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N. Railroad St., Spencer, Indiana
Business districts; Railroad stations; Railroad tracks; Storefronts; Law offices; Streets
View of North Railroad Street in Spencer, Indiana. Several storefronts face the railroad station and tracks across the street. A large sign on the corner advertises the Office of T. G. Spangler, Lawyer....
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Birdseye View of Orland, Indiana
Bird's-eye views; Stores & shops; Storefronts; Garages; Carriages & coaches; Horses; Automobiles; Hitching posts
Bird's-eye view of the town of Orland in Indiana. The main focus is on a block of businesses including a garage and D. Jennings & Son. There is a horse and buggy tied to a hitching post in front of the...
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Downtown Ladoga
Montgomery County (Ind.); Business districts; Storefronts; Dirt roads; Transportation
A prospering community in northern Montgomery County, Ladoga was founded in 1836 by John Meyers. Visible in a main street view are a dress shop, drug store, restaurant and other vital commercial ventures...
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North Main Street, Elliott House, Wakarusa
Elkhart County (Ind.); Business districts; Storefronts; Stores & shops; Dirt roads; Transportation
The town was platted as Salem in 1852 but as there was already another Salem in Indiana, it was changed to Wakarusa, which oral tradition claims came from the Indian name meaning "knee deep in mud." The...
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Market Street, Nappanee, Indiana
Elkhart County (Ind.); Business districts; Transportation; Clothing & dress
Laid out in 1874, Nappanee's name comes from the Missisauga na-pa-ni "flour," and was named after the Canadian town, Napanee, named for its gristmill. Another legend says it was named for an Indian maiden...
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Main Street, Goshen, Indiana
Elkhart County (Ind.); Business districts; Clothing & dress; Clocks & watches; Sidewalks
Oliver Crane created lots for the county seat in 1831. One tradition says Goshen is named after Mr. Crane's hometown in Orange County, New York; another says it was because the land was rich and productive...
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West Vistula Street, Bristol, Indiana
Elkhart County (Ind.); Business districts; Dirt roads; Transportation
Bristol was founded in 1830 and platted in 1835. It was named for Bristol, England, by New England settlers.
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Branson Street, LaFontaine, Indiana
Wabash County (Ind.); Railroad crossings; Railroad signals; Dirt roads; Business districts
La Fontaine was settled around 1833. It was platted in 1845 and named Ashland due to all the wood burned at the tannery there. In 1873 the town's name was changed to La Fontaine to honor Miami chief François...
9.
Walnut St. Atlanta, Indiana
Snow; Winter; Children; Men; Carriages & coaches; Neighborhoods; Trees; Utility poles; Streets
Snow covers the street and sidewalk in this picture of Walnut Street in Atlanta, Indiana. The snow also clings to tree branches and utilitly lines. Houses are on one side of the street, and carriages are...
10.
Main Street Looking West, New Haven, Indiana
Allen County (Ind.); Business districts; Streets; Transportation
An earlier settlement was called Gundys Deadening after a settler named Gundy deadened timber before clearing land. Henry Burgess platted the city in 1839 and in 1842 named it after New Haven, Connecticut....
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State Street Looking West, Pendleton, Indiana
Madison County (Ind.); Business districts; Storefronts; Transportation; Carriages & coaches; Baby carriages
Pendleton was named after its founder Thomas M. Pendleton in 1823. This image shows State Street as it looked near the turn of the twentieth century.
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West New York Street, Indianapolis, Ind. March 25, 1913
Floods; Floods--Indiana; Natural disasters--Indiana; Streets; Canoes; Rowers
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Washington Street Bridge One Hour Before It Collapsed March 26, 1913
Floods; Floods--Indiana; Bridges; Transportation
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Looking North on Coffey from Ray Street
Floods; Floods--Indiana; Natural disasters--Indiana; Neighborhoods; Storms
Debris fills the street.
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Unloading Supplies for Flood Sufferers C.H. & D Yards Belmont Street
Floods; Floods--Indiana; Natural disasters--Indiana; Disaster relief--Indiana; Carts & wagons
Relief workers are unloading food. Railroad freight cars are in the background.
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Street Scene, Aurora, Indiana
Streets; Neighborhoods; Dirt roads; Carts & wagons; Horses; Steeples
View of an unpaved street in Aurora, Indiana. There are wooden houses on one side of the road and business buildings on the other. Some people are standing on the sidewalk, while a woman and two children...
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Cars Caught in Flood March 1913, Indianapolis, Ind.
Floods; Floods--Indiana; Natural disasters--Indiana; Street railroads; Transportation; Horses; Umbrellas
Two West Michigan Street streetcars are caught in the flood water. Teams of horses are being brought in to tow them.
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Car on West Michigan Street, Indianapolis Flood 1913
Floods; Floods--Indiana; Natural Disasters--Indiana; Street railroads; Neighborhoods
The railroad car is submerged in flood water.
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Washington Street Bridge from Westside, Indianapolis, March 27, 1913
Floods; Floods--Indiana; Natural disasters--Indiana; Bridges; Business districts; Rivers
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Pearl Street West Indianapolis, Flood March 27, 1913
Floods; Floods--Indiana; Natural disasters--Indiana; Mud; Storms; Neighborhoods; Dirt roads
The water appears to be receding. Yards around the homes have been washed out.
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