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1. Ball Company Sales Brochure Ball Company Sales Brochure Ball Brothers Company, Inc.; Ball family; Advertisements Edmund and Frank went into business together in the 1870s in Buffalo, New York, trying a variety of ventures. Later they were joined by Lucius and then George. After their father’s death in 1878, William...

2. Expert swimmers, Black's Point, Tippecanoe Lake, Indiana Expert swimmers, Black's Point, Tippecanoe Lake, Indiana Black family; Swim suits; Swimmers; Lakes & ponds; Resorts; Recreation areas--Indiana In 1878 James Benjamin Black purchased a 20-acre tract on the northeast shore of Tippecanoe Lake and built a dock, a grocery store, and with his son, Ed, an icehouse. In the back row L-R are Stanley Black,...

3. Residence of John Merrick, Section 31, Warren Township, Clinton County, Indiana Residence of John Merrick, Section 31, Warren Township, Clinton County, Indiana Clinton County (Ind.); Merrick family; Farmers; Farmhouses; Farm life; Families; Farms 105 p. : ill., col. maps, ports. ; 44 cm.

4. Old and New Bridges at Dolan, Indiana on Old State Road 37 Old and New Bridges at Dolan, Indiana on Old State Road 37 Covered bridges; Bridges; Monroe County (Ind.); Transportation; Bridges--Design and construction--Indiana The old and new bridges crossing Bean Blossom Creek at (Old) State Road 37 in Dolan are both shown in this image. Dolan covered bridge was built in 1878 by Western Bridge Company. The brige was lost in...

5. Millersburg Schools 7th and 8th Grade Classes Millersburg Schools 7th and 8th Grade Classes Elkhart County (Ind.); School children; Clothing & dress; Children's clothing; Hairstyles The town was laid out by Solomon T. Miller on his land, which he purchased in 1834, and named for him in 1855. In 1914 the town built a consolidated school replacing an 1878 building and several one-room...

6. Portrait of William Eastin English, 1850?-1926 Portrait of William Eastin English, 1850?-1926 English, William E. (William Eastin), 1850-1926; English Hotel and Opera House (Indianapolis, Ind.); English Theatre (Indianapolis, Ind.); Politicians William Eastin English was born near Lexington, in Scott County, Indiana. He was educated locally and in private schools, eventually graduating from the law department of Northwestern Christian University...

7. 1878 Carrier's Greeting of the Booneville Standard 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...

8. Vonnegut Hardware Company Vonnegut Hardware Company German Americans; Storefronts Clemens Vonnegut, the primogenitor of the famous family, came to the U.S. from Westphalia Germany in 1851 for political reasons and opened a hardware store on Washington Street, Indianapolis in 1852. The...

9. North Salem, Indiana, High School Boys' Basketball Team in 1923 North Salem, Indiana, High School Boys’ Basketball Team in 1923 Hendricks County (Ind.); High school students; Basketball teams This 1923 basketball team from North Salem High School is a tribute to the "czar" of the Indiana High School Athletic Association—Arthur L. Trester. Born in Hendricks County in 1878, Trester earned Basketball...

10. Architect's Proposed Plan for the Indiana State Capitol, 1878 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.

11. Architect's Proposed Plan for the Indiana State Capitol, 1878 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.

12. Proposed Plan of the Indiana Statehouse, Rear Elevation, 1878 Proposed Plan of the Indiana Statehouse, Rear Elevation, 1878 Indiana State Capitol (Indianapolis, Ind.); Architectural drawing; May, Edwin; Scherrer, Adolph Rear elevation of the proposed plan for the Indiana Statehouse designed by the architects Edwin May and Adolph Scherrer in 1878. The final structure was slightly different from this version.

13. Montani Business Invoice Montani Business Invoice Montani and Co. (Indianapolis, Ind.); Montani, Gaetano, 1867-1957; Italians --Indiana --Indianapolis; Business records --Indiana --Indianapolis; Grocers Gaetano Montani and his family came from a village near Naples in 1878 and settled in Utica, New York. Three years later, they moved to Indianapolis where they opened a successful fruit and confectionary...

14. First Grand Valse Pour Piano First Grand Valse Pour Piano Music; Waltzes; Music publishers

15. Building of Flint, Walling & Company, Founders, Machinists & Manufacturers of Agricultural Implements. Building of Flint, Walling & Company, Founders, Machinists & Manufacturers of Agricultural Implements. Kendallville, Indiana Noble County (Ind.); Manufacturing industries; Agricultural machinery & implements Flint, Walling & Company began making windmills in the early 1870s. In 1878, their Star Windmill emerged. They became the Flint & Walling Mfg. Company in 1886. Varieties of Star Windmills were their primary...

16. Women at Purdue Women at Purdue Purdue University; Universities and Colleges Purdue was opened to women in 1875 and nine enrolled. Their interests included industrial arts, English literature, chemistry, and math. Eulora Miller, in 1878, was the first to graduate. The first female...

17. Deer Creek Trestle Deer Creek Trestle Railroads; Transportation; Viaducts The Deer Creek Trestle was built in 1878 with a narrow gauge track by the Indianapolis & Air Line Railroad Co. In 1881 it was purchased by the Louisville, New Albany, & Chicago Railway Co. and changed...

18. Rally Day at the Public Square, Shelbyville, Indiana, Sept. 9, 1878 Rally Day at the Public Square, Shelbyville, Indiana, Sept. 9, 1878 Shelby County (Ind.); Political activity; Business districts; Public spaces; Cities and towns Besides being a business center, Shelbyville’s public square was a place for rallies. On July 1, 1876, a crowd of 1000 gathered to celebrate the vice presidential nomination of Thomas A. Hendricks. He...

19. On the Deck of the "J.M. White" On the Deck of the "J.M. White" Steamboats; Boats; Transportation The J.M. White was built in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1878, by the Howard Steamboat Company. It was the 276th boat built by the Howards and considered to be their "crowning effort." The ship was destroyed...

20. Boiler Deck of the "J.M. White" Boiler Deck of the "J.M. White" Steamboats; Transportation; Steamboats--Passenger accommodation; Boats The J.M. White was built in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1878, and said to be the finest side-wheel cotton packet ever built. It burned December 13, 1886, at Point Coupee Parish in Louisiana. A cargo of...
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