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	Search results for Decatur    Refine your search Format of Original Real Photo Postcard (15) Postcard (5) Printed Postcard (5) Printed Postcards (5) Photographic Postcard (1) Date/Postmark 1905-1950 (11) ca 1900 (3) 1910-08-09 (2) 1910-07-04 (1) 1911-08-09 (1) Show more... Subject Decatur County (Ind) (6) Railroad Stations (5) Business Districts (4) Bird's-eye Views (3) Clock Towers (3) Show more... Creator Williams, c.u, Bloomin... (1) results 1-20 of 31 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Court House, Decatur, Indiana Courthouses; Clock towers; Cupolas View of the courthouse in Decatur, Indiana. A clock tower rises above the main entrance and is topped by a cupola. Decorative white stonework contrasts with the red brick of the building. 2. North Ward School, Decatur, Indiana Schools; Towers View of the North Ward School in Decatur, Indiana. The two story red brick building is topped by a tower. 3. Loyd's Minstrel Show, Greensburg Decatur County (Ind.); Minstrel shows; Actors and actresses Small groups of street performers, called minstrels, entertained visiting shoppers and town residents with their traveling variety shows. In 1910, this troupe stopped in Greensburg to perform for the local... 4. "Boating at Doles' Pond," Greensburg, Indiana Decatur County (Ind.); Boats; Bodies of water; Rowboats; Rowers; Boat clubs; Lakes & ponds; Summer Colonel Thomas Hendricks founded Greensburg in 1820 and named it after his wife’s hometown of Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The town prospered and nearly a century later, ca. 1910, these Hoosiers enjoyed... 5. Big Four Depot, Greensburg, Indiana Decatur County (Ind.); Railroad facilities; Railroad stations; Railroads Located halfway between Indianapolis and Cincinnati, Decatur County was ideally situated for railroad and highway access. The Big Four Railroad’s main line and the railway station at Greensburg connected... 6. Big Four Station, Greensburg, Indiana Decatur County (Ind.); Railroad facilities; Railroad stations; Railroads Located halfway between Indianapolis and Cincinnati, Decatur County was ideally situated for railroad and highway access. The Big Four Railroad’s main line and the railway station at Greensburg connected... 7. Old Paul Mill, St. Paul, Indiana Decatur County (Ind.); Mills; Mills and Mill-work Mills powered by water from the county streams and rivers provided local residents with a place to obtain lumber or grind their grain into cornmeal or flour. Mills, such as this one in St. Paul, were often... 8. Greensburg Street Scene in Winter Decatur County (Ind.); Winter; Business districts; Snow; Storefronts Noted for some extreme weather conditions (temperatures have topped 100 degrees in the summer), Greensburg holds the record for the state’s coldest temperature, minus 35 degrees on Groundhog Day, Feb.... 9. One of the Flyers on the T. & C. Traction Line Electric railroads; Transportation; Railroad employees The car is #311 and the sign on it reads: Limited Shelbyville Greensburg. 10. Hunting for Gasoline, Greensburg, Indiana Ox teams; Donkeys; Automobiles; Gasoline Two oxen and two small donkeys are harnessed to an automobile on a dirt road in Greensburg, Indiana. A man with a stick is standing in the road next to the animals. 11. Lone Tree Tower, Court House, Greensburg, Indiana Courthouses; Government facilities; Clock towers; Trees View of the clock tower of the courthouse in Greensburg, Indiana. A maple tree is growing out of the roof of the tower 115 feet above the ground. 12. Starke County Court House, Knox, Indiana Courthouses; Clock towers View of the county courthouse in Knox, Indiana. The building has arched windows and a large clock tower. 13. Birdseye View of Milhousen, Indiana Bird's-eye views; Aerial views; Cities & towns Aerial view of the small town of Milhousen, Indiana and the open fields surrounding it. 14. Big Four Depot, Lett's Corner, Indiana Railroad stations; Railroad tracks; Passengers; Carts & wagons View of a train station in Lett's Corner, Indiana. The small station is located next to one set of tracks. A small group of passengers wait on the platform. Two people stand beside an empty wagon. 15. Administration Building, State I.O.O.F. Home, Greensburg, Indiana Fraternal organizations; Retirement communities; Towers; Porches; Sculpture View of the administrative building for the I.O.O.F. Home in Greensburg, Indiana. The large brick building has two turrets near the entrance and a wraparound porch. There is a statue in front of the building.... 16. Sixteen Inch Snowfall, Greensburg, Indiana, February 18, 1910 Storefronts; Snow; Blizzards; Winter People have gathered along the sidewalk of a commercial street in Greensburg, Indiana to view the large piles of snow from a recent storm. Two oxen are also on the sidewalk. 17. Westport Stone Company, Westport, Indiana Stone quarrying; Railroad locomotives; Stone cutting View of the Westport Stone Company in Westport, Indiana. Workers are shown cutting stone. A locomotive engine with a flatcar behind it is on the track next to the quarry. 18. Road in West Point, Indiana Stores & shops; Dirt roads; Butcher shops View along a dirt road in West Point, Indiana. The message on the postcard identifies the man standing on the porch of the meat market store. Further down the road is a hotel and a livery stable. 19. Main St. Looking North, Milford, Indiana Business districts; Streets; Stairways View of Main Street in Milford, Indiana. Businesses line both sides of the street. The two buildings facing each other on the corner have external stairs up to their second floors. 20. Letts Corner Railroad Station, Letts Corner, Indiana Railroad stations; Railroad signals; Railroad crossings View of a railroad station in Letts Corner, Indiana. The small station is located near a railroad crossing. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 31 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next
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