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	Search results for Jefferson    Refine your search Subject Business Districts (6) Pedestrians (4) Storefronts (4) Cities & Towns (3) Rivers (3) Show more... Format of Original Postcard (5) Printed Postcard (5) Real Photo Postcard (5) Photographic Postcard (1) Printed Postcards (1) Date/Postmark 1905-1950 (4) 1912 (1) 1913 (1) 1914-05-20 (1) 1916-08-10 (1) Show more... results 1-17 of 17 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Railroad Cut, Madison, Indiana Railroad tracks; Railroad locomotives; Hills; Jefferson County (Ind.) The Madison and Indianapolis Railroad incline is one of the nation's steepest standard gauge lines. It was cut through stone hills from 1836-1841. A specially built powerful engine, the Reuben Wells, pushed... 2. West on Main Street, Madison, Indiana Jefferson County (Ind.); Business districts; Banks; Storefronts; Sidewalks; Pedestrians; Horses; Carriages & coaches This view looking west down Main Street in Madison was taken in 1912. Visible are people on the sidewalk, horse and buggies, and buildings such as the National Branch Bank. In 1977, this stretch was chosen... 3. Jefferson Street, Looking North, Converse, Indiana Streets; Business districts; Grocery stores; Dry goods stores; Carriages & coaches View of a line of brick buildings on Jefferson Street in Converse, Indiana. Signs above the businesses advertise groceries, dry goods, and shoes. A group of men have gathered in front of a store near the... 4. Jefferson St., Huntington, Indiana Huntington County (Ind.); Cities & towns; Business districts; Storefronts; Pedestrians; Sidewalks The bridge across Jefferson Street, a major business and retail thoroughfare, was once famous for the row of buildings constructed on it by the Rev. Albert Johnson. The buildings are now gone and a new... 5. Citizens National Bank, Tipton, Indiana Tipton County (Ind.); Banks; Business districts; Storefronts; Pedestrians; Automobiles Founded on October 19, 1898, Citizens was originally called the State Bank of Tipton. In December 1904 the name was changed to Citizens National. In 1926 it moved from this original site at Jefferson and... 6. East Jefferson Street, Tipton, Indiana Tipton County (Ind.); Business districts; Storefronts; Sidewalks; Bricks; Utility poles; Pedestrians Tipton has the honor of being the first town in the state to have a street paved with brick. In 1890, two and a half blocks of common building brick were laid on Jefferson Street, pictured here. It was... 7. Ohio River Str., "City of Cincinnati," Madison, Indiana Transportation; Boats; Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Rivers; Pollution; Smoke; Boats; Travel 8. Wharfboat, Madison, Indiana Transportation; Piers & wharves; Boats; Steamboats; Rivers; Waterfronts; Stern wheelers; Smoke; Pollution 9. Main Street, Hanover, Indiana Dirt roads; Streets View of a residential section of Main Street in Hanover, Indiana. Three people stand on the sidewalk of the tree-lined dirt road. 10. Yunkers Ice Plant, Madison, Indiana Ice; Factories; Ice industry; Icehouses View of the ice plant in Madison, Indiana. The plant was located on West St. 11. Western Fire Co., No. 3, Madison, Indiana Fire stations; Fire engines & equipment; Fire fighters; Bell towers View of a fire station in Madison, Indiana. Firemen pose with their horses and fire equipment in front of the station. There is a bell in an open tower on top of the building. 12. Famous Hill Climber and Pennsylvania Depot, Madison, Indiana Railroads; Railroad stations; Railroad passenger cars; Carts & wagons; Railroad employees; Railroad locomotives View of a train and station in Madison, Indiana. The engineer stands in the entrance to the locomotive while a group of men walk toward the passenger car behind the engine. A horse and wagon wait beside... 13. Flood in Madison, Indiana Floods; Business districts; Disasters; Rowboats View of a flooded street in Madison, Indiana. Flood waters are infiltrating the buildings along the road including the J. D. McKibben, Leaf Tobacco Company. A rowboat is tied-up nearby. 14. Indian Kentucky Bridge, Manville, Indiana Bridges; Streams View of an iron bridge spanning a creek in Manville, Indiana. 15. Jefferson Boulevard Bridge, South Bend, Indiana Bridges; Transportation The city of South Bend began as an isolated outpost and grew into an important industrial center. In 1911, feeling a loss of their rural life and wanting active recreation centers, the city park commissioners... 16. Train accident, Huntington, Indiana Huntington County (Ind.); Railroad accidents; Cities & towns; Grocery stores; Crowds The Chicago, Bluffton and Cincinnati Rail Road existed from 1907-1917 connecting Huntington to Cincinnati. In 1913 a loose locomotive from the roundhouse ran down Front Street Riverside Drive tracks and... 17. Jeffersonville, Indiana Clark County (Ind.); Rivers; Aerial views; Cities & towns Jeffersonville, the county seat, is among the oldest cities in Indiana. It was laid out in 1802, based on a grid pattern designed by then President Thomas Jefferson. He felt some land should be unsold... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-17 of 17 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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