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	Search results for Where    Refine your search Creator W H Bass Photo Company (25) w.h Bass Photo Shop (4) W. H. Bass Photo Compa... (2) W H Bass (1) w.h Bass Photo Company (1) Format of Original Photographic Print, B&... (21) Acetate Negative (3) Print, B&w, 8 X 10 (2) Negative, B&w (1) Negative, B&w, 8 X 10 (1) Show more... Subject Pianos (4) Buildings (3) Crowds (3) Debris (3) Explosions (3) Show more... Date 1936 (3) 1963-11 (3) 1959 (2) 1917 (2) 1902 (1) Show more... results 1-20 of 33 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. 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... 2. Arthur Jordan Memorial, Crown Hill Cemetery Arthur Jordan, 1855-1934; Crown Hill Cemetery (Indianapolis, Ind.); Cemeteries Around 1932, when Jordan planned to retire, it became necessary for him to take over management of the Postal Life Insurance Co. in New York City. He moved to New York with his new second wife, Alice Boyer.... 3. 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. 4. 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... 5. Propylaeum Buildings; Clubs; Clubhouses Dedicated in 1891, the Propylaeum building in Indianapolis, funded entirely through the contributions of women, became a cultural center for the community where men and women met as intellectual equals.... 6. 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. 7. World's Largest Piano Recital Butler University--Hinkle Fieldhouse; Pianos; Music festivals; Musical instruments; Musicians To open National Music Week in May 1936, Sigma Alpha Iota, the national professional music sorority, sponsored a grand piano recital. 125 pianos were brought to the fieldhouse where 825 pianists played... 8. 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... 9. Men Playing Checkers Checkers; Men; Board games; Young Men's Christian Associations Pairs of men are seated at tables playing checkers at the Y.M.C.A. Other men dressed in suits and overcoats watch the games. A sign to the right of where the men are gathered advertises a minstrel show.... 10. 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. 11. People Waiting for Transportation Crowds; Transportation; Buses; Railroads; Raincoats; Rain; Umbrellas; Vending stands A crowd is waiting in an area where buses and trains are boarded. People are wearing raincoats and holding umbrellas. Vendors' stands are in the background. The train has the Red Cross symbol on one of... 12. 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... 13. 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... 14. 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. 15. 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... 16. 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... 17. 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. 18. Illinois Building at the Corner of Illinois and Market Streets, 1959 Illinois Building (Indianapolis, Ind.); G.C. Murphy; Variety stores; Office buildings; Storefronts; Stores & shops; Stonework; Hook's Drug Store By 1959 little had changed on the exterior of the Illinois Building. Even the Hook's Drug Store and G.C. Murphy were still located on the ground floor where they had been since 1925. 19. 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... 20. 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... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 33 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next
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