevator on Ohio River, Lawrenceburg, Indiana Dearborn County (Ind.); Ohio River; Coal; Coal trade; Bird's-eye views Lawrenceburg is Indiana's fourth oldest city and Dearborn County's largest community. The city is a favorable location for river trade as seen by this coal elevator that extended down to the Ohio River... 20. Steamboat "Ranger" docked at Aurora, Indiana Dearborn County (Ind.); Steamboats; Rivers; Ohio River; Boat & ship industry River commerce was important to Aurora with industry and river traffic as the pillars of Aurora’s economy. For many years steamboats would line the wharves to receive and deliver passengers and goods.... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 24 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next
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