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	Search results for Collection > w.h Bass Company    Refine your search Format of Original Photographic Print, B&... (68) Photographic Print (6) Glass (2) Nitrate Negative (2) Acetate Negative (1) Show more... Subject Monument Circle (India... (38) Business Districts (23) Office Buildings (18) Columbia Club (Indiana... (16) Christ Church Cathedra... (12) Show more... Date 1916 (5) 1924 (4) 1929 (3) 1930 (3) 1959 (3) Show more... results 1-20 of 81 item(s)  page 1 of 5 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Interior of the Propylaeum China--Foreign relations--United States--1644-1912; Pu Lun, Crown Prince of China--Travel--Indiana; Royal visitors--Indiana--Indianapolis; Visits of state--Indiana--Indianapolis; Dining rooms; Dining tables; Fireplaces; Buffets (Furniture); Chairs; Windows; Interiors The following day the Prince visited Tudor Hall and Mrs. May Sewall’s school and residence. A “monster reception” was held at the Propylaeum with 4,000 women attending. Everywhere the prince went... 2. Downtown Indianapolis with Soldiers and Sailors Monument in the Distance Indiana State Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Indianapolis, Ind.); Business districts; Monuments & memorials View of a portion of the business district in Indianapolis with the Indiana State Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument towering in the distance. In the far background the tower of the county courthouse can... 3. Moynahan Apartment Building Apartment houses; Automobiles; Buildings View of an apartment building located at 412 North Alabama Street. A car is parked in front of the building. 4. The Meadows Neighborhoods; Indianapolis, Ind.; Restaurants; Howard Johnson's Restaurant By the end of the 1950s, the population of Indianapolis had grown by almost 50,000 people. The decade brought new industries and jobs. New buildings and schools became part of the landscape. It saw an... 5. Tee Pee Drive-In Restaurant Tee Pee Drive-In Restaurant; Restaurants; Indianapolis, Ind. Although drive-in restaurants came to Indianapolis as early as the 1930s, their popularity soared during the 1950s. Drive-ins, such as Al Greens, the Pole, the Parkmoor, and the Tee Pee, were fixtures... 6. Liberty Loan Parade, Red Cross Float, Meridian Street, Indianapolis American Red Cross; Disasters; American Red Cross. Indianapolis Area Chapter; Red Cross--Indiana; War work; Parades & processions; Patriotism; World War, 1914-1918--Indiana--Indianapolis; World War, 1914-1918, American Red Cross; World War, 1914-1918 Members of the Indianapolis Area Chapter of the Red Cross continued their work at home, participating in the Liberty Loan Parade of April 6, 1918. This type of large-scale event, with decorated floats... 7. Jefferson Avenue, Indianapolis, Tornado Damage, 1927 American Red Cross; Disasters; American Red Cross. Indianapolis Area Chapter; Tornadoes; Storms; Neighborhoods; Red Cross--Indiana Two major natural disasters occurred in Indiana between World Wars I and II. In 1927, a tornado struck downtown Indianapolis, and in 1937, the Ohio-Mississippi flood severely damaged portions of Southern... 8. Jeffersonville Station in Flood, 1937 American Red Cross; Floods; Disasters; Red Cross--Indiana; Clark County (Ind.) Two major natural disasters occurred between World Wars I and II. In 1927, a tornado struck downtown Indianapolis, and in 1937, the Ohio-Mississippi flood severely damaged portions of Southern Indiana.... 9. The Billiard Room at the Commercial Club Commercial Club (Indianapolis, Ind.); Billiard rooms; Billiards; Business people The Club was also intended to be a social vehicle for members. Beginning in 1903, they held “smokers," or informal gatherings with a featured speaker for members several times a year. In 1905, the tradition... 10. Fall Creek Boulevard Scene Commercial Club (Indianapolis, Ind.); Fall Creek The Club wanted not only to attract outside interests to the city, but also to promote civic pride amongst their fellow citizens. They believed that a city park system was one avenue, as well as working... 11. Commercial Club Building Business districts; Commercial Club building; Commercial Club (Indianapolis, Ind.) Seeing the success of Commercial Clubs in other cities, Lilly and Fortune decided to form one in Indianapolis. They successfully pitched the idea to other business and civic leaders, and on February 8,... 12. Exterior of the Empire Garage Garages 13. World's Largest Drum Purdue University; Musical instruments; Musical instrument industry; Drum; Leedy Manufacturing Company Leedy’s drums were all fine examples of handmade craftsmanship, but perhaps one of their most notable creations was the world’s largest drum, commissioned by Purdue University in 1921. Leedy went to... 14. Leedy Manufacturing Building Before the Final Additions Leedy Manufacturing Company; Musical instruments; Musical instrument industry Leedy’s success in building snare drums, bass drums, mallets, traps, cases, and other items was evident in the rate of expansion of the Leedy facility. In 1910, a three story building was constructed... 15. Columbia Theatre, formerly the Empire Theatre Theaters; Business districts; Transportation In the early 1890s, Leedy began spending more time in Indianapolis, where he had a job playing in the orchestra at the Empire Theatre, and moonlighted at other events and theatres. The Empire Theatre is... 16. Tudor Hall School Pu Lun, Crown Prince of China--Travel--Indiana; Royal visitors--Indiana--Indianapolis; Visits of state--Indiana--Indianapolis; China--Foreign relations--United States--1644-1912; Schools; Tudor Hall School; Porches The following day the Prince visited Tudor Hall and Mrs. May Sewall’s school and residence. A “monster reception” was held at the Propylaeum with 4,000 women attending. Everywhere the prince went... 17. Indiana School for the Blind Pu Lun, Crown Prince of China--Travel--Indiana; Royal visitors--Indiana--Indianapolis; Visits of state--Indiana--Indianapolis; China--Foreign relations--United States--1644-1912; Schools; Indiana School for the Blind; Ironwork; Fences; Porches The itinerary for the first day was a busy one. He visited the Women’s Reformatory, Atlas Engine Works, United States Encaustic Tile Works and the School for the Blind. There he took a keen interest... 18. Claypool Hotel Pu Lun, Crown Prince of China--Travel--Indiana; Royal visitors--Indiana--Indianapolis; Visits of state--Indiana--Indianapolis; China--Foreign relations--United States--1644-1912; Claypool Hotel (Indianapolis, Ind.); Hotels; Streets; Business districts; Transportation The Prince and his party occupied 11 rooms at the Claypool Hotel, facing Washington St. While the prince was out seeing the city, other members of his party spent time on the small balconies of the hotel... 19. Madam C. J. Walker Building Restaurants; Theaters; Office buildings; Business districts; Walker Building (Indianapolis, Ind.); Walker, C.J., Madam, 1867-1919 The Walker building was erected in 1927, eight years after the death of Madam C.J. Walker. The flat iron building included a theater, drug store, manufacturing company, beauty shop, ballroom, and offices.... 20. 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