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	Search results for go    Refine your search Subject Business Districts (7) Storefronts (4) Transportation (3) Cities & Towns (2) Dirt Roads (2) Show more... Format of Original Postcard (7) Real Photo Postcard (3) Photographic Postcard (1) Printed Postcard (1) Date/Postmark 1909 (1) 1909-02-06 (1) 1910 (1) 1911 (1) 1911-01-29 (1) Show more... Creator M Leonard Photo co, 28... (1) results 1-12 of 12 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. 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. 2. Famous Pluto Spring, French Lick, Indiana. "The Home of Pluto Water" French Lick Springs Hotel; Health & hygiene facilities; Health resorts Between 1870 and 1930, a "go to get cured" industry mushroomed, embracing individuals seeking improved health. Popular Indiana destinations included the Pluto Springs of French Lick, the mud baths of Mudlavia,... 3. Looking north on Main Street, Cromwell, Indiana Noble County (Ind.); Cities & towns; Business districts; Stores & shops; Storefronts; Awnings; Dirt roads Cromwell was laid out in 1853 by Harrison Wood who named it for Englishman Oliver Cromwell. In 1911 the town still had a dirt Main Street, Cromwell did not see its first paved street until 1925. It is... 4. Home of Cadick's Gold Dust Flour, Cadick Milling Co., Grandview, Indiana Spencer County (Ind.); Mills; Flour & meal industry Grandview was named for its location on a bluff that offers views of the Ohio River. A flour mill erected in the 1850s was sold to William Cadick and Son in 1883. The mill shipped flour to the South via... 5. Business District Street Scene, Montpelier, Indiana Blackford County (Ind.); Business districts; Streets; Business districts; Street railroad tracks; Utility poles; Storefronts; Awnings; Carts & wagons; Pedestrians; Automobiles In 1837 Abel Baldwin platted Montpelier to resemble his hometown of Montpelier, Vermont. Incorporated in 1870, the town experienced huge growth during the oil and gas boom of the 1890s. In 1895, this “Oil... 6. West Main Street, Jamestown, Indiana Boone County (Ind.); Carriages & coaches; Business districts; Storefronts; Streets Jamestown was named for one of its settlers, James Matlock. Main Street, seen in this image, was once part of the original state road between Crawfordsville and Indianapolis. Jamestown prospered as a stage... 7. Lagro Roller Mills Wabash County (ind.); Mills; Winter Lagro was settled around 1829 on the Wabash River and was a main town along the Wabash and Erie Canal. Once a French and Indian trading post, it was named for Le Gros, a Miami chief. Originally part of... 8. Market Street, Nappanee, Indiana Elkhart County (Ind.); Business districts; Transportation; Clothing & dress Laid out in 1874, Nappanee's name comes from the Missisauga na-pa-ni "flour," and was named after the Canadian town, Napanee, named for its gristmill. Another legend says it was named for an Indian maiden... 9. Interior View of Pluto Spring, French Lick, Indiana French Lick Springs Hotel; Health & hygiene facilities; Health resorts; Springs Pluto water was deemed a curative for "digestive disturbances, functional and inflammatory diseases of the stomach, intestines and liver, and in derangements of nutrition." 10. Main Street, Stinesville Business districts; Monroe County (Ind.); Dirt roads; Transportation Stinesville was platted on April 5, 1855 and named for Eusebius Stine, who built the first grist and sawmill in the area. This image of Main Street shows the Odd Fellows Lodge and several businesses, many... 11. Steamer Tell City and Wharf-Boat, Tell City, Ind. Steamboats; Transportation; Rivers; Waterfronts; Smokestacks The small boat in the foreground has "Progress" written on the bow. 12. Wayne Street, Warren, Indiana Huntington County (Ind.); Cities & towns; Business districts; Storefronts; Sidewalks; Utility poles; Automobiles; Pedestrians The town was platted as Jonesboro in 1836 but was renamed Warren in 1839 for Revolutionary War General Joseph Warren. The town grew with the arrival of the railroad in 1878 and the discovery of oil in... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-12 of 12 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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