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	Search results for 1870s    Refine your search Date ca 1870 (17) 1874 (8) 1878 (8) 1876 (6) ca 1875 (5) Show more... Format of Original Bound Atlas (11) Photographic Print (7) Photographic Print, B&... (7) Photograph (5) Digital (4) Show more... Subject Portrait Photographs (8) Storefronts (8) Politicians (7) Transportation (7) Business Districts (6) Show more... Creator Chicago : Baskin, Fors... (3) Kingman Brothers (3) Eli Lilly and Company (2) Higgins, Belden & Comp... (2) Martin (2) Show more... results 1-20 of 84 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. Indiana State Normal Hall Indiana State University; Educational facilities; Schools; School buildings; Schools--Indiana The Indiana State Normal School building, originally where the Quad now stands, welcomed the first freshmen class of 23 students in 1870 before its completion in 1875. Only in use for 18 years, a fire... 2. Indiana State Normal Hall Indiana State University; Educational facilities; Schools; School buildings; Schools--Indiana The Indiana State Normal School building, originally where the Quad now stands, welcomed the first freshmen class of 23 students in 1870 before its completion in 1875. Only in use for 18 years, a fire... 3. Riley & McClanahan's Advertising Company Advertisements; Advertising agencies; Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916 In the early 1870s James Whitcomb Riley partnered with Jim McClanahan in an advertising business. They painted signs for local stores and other "small enterprises" around the central part of Indiana. In... 4. First Indiana State Capitol Building at Indianapolis Libraries; Capitols; Government facilities In 1848 the Society moved its library, described as "quite large and valuable," to a room at the Indiana State Capitol at Washington and Tennessee (now Capitol) streets. The library remained at the capitol... 5. 1st "Robert E. Lee" Steamboats; Boats; Transportation The Robert E. Lee was built at New Albany, Indiana in 1866 for $200,000. She was 297 feet by 49 feet by 9 feet. June 30, 1870 she left New Orleans in a race against the Natchez to St. Louis. The Henry... 6. "Robt. E. Lee" Steamboats; Transportation; Boats The Robert E. Lee was built in New Albany, Indiana, in 1866, and dismantled in 1876. While the name was being painted on the ship it was moved over to the Kentucky shore as some Hoosiers resented the name... 7. Celebrated Race of the Steamers " Robert E. Lee" and "Natchez" Steamboats; Boats; Transportation; Racing; Rivers The race took place in 1870. 8. Mainstreet in Zionsville, Indiana Boone County (Ind.); Business districts; Storefronts; Horses; Carts & wagons; Dirt roads Zionsville was platted in 1852 and named for one of its founders, William Zion. Located along the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad, the town thrived with businesses, as seen in this ca.... 9. Second Miami County Courthouse Miami County (Ind.); Courthouses The 1843 courthouse burned and was replaced with this one in 1858. 10. Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds Tippecanoe County (Ind.); Fairs--Indiana--Tippecanoe County In 1871 a Tippecanoe County Agricultural Association incorporated and improved a 51 acre county fairground southeast of Lafayette. Eventually more land was added and a half-mile track was made wide enough... 11. Elkhart County Courthouse Courthouses; Elkhart County (Ind.); Carriages & coaches; Transportation This Renaissance Revival edifice was built 1868-1871 and designed by J.H. Barrows & George O. Garnsey. Patton & Miller remodeled it in 1909 by lengthening the main structure at both ends and placing a... 12. New Cabin't Shop Headquarters for Furniture! Delaware County (Ind.); Advertisements; Advertising; Cabinetmakers--Indiana--Delaware County; Furniture making Daleville was platted in 1838 with the post office established in 1857. In 1875, a new cabinet shop was opened by A.C. Hupp. The shop also specialized in undertaking, selling every variety and style of... 13. Architect's Proposed Plan for the Indiana State Capitol, 1878 Indiana State Capitol (Indianapolis, Ind.); Architectural drawing A photograph of the architectural drawing of the proposed plan for the Indiana State Capitol building, drawn in 1878. 14. Architect's Proposed Plan for the Indiana State Capitol, 1878 Indiana State Capitol (Indianapolis, Ind.); Architectural drawing A photograph of the architectural drawing of the proposed plan for the Indiana State Capitol building, drawn in 1878. 15. Letter from John Muir to Catharine Merrill Muir, John, 1838-1914; Correspondence He encourages her to not work so hard. His text reveals his spiritual beliefs. 16. The Wabash Railway Railroads; Railroad stations; Railroad bridges; Wabash Railway Describes the route from Toledo across Indiana to Illinois and Missouri. The illustrations show Biddles Island, Logansport; Depot at Danville; Bridge over Wabash River; Logansport Depot. 17. 1878 Carrier's Greeting of the Booneville Standard Fortune, William, 1863-1942; Booneville Standard; Newspaper editors--Indiana; Newspapers Eventually, Mary St. Clair Fortune had enough of moving, divorced her husband, and settled with her three children in Boonville, where she ran a boarding house. William got a job as a printer’s helper... 18. Mary St. Clair Fortune Fortune, Mary St. Clair; Mothers & children; Women's clothing; Hairstyles William Fortune was born in Boonville, Indiana on May 27, 1863 to William Harrison Fortune and Mary St. Clair Fortune. His father, a Civil War veteran, moved the family to various towns throughout the... 19. Irvington Plat Map Irvington (Indianapolis, Ind.)--History; Marion County (Ind.)--History; Maps Indianapolis was growing after the Civil War. Jacob Julian and Sylvester Johnson from Centerville, purchased the Sandusky farm and adjacent lands east of the city and began installing streets and building... 20. East Washington Street Postcard Irvington (Indianapolis, Ind.)--History; Marion County (Ind.)--History; Business districts; Storefronts After Washington Street (the National Road), ceased its role as a route west, it became a toll road. With the establishment of Irvington, this section of the road became residential. In the 1870s a trolley... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 84 item(s)  page 1 of 5 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  >> ) :: previous : next
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