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Lindley Hall, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana
Wayne County (Ind.); Universities & colleges--Indiana--Richmond; Educational facilities; Earlham College
Built in 1887, Lindley Hall at Earlham College housed the campus library before the structure was gutted by fire in 1924. Like many other Richmond buildings, it reflects the Romanesque revival architecture...
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Children's Barber Shop and Playground, L. S. Strauss & Co., Indianapolis, Indiana
Barbers; Barbershops; Children; Scales; Playgrounds; Sliding boards; Hobby horses; Gliders; Tipis
The image shows a barbershop with three chairs for customers. Two children are shown having their hair cut by two barbers dressed in white uniforms. The floor is black and white checked. There is a column...
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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...
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Main Street, Reynolds, Indiana
White County (Ind.); Cities & towns; Business districts; Storefronts; Dirt roads; Sidewalks; Utility poles; Railroad crossings; Railroad tracks
Reynolds was founded in 1854 and takes its name from the founder, Benjamin Reynolds. In addition to a grain elevator, the town’s other early industries included lumber and cement blocks.
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Schenk Residence, Overlooking the Ohio at Vevay, Indiana
Switzerland County (Ind.); Schenck, Ulysses Phillip, 1811-1884; Immigrants; Mansions; Ohio River
Ulysses P. “Hay King” Schenk (1811-1884) born in Neuchatel, Switzerland was an entrepreneur, shipping magnate, and family man. In Vevay he used the Ohio River to access southern markets. His ship the...
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Jackson Hotel, Vallonia, Indiana
Jackson County (Ind.); Hotels; Business districts; Business districts; Utility poles; Dirt roads; Sidewalks
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Vallonia was a thriving community. It prospered with churches, schools, a bank, drug store, cannery, and hotel. The Hotel Jackson, built by Joe Jackson in 1914,...
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Ewing Post Office Corner 2nd & Broadway, Brownstown, Indiana
Jackson County (Ind.); Post offices; Storefronts; Utility poles; Business districts; Dirt roads
Brownstown and the community of Ewing were about one mile apart but they merged around 1890. After this Brownstown had the rare distinction of having two separate post offices within its corporate boundaries...
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Street Scene, Pennville, Indiana
Jay County (Ind.); Business districts; Storefronts; Carriages & coaches; Awnings; Dirt roads; Sidewalks; Trees
Laid out as New Lisbon in 1836, the town's name changed to Camden in 1837. Later it was changed to Penn for the township, named after William Penn in honor of local Quaker settlers. Due to confusion with...
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Beck Block, Bryant, Indiana
Jay County (Ind.); Business districts; Buildings; Storefronts; Awnings; Bicycles & tricycles; Sidewalks
Aaron Beck built Beck's Hall in 1886. Several businesses occupied the first level and a center stairway led to the auditorium on the second story, which was used for school plays and the town gymnasium....
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Clark County Court House, Jeffersonville, Indiana
Clark County (Ind.); Courthouses; Government facilities
The county seat had been moved from Jeffersonville to Charlestown in 1811, then back to Jeffersonville in 1878. This courthouse was built at that time. It was replaced in 1970 by a modern facility that...
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Big Four Rail Road Bridge across Ohio River between Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana
Clark County (Ind.); Railroad bridges
The Big Four Rail Road Bridge crosses the Ohio River and connects Jeffersonville and Louisville. In 2009 plans were being made to convert the old bridge into a pedestrian walkway.
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Main Street, Grandview, Indiana
Spencer County (Ind.); Streets; Business districts; Storefronts; Stores & shops; Banks; Utility poles; Dirt roads
Around 1807 the Ezekiel Ray family was the first to settle in the Grandview area. The Rays would later know the Lincoln family. The town was platted in 1851 and incorporated in 1872. The Grandview Bank,...
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Birdseye National Bank, Birdseye, Indiana
Dubois County (Ind.); Banks; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Architectural elements; Brickwork
A Birdseye bank exhibits architectural flair in its polychrome brickwork. Sending this photo postcard to Clarence Ellis, French Lick, a local writes: "This is the bank…it's a beauty. You people will...
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Court House, Logansport, Indiana
Cass County (Ind.); Courthouses; Clock towers
Logansport, the county seat, is located in the central part of Cass County.
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Logansport, Indiana The City of Bridges
Cass County (Ind.); Bridges; Rivers; Railroad bridges
Having two rivers converge in the city called for the construction of several bridges and Logansport became known as the city of bridges. This postcard shows five of them.
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North Main Street, Hope, Indiana
Bartholomew County (Ind.); Residential streets; Dirt roads; Carriages & coaches; Automobiles
The town of Hope, founded by a young Moravian minister named Martin Hauser in 1830, lies in the northeastern part of the county. Originally called Goshen, the name was changed in 1834 after an earlier...
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French Lick Depot, French Lick, Indiana
Orange County (Ind.); Railroad stations
Prior to automobile travel, railroads enabled the Orange County tourism boom. Trains brought visitors to the French Lick and West Baden resort areas.
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Bill Street in Francesville, Indiana
Pulaski County (Ind.); Streets; Storefronts; Awnings; Automobiles; Business districts
Francesville was laid out in 1852 by James Brooks, a railroad president from New Albany, and supposedly named for his daughter Frances.
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Mills Fountain, Thorntown, Indiana
Boone County (Ind.); Fountains; Business districts; Storefronts; Carriages & coaches; Carts & wagons; Horses; Dirt roads
One of Thorntown’s famous sons, Brigadier General Anson Mills, financed the construction of two fountains on Main Street in honor of his parents. As a soldier and inventor, Mills had many varied accomplishments,...
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Bill Street in Francesville, Indiana
Pulaski County (Ind.); Streets; Storefronts; Awnings; Automobiles; Business districts
Francesville was laid out in 1852 by James Brooks, a railroad president from New Albany, and supposedly named for his daughter Frances.
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