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	Search results for Vonnegut    Refine your search Creator W H Bass Photo Company (11) W. H. Bass Photo Compa... (4) Subject Vonnegut and Bohn (Fir... (8) Department Stores (8) Storefronts (7) William H. Block Depar... (4) William H Block Depart... (4) Show more... Format of Original Photographic Print (8) Photographic Print, B&... (7) Date 1924 (2) 1907-05-30 (1) 1908 (1) 1910 (1) 1911 (1) Show more... results 1-15 of 15 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Vonnegut Hardware Company Hardware stores; Appliance stores; Stores & shops View of the Vonnegut Hardware Company. The five-story building is dated 1898. Signs advertise the various merchandise for sale including machinery and manufacturer's supplies; kitchen utensils; meat market... 2. Vonnegut Hardware Company Buildings; Hardware stores; Equipment; Bicycles & tricycles View of the Vonnegut Hardware Company, located at 320 East Washington Street. Grass cutters, picks, bicycles, and various tools are on display in front of the store. 3. The new Block's store at Illinois and Market Streets designed by Vonnegut and Bohn architects, 1911. William H. Block Department Store; Department stores; Storefronts; Vonnegut and Bohn (Firm) Encouraged by the foot traffic coming from the new Traction Terminal, local store owner William H. Block decided to build a store at the corner of Illinois and West Market streets. Larger than his first... 4. Virginia Avenue and East Washington Street Aerial views; Automobiles; Buildings; Street railroads; Streets; Drugstores; Hardware stores Aerial view of a downtown Indianapolis street. Businesses along the street include Huder's Drugs, S. W. Straus & Co., and Vonnegut Hardware. Several cars are parked along the side of the street and a streetcar... 5. Ayres Building Construction Building construction; Construction; Girders View of construction of the Ayres building. Captions on the image list the various companies involved in the construction project including Vonnegut and Bohn Architects, Westlake Construction Company,... 6. Vonnegut Hardware Company Booth at Home Show, 1929 Appliances; Washing machines; Stoves; Refrigerators; Exhibit booths The booth displays home appliances including stoves, ice boxes, wringer washers, fireplace tools, and cabinetry. 7. Aerial view of the Block's Store, 1919 William H. Block Department Store; Department stores; Storefronts; Vonnegut and Bohn (Firm); Claypool Hotel (Indianapolis, Ind.); Street railroads; Street railroad tracks; Aerial views This is an early morning view of the Block's store in 1919. The camera looks south on Illinois street toward the Claypool Hotel. 8. View of Block's Department Store, 1935 William H. Block Department Store; Department stores; Storefronts; Vonnegut and Bohn (Firm); Claypool Hotel (Indianapolis, Ind.); Shopping A view of the William H. Block Department Store from the corner of Market and Illinois Streets in 1935. The store was under construction at the time as noted by the sign at street level. 9. Shoppers Waiting for Block's Department Store to Open William H. Block Department Store; Department stores; Storefronts; Crowds; Shopping; Sidewalks; Vonnegut and Bohn (Firm) Shoppers wait patiently on the sidewalk for the store to open for a big sale in 1924. 10. Block's Store During a Sale, 1924 William H. Block Department Store; Department stores; Storefronts; Crowds; Shopping; Sidewalks; Vonnegut and Bohn (Firm) Sales at the store always attracted large crowds. [1924] 11. Block's Department Store at Night William H. Block Department Store; Department stores; Storefronts; Light fixtures; Lighting; Advertising; Aerial views; Night photographs; Vonnegut and Bohn (Firm) This dramatic night view shows how Block's investment in the lighting along the roofline enabled him to advertise his store at night. [1916] 12. View of Block's Store on Illinois Street Looking South from Market Street, 1912 William H. Block Department Store; Department stores; Storefronts; Streets; Street railroads; Vonnegut and Bohn (Firm) Illinois Street was a major thoroughfare in Indianapolis and a perfect location for Block's new store. [1912] 13. View of west Market Street from Monument Circle, 1958 William H. Block Department Store; Department stores; Traffic circles; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Indiana State Capitol (Indianapolis, Ind.); Bus terminals; Business districts; Vonnegut and Bohn (Firm) This 1958 view of West Market Street shows how busy the the area was at that time. The Traction Terminal at Market and Illinois streets across from Block's was a bus station and a major transportation... 14. President Theodore Roosevelt, Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks, and large group at Fairbanks Residence Presidents; Vice Presidents; Governors; Politicians; Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918 The group is seated on the lawn. Back row - left to right: Wm. E. English, Lucius B. Swift, Wm. H. Armstrong, Henry Riesenberg, Meredith Nicholson, Roscoe O. Hawkins, Chas. A. Bookwalter, Frank D. Stalnaker,... 15. Vonnegut Hardware's Display of the Murphy Bed, 1925 Beds; Home furnishings stores; Exhibit booths The display shows how the Murphy bed folds up into the wall, and the different sizes available. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-15 of 15 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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