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	Search results for Days    Refine your search Format of Original Postcard (9) Printed Postcard (3) Real Photo Postcard (2) Subject Dirt Roads (3) Business Districts (3) Parks -- Indianapolis ... (2) Postcards -- Indiana -... (2) Railroad Crossings (2) Show more... Date/Postmark 1911 (2) 1912 (1) 1913-04-07 (1) 1914 (1) April 26, 1916 (1) Show more... Creator Brunson (1) results 1-14 of 14 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. 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... 2. Brookville, Indiana 1913 Flood Floods; Rivers; Houses The Whitewater River in Franklin County has flooded six times from 1898 to 1959. In 1970 the Indiana Department of Natural Resources completed a dam below Brookville on the east fork of the river to control... 3. Pioneer Tavern in Days Gone By, New Albany, Indiana Taverns (Inns); Stagecoaches; Children & adults View of the Pioneer Tavern in New Albany, Indiana. The wooden three story building has all of the second floor windows open. The words "Commercial House" are painted on the front of the building. A group... 4. Fairview Park Parks--Indianapolis (Ind.); Spring; Seasons; Postcards--Indiana--Indianapolis Sunday morning the prince spent quietly with Mr. Wong. Many local ministers felt he should have been taken to church. The issue was discussed in newspapers for several days with Mr. Fortune finally issuing... 5. Fairview Park Parks--Indianapolis (Ind.); Spring; Seasons; Postcards--Indiana--Indianapolis Sunday morning the prince spent quietly with Mr. Wong. Many local ministers felt he should have been taken to church. The issue was discussed in newspapers for several days with Mr. Fortune finally issuing... 6. Court House, Bluffton, Indiana Wells County (Ind.); Courthouses; Government facilities The courthouse was built 1889-1891 by architect George Bunting in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. He included a 130-ft clock tower and used Indiana sandstone blocks with ornate stone decorations for... 7. Thread Factory and Employees, Monticello, Indiana White County (Ind.); Factories; Thread; Sewing-- Equipment and supplies; Women The Tippecanoe Thread Mills was started in 1910 and made possible by hydroelectric power channeled by the dam on the Tippecanoe River. It was owned by the Marshall Field Estate of Chicago and employed... 8. Ohio River at Rising Sun, Indiana Ohio County (Ind.); Ohio River; Flatboats; River life Ohio County prospered until the early 1900’s because of its location on the Ohio River. A lack of railroads and decline in river traffic has hurt the local economy. Today the county works to preserve... 9. Hotel and Depot, Churubusco, Indiana Whitley County (Ind.); Hotels; Railroad stations; Railroad crossings; Railroad tracks; Utility poles Churubusco holds an annual festival called Turtle Days that commemorates the Beast of Busco, a giant snapping turtle that, according to legend, terrorized the town in 1949. Tourists swarmed the town during... 10. Street Scene, Pennville, Indiana Jay County (Ind.); Business districts; Storefronts; Carriages & coaches; Awnings; Dirt roads; Sidewalks; Trees Laid out as New Lisbon in 1836, the town's name changed to Camden in 1837. Later it was changed to Penn for the township, named after William Penn in honor of local Quaker settlers. Due to confusion with... 11. Depot, Aurora, Indiana Dearborn County (Ind.); Railroad facilities; Railroad locomotives; Railroad stations; Railroad travel The town of Aurora overlooks a picturesque bend in the Ohio River. It was laid out in 1819 and was named for the Roman goddess of dawn by Judge Jesse Lynch Holman, author of fiction and poetry, and an... 12. Big Four Rail Road Bridge across Ohio River between Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana Clark County (Ind.); Railroad bridges The Big Four Rail Road Bridge crosses the Ohio River and connects Jeffersonville and Louisville. In 2009 plans were being made to convert the old bridge into a pedestrian walkway. 13. Court House, Logansport, Indiana Cass County (Ind.); Courthouses; Clock towers Logansport, the county seat, is located in the central part of Cass County. 14. Mills Fountain, Thorntown, Indiana Boone County (Ind.); Fountains; Business districts; Storefronts; Carriages & coaches; Carts & wagons; Horses; Dirt roads One of Thorntown’s famous sons, Brigadier General Anson Mills, financed the construction of two fountains on Main Street in honor of his parents. As a soldier and inventor, Mills had many varied accomplishments,... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-14 of 14 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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