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	Search results for [sic]    Refine your search Format of Original Postcard (9) Photographic Postcard (4) Printed Postcard (2) Real Photo Postcard (1) Subject Government Facilities (3) Storefronts (3) Business Districts (3) Courthouses (3) Utility Poles (2) Show more... Date/Postmark 1913 (3) 1924 (1) 1928-10-03 (1) August 12, 1908 (1) ca 1910 (1) Show more... results 1-16 of 16 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Courthouse, Washington, Indiana Daviess County (Ind.); Courthouses; Government facilities This building, the third courthouse for Daviess County, was completed in 1878 and designed by architect George W. Bunting of Indianapolis. On August 27, 1927 it was destroyed by fire and replaced with... 2. Court House, Salem, Indiana Washington County (Ind.); Courthouses; Government facilities The county’s first courthouse, which opened in 1816 in the county seat of Salem, was built on stilts and was nicknamed the “Stilted Castle of Justice.” The courthouse that stands today is the third... 3. 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.... 4. Scene on the Tippecanoe River, Monticello, Indiana White County (Ind.); Tippecanoe River (Ind.); River life; Rivers; Rowers Monticello was platted in 1834 and named for Thomas Jefferson’s home. The town has prospered because of the Tippecanoe River which provided hydroelectric power and in recent times the tourists visiting... 5. 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... 6. Fredericksburg, Indiana - North View Washington County (Ind.); Cities & towns; Aerial views; Bird's-eye views; Houses; Barns; Outhouses; Yards; Fences The town of Fredericksburg was platted in 1815. It was named after Frederick Royse, who owned the land and supervised the county surveyor. The town was later moved to higher ground due to the flooding... 7. Public Library, Williamsport, Indiana Warren County (Ind.); Libraries; Carnegie libraries Businessman and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, donated money to build over 2,500 Carnegie libraries in the U.S. and around the world, including the one dedicated in 1917 on Fall Street in Williamsport.... 8. Main Business Street, Carlisle, Indiana Sullivan County (Ind.); Cities & towns; Business districts; Storefronts; Automobiles; Sidewalks; Utility poles Carlisle, the first settlement in Sullivan County, was settled by James Ledgerwood in 1803. It was platted in 1815 and named either for Carlisle, Pennsylvania, former home of some of its settlers, or for... 9. Fayette County Courthouse, Connersville, Indiana Fayette County (Ind.); Courthouses; Government facilities; Romanesque revival (Architecture) In 1849, Fayette County built a new courthouse called one of the finest in Indiana. By 1890 a new courthouse was needed. Proud not to be spending what other counties were on new courthouses, the county... 10. Christian Church, Hobbs, Indiana, Erected 1911 Tipton County (Ind.); Churches; Disciples of Christ; Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) The Christian church in Hobbs was organized in 1884, but did not thrive until 1896 when some members bought the old township school and converted it into a church. A new building, pictured here, was erected... 11. On the Swinging Bridge, Turkey Run Parke County (Ind.); Suspension bridges; State parks & reserves Turkey Run State Park, near Marshall, Indiana, was established for Indiana’s 1916 centennial. This early suspension bridge fell and was replaced with the current structure shortly after the park opened.... 12. Sidney High School Basketball Team, Sidney, Indiana Kosciusko County (Ind.); Basketball players; High school students; Basketball teams; Sports Before school consolidation, most basketball games were played in gyms only a few feet larger than the playing floor. In Sidney, the court was so short that one team's free throw line had to serve as the... 13. Street, Pittsboro, Indiana Hendricks County (Ind.); Streets; Business districts; Dirt roads; Utility poles; Carts & wagons The town of Pittsboro, depicted here, lies northwest of Brownsburg. The main industry in the area, as in Hendricks County, has always been agriculture. The Big Four Railroad carried farm products to market... 14. Columbia Hotel Bomb Scene, Montpelier, Indiana Blackford County (Ind.); Hotels; Storefronts; Explosions; Strikes and lockouts; Labor disputes A 1923 strike forced two Montpelier factories to bring in strikebreakers and house them at the Columbia Hotel. On January 9, 1924, strikers detonated a bomb outside the hotel, injuring one. The factories... 15. 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... 16. Brazil Clay Company, Brazil, Indiana Clay County (Ind.); Brickmaking; Brickworks; Factories Brazil Clay Company was established in 1905. Their main product was “impervious face brick,” meaning bricks to be used on the face of buildings. Here, the company was still fairly new and production... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-16 of 16 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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