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	Search results for Photographic > Photographic Print, B&w    Refine your search Creator W H Bass Photo Company (1247) W. H. Bass Photo Compa... (71) w.h Bass Company (45) w.h Bass Photo co (31) w.h Bass co (21) Show more... Subject Buildings (322) Automobiles (217) Business Districts (168) Apartment Houses (131) Streets (123) Show more... Date 1905-1930 (41) 1910 (37) 1921 (35) 1925 (35) 1908 (34) Show more... results 1-20 of 1452 item(s)  page 1 of 73 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Governor Ashbel P. Willard Portraits; Governors; Politicians; Clothing & dress; Willard, Ashbel P. (Ashbel Parsons), 1820-1860 Governor Ashbel P. Willard, 1857-1860, was the state's eleventh governor. A Democrat from New Albany, Willard's ascent in politics had been spectacular. He was thirty-six when he was sworn in as governor,... 2. Spencer House Hotel Hotels; Fire escapes; Street railroads Spencer House hotel has a fire escape on the front of the building. Street railway tracks are visible in the foreground of the image. 3. Washington Street in 1825 Transportation; Streets; Carts & wagons; Log buildings; Business districts; People; City & town life; Indianapolis, Ind.; Washington Street This photograph shows an engraving of what Washington Street looked like in 1825. The street is depicted as a meandering pathway through trees and tree stumps. On the left side we see the shop of Kalop... 4. Lifeboat Being Unloaded from a Train During the 1937 Flood Floods; Lifeboats; Disaster relief; Disasters; Railroads; Boats; Pennsylvania Railroad Men hold on to the side of the railroad car as they lower the boat into the flood water. The boat has equipment in it and says U.S. Coast Guard on the side. The house nearby has water up to the first floor... 5. Men Unloading a Lifeboat from a Train During the 1937 Flood Floods; Lifeboats; Disasters; Boats; Railroads; Pennsylvania Railroad Men wearing tall boots or waders are pushing the lifeboat off the railroad car into the flood water. A man in the foreground holds onto a rope tied to the boat. In the background near a house are two other... 6. Rescue Boats During the 1937 Flood Floods; Lifeboats; Disasters; Boats People on dry land watch as two boats approach. One of the boats has several people in it. Flood water is nearly up to the roofs of buidings in the area. The customer card describes this as Pennsylvania... 7. Culver Military Academy Boat #75 During the 1937 Flood Floods; Lifeboats; Boats; African Americans A lifeboat from Culver Military Academy is full of African American passengers. A young man standing in the rear of the boat wears a letter sweater, cap and gloves. The flood water is nearly to the roof... 8. Scene at Military Park - World War I Soldier with Boy on Welcome Home Day Soldiers; Boys; Uniforms; Helmets; Flags; Homecomings; Patriotism A soldier wearing a helmet kneels beside a boy who carries an American flag. The little boy also wears a helmet and has a patch on his coat sleeve. The soldier is identified as Charles Robinson of Madison,... 9. Portrait of Governor Jonathan Jennings Jennings, Jonathan, 1784-1834; Governors; Politicians; Portraits Jennings is shown wearing a dark suit with a high-collared, ruffled shirt. 10. Silent Waverley Limousine-Five Automobiles; Limousines; Windshields Limousine that looks like a carriage. The vehicle is enclosed and has curtains on the windows. The windshield opens out like a window. The price is listed at $3,500. 11. State Fairgrounds Coliseum Explosion American Red Cross; American Red Cross. Indianapolis Area Chapter; Indiana State Fairgrounds (Indianapolis, Ind.); Explosions; Disaster relief; Disasters In 1966 the Indianapolis Chapter celebrated its 50th anniversary. They continued the work of assisting the military and their families in a fourth war -- the Vietnam conflict. Disaster work at home had... 12. Circle Tower Lobby and Elevators, 1930 Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Circle Tower (Indianapolis, Ind.); Art deco (Architecture); Rubush & Hunter (Firm); Bronze sculpture; Lobbies; Office buildings; Elevators; Architectural decorations & ornaments The Market Street lobby and elevator doors are decorated in an Art Deco style with black travertine marble and bronze Egyptian motifs. [1930] 13. Close-up View of the Art Deco Details Inside the Market Street Entrance of the Circle Tower Building Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Circle Tower (Indianapolis, Ind.); Art deco (Architecture); Rubush & Hunter (Firm); Bronze sculpture; Lobbies; Office buildings; Architectural decorations & ornaments The Circle Tower lobby is decorated with black travertine marble and bronze Art Deco style motifs. [1930] 14. East Market Street Entrance to the Circle Tower Building, 1930 Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Circle Tower Building; Art deco; Rubush & Hunter (Firm); Bronze sculpture; Office buildings; Doors & doorways; Limestone; Architectural decorations & ornaments The Circle Tower building's East Market Street entrance is a simple arch with ornately carved limestone and cast bronze Egyptian style motifs. 15. View of the Circle Theater Balcony in 1916 Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Circle Theatre (Indianapolis, Ind.); Motion picture theaters; Balconies; Seating furniture; Neoclassicism (Architecture); Relief (Sculpture); Bas-relief The theater seats and walls, decorated with bas-reliefs in the Neoclassical style are shown to their best advantage is this view of the balcony. [1916] 16. Circle Theater Crowd Mingles on the Sidewalk after the Show, 1926 Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Circle Theatre (Indianapolis, Ind.); Motion picture theaters; Women; Crowds; Neoclassicism (Architecture); Relief (Sculpture); Bas-relief The theater could seat three thousand people. A performance of "Don Juan's Three Nights" in 1926 drew a predominately female crowd. 17. The Neo Classical Facade of the Circle Theater with the Giant Clock on Top, 1917 Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Circle Theater (Indianapolis, Ind.) ; Theatrical posters; Motion picture theaters; Silent films; Relief (Sculpture); Bas-relief; Neoclassicism (Architecture) A giant clock on top of the Circle Theater shows the time, and posters outside the theatre advertise the latest films. Clifton Wheeler of Hadley, indiana, used tinted cement to paint the mural above the... 18. Continental Bank Building, Interior View of the Lobby in 1925 Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Continental Bank Building; Banks; Lobbies; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Architectural elements The Continental Bank Building lobby shows what a grand and impressive building it was inside as well as out. The nine-story structure measured 109 feet from the first floor to the roof. [1926] 19. The Southeast Quadrant of Monument Circle as It Looked ca. 1920 Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Western Union Telegraph Company; Hotel Kingston; Circle Theater; Wood Block; Franklin Building; Automobiles; Construction workers The new Circle Theater building is shown. By the end of the next decade the southeast quadrant had a very different look with the Indianapolis Power and Light building and Circle Tower on both sides of... 20. Continental National Bank Building on Monument Circle in 1924 Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Banks; Buildings; Business districts Like several other financial institutions in the city, Contintental National Bank fell victim to the Great Depression. Merchants National Bank acquired the assets of the Continental in 1930. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 1452 item(s)  page 1 of 73 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next
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