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	Search results for ca    Refine your search Format of Original Postcard (70) Photographic Postcard (10) Printed Postcard (10) Real Photo Postcard (5) Real Photograph Postca... (1) Date/Postmark ca 1900 (28) ca 1910 (27) ca 1920 (8) ca 1930 (7) ca 1915 (5) Show more... Subject Business Districts (26) Storefronts (25) Courthouses (19) Government Facilities (17) Dirt Roads (16) Show more... Creator c.r Childs, Photograph... (2) Hoover-watson Printing... (1) Inbody, J, Elkhart, In... (1) Knight (1) m.g Callahan co, Mario... (1) Show more... results 1-20 of 96 item(s)  page 1 of 5 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. 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... 2. "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... 3. Main East of Meridian Street, Greentown, Indiana Howard County (Ind.); Storefronts; Stores & shops; Streets; Dirt roads Greentown became one of Howard County's "boom" towns after the discovery of natural gas deposits in the 1880s. This in turn spawned a related "glass boom" manufacturing industry in the county. Even so,... 4. Main Street, Looking West, Crawfordsville, Ind. Montgomery County (Ind.); Business districts; Street railroads; Parades & processions A small, unidentified parade or procession, probably ca. 1910-12, is depicted along Crawfordsville's Main Street, with structures including a theater and interurban station in the foreground. 5. State Street Looking West, Pendleton, Indiana Madison County (Ind.); Business districts; Storefronts; Transportation; Carriages & coaches; Baby carriages Pendleton was named after its founder Thomas M. Pendleton in 1823. This image shows State Street as it looked near the turn of the twentieth century. 6. Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company, Muncie, Indiana Delaware County (Ind.); Industrial facilities; Aerial views The Ball Brothers Manufacturing Company moved to Muncie in 1887 due to the large amount of natural gas needed to produce glass jars, for which the Ball Brothers were famous. Not only were the brothers... 7. North Main Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana Posey County (Ind.); Streets; Business districts Mount Vernon was laid out in 1816 and named for George Washington's home. The town grew rapidly as it was located next to the Ohio River which provided for growth of commerce. For a time the town commercially... 8. View of White's Cafeteria and the Guaranty Building in Indianapolis Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Office buildings; Restaurants; Business districts View of the Guaranty Building and White's Cafeteria next door. The buildings are located in the southwest quadrant of the Circle. The postcard image shows some of South Meridian Street and the L.S. Ayres... 9. Dining Room at White's Restaurant, 34-36 Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Restaurants; Advertisements; Light fixtures; Dining rooms; Dining tables White's was located in a long, narrow building. It served food cafeteria style. [ca. 1940] 10. Maple Wood Park, Centerville, Indiana Parks; Children; Water pumps Scenic view of Maple Wood Park in Centerville, Indiana. A group of children are gathered near a pump in a shaded area of the park. 11. Main St. West, Milton, Indiana Streets; Banks View of a section of Main Street in Milton, Indiana. The image shows businesses on the corners of the street. There is a tree-lined residential neighborhood further down the road. Farmers Bank is on one... 12. Baptist Church, Cumberland, Indiana Baptist churches; Lanterns (Architecture); Churches; Signs (Notices) View of a single story Baptist church in Cumberland, Indiana. The clapboard building is topped by a lantern. Over the door a sign reads: Baptist Church Organized 1836. 13. San Jacinto, Indiana Jennings County (Ind.); Farms; Country life; Churches; Haystacks 14. Broad Street, East of Main Street, New Castle, Indiana Henry County (Ind.); New Castle (Ind.); Business districts; Storefronts; Utility poles; Street lights; Awnings; Street railroad tracks New Castle, known as "The Rose City" in the early 1900s, was the major grower of the American Beauty Rose. Damage from the 1917 tornado, competition, and export decline during WWI combined to destroy the... 15. High School, Liberty, Indiana Union County (Ind.); High school buildings; High schools; High school students; Schools Built in 1924 and named after educator John Short, the school’s upper floors had classrooms, offices, a study hall, and a library. The gym was located in the basement. A new high school was built in... 16. Twin Bridges, Bluffton, Indiana Wells County (Ind.); Bridges; Railroad bridges; Electric railroads; Pedestrian bridges; Bridges, Iron and steel During the early 20th century Bluffton's improved infrastructure included the so-called "twin bridges" at North Main. The left bridge was for the interurban electric railroad only and the right one was... 17. Street in Oaktown Knox County (Ind.); Streets; Dirt roads The arrival of the railroad in Knox County meant a way to move surplus crops to market. Small towns like Oaktown developed as a result. 18. 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... 19. White County Courthouse, Monticello, Indiana White County (Ind.); Courthouses; Government facilities The first White County courthouse was constructed in 1837. This view shows the county's predominant courthouse that was constructed in 1895 but destroyed by a tornado in 1974. It was succeeded by the present... 20. Railroad Depot and Grain Elevator, Kewanna Railroads; Railroad facilities; Railroad shops & yards; Railroad stations; Railroad tracks; Transportation The railroad was essential for transporting Indiana’s agricultural products as well as other resources such as coal and limestone. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 96 item(s)  page 1 of 5 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  >> ) :: previous : next
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