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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...
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Indianapolis Marion County Public Library
Libraries; Columns; Cornices; Automobiles
View of the Greek-style Indianapolis Marion County Public Library. The building is constructed of Indiana limestone and has carved stone cornices. Steps lead up to the entrance where there is a row of...
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Indiana Statehouse Draped for Lincoln's Funeral
Capitols; Funeral rites & ceremonies; Presidents; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death & burial
The columns of the state house are draped in black fabric. A special shelter was designed where the coffin was unloaded from the funeral wagon and then carried up to the state house. The structure is draped...
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Soldiers Digging a Trench at Fort Harrison
Fort Benjamin Harrison (Ind.); Military camps; Military facilities; Military training; Military life; Tents; Soldiers; Digging; Shovels
Soldiers are using shovels to dig a trench. Pipes lie on the ground next to where they are working. Behind them are tents that have the lower part of their sides rolled up. The tent closest to the trench...
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Hyatt Regency Hotel, Merchants Plaza
Hotels; Parking lots; Atriums
The two wings of the hotel are connected by a glass atrium. On top of the hotel is a circular structure where a restaurant is located. A parking lot is across the street from the hotel.
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Tractors, Wagons, and Farmers
Agriculture; Agricultural laborers; Agricultural machinery & implements; Harvesting; Tractors
A long belt connects the steam tractor to the other piece of equipment. Dark smoke is coming from the tractor. A man with a pitchfork is standing in the wagon while others are standing next to the equipment...
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Dedication of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
Monuments & memorials; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Crowds; Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916; Patriotism; Dedications; Indiana State Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Monument Circle is crowded with people. The speakers platform is decorated with flags and shields. An eagle is mounted on the platform where James Whitcomb Riley is standing. The base of the limestone...
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Gas Explosion at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Explosions; Accidents; Amphitheaters; Debris
Structural damage can be seen where the explosion took place. Workmen are in the seating area holding on to ropes. Other men are standing by a ladder out on the ice. Some of the stage set from the ice...
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View into Concession Booth Where Gas Explosion at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum Occurred
Explosions; Accidents; Amphitheaters; Debris; Ladders; Ice
The concession stand was below the seating area. Seats above it were blown out with the force of the explosion. Supplies for the consession stand can be seen in the debris. Men on ladders are near the...
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Concession Area Where Gas Explosion Occurred at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Explosions; Accidents; Debris; Amphitheaters; Walls
The force of the explosion is shown by the damage done to the stone walls. Debris is all around. Concession supplies are seen in the background. There is a hole in the back wall.
11.
World War I Rally on Monument Circle
War rallies; Flags; Automobiles; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); World War, 1914-1918; Women
View of participants in a war rally on Monument Circle. A flag is draped on the hood of the first automobile. A man is sitting on it holding another flag and blowing into a horn. The car is full of people,...
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D. H. Baldwin & Co.
Buildings; Musical instrument industry; Pianos
View of the D. H. Baldwin & Company store where pianos were manufactured. The store is located in the Rialto building next to the Bretzman Photographic studio.
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Indianapolis Speedway 1929
Indianapolis Motor Speedway; Indianapolis Speedway Race; Automobile racing; Crowds; Racing automobiles; Racetracks; Sports spectators
View of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with cars on the track. The stands are filled with fans and people are standing along the infield fence. Two men are standing on a platform where the finish line...
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Sheaves of Corn
Corn; Harvesting; Sheaves; Farms; Corn shocks
View of a field where the corn stalks have been cut and gathered together into sheaves. A farmhouse and outbuildings can be seen in the background.
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Men with Bicycles
Bicycles & tricycles; Men; Bicycle shops; Ice cream & ices
A large group of men with their bicycles have gathered in front of the Hearsey Bicycles and Furnas Ice Cream shops. At the bottom of the image is a note saying that the site is where the Federal Building...
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Waverley Electric Vehicles, Indiana Bicycle Co.
Automobiles; Merchandise displays; Exhibitions; Carriages & coaches; Electric automobiles
Waverley Electric Vehicles, Indiana Bicycle Co. display showing horseless carriages in an area where other merchancise is displayed.
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Indianapolis Journal Building
Fortune, William, 1863-1942; Newspapers; Buildings
In January of 1882, at the age of 19, Fortune left for Indianapolis, a city that was in the midst of expansion and modernization. Fortune got his first job at the Indianapolis Journal, where he doggedly...
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World's Largest Piano Recital
Pianos; Historic buildings; Butler University; Spectators; Musicians; Musical instruments; Music festivals; Music education
To open National Music Week in May 1936, Sigma Alpha Iota, the national professional music sorority, sponsored a grand piano recital. A total of 125 pianos were brought to the fieldhouse where 825 pianists...
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World's Largest Piano Recital
Pianos; Historic buildings; Butler University; Spectators; Musicians; Musical instruments; Music festivals; Music education
To open National Music Week in May 1936, Sigma Alpha Iota, the national professional music sorority, sponsored a grand piano recital. A total of 125 pianos were brought to the fieldhouse where 825 pianists...
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Indiana School of Art was Located in the Circle Hall Building on Monument Circle
Steele, T, C. (Theodore Clement), 1847-1926; Artists; Forsyth, William, 1854-1935; Schools
In 1889 Steele opened the “Indiana School of Art” on Monument Circle where he was soon joined by fellow artist, William Forsyth. Steele and his wife Mary were active in the Portfolio Club and over...
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