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	Search results for 1889    Refine your search Date 1889 (8) [1889?] (3) 1889-01-19 (2) 1889 [1911 Copyright T... (1) 1894/95 (1) Show more... Format of Original Book (4) Newspaper (3) Photographic Print (3) Printed Book (3) Copy Photograph (1) Show more... Subject Marion County (Ind) (3) Teachers (2) Courthouses (2) Frontier & Pioneer Lif... (2) Newspapers (2) Show more... Creator Indianapolis : j.r Rob... (3) Frank Leslie's Illustr... (2) Purdue University Seni... (2) Portrait by Theodore C... (1) Bogardus, Carl R (1) Show more... results 1-20 of 21 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Steamboats and Cargo Damaged or Lost from Breaking Up of Ice on the Mississippi River, 1865-1866 Steamboats; Transportation; Commerce (Ship); Winter; Ice; Natural disasters; Mississippi River The breaking-up of the ice gorge on the Mississippi River in the winter of 1865-66 caused a loss of nearly a million dollars to owners and underwriters at St. Louis. It was the most disastrous break-up... 2. Washington Street -- 1889: View Looking East from Illinois Street Marion County (Ind.); Cities and towns; Streets; Street-railroads; Business districts; Storefronts James Linton built the first two-story house in Indianapolis in 1822 on West Washington Street. The first Sunday school was organized in the cabinet shop of Caleb Scudder in 1823 with 70 pupils from the... 3. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper: The City of Terre Haute and Some of its Representative Interests Vigo County (Ind.); Buildings--Indiana--Terre Haute In 1889 Terre Haute was described by Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper as the center for trade, literature, and education because of the many railroads that converged on the city, and the fine colleges... 4. Alvin P. Hovey Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Indiana. Governor (1889-1891 : Hovey); Hovey, Alvin P. (Alvin Peterson), 1821-1891; Painting; Portrait paintings Hovey was born in Posey County in 1821. He was elected governor in 1888 in a contentious race. The next year the state legislature created the secret ballot and made Indiana a leader in election reform.... 5. Purdue ... Debris '89 Purdue University--Periodicals; Purdue University--Students--Yearbooks McCutcheon graduated from Purdue in 1889 and served on the editorial board for the university's first annual, the Debris, designing the artwork for the publication's inside cover. He also was a member... 6. Purdue ... Debris '89 Purdue University--Periodicals; Purdue University--Students--Yearbooks McCutcheon graduated from Purdue in 1889 and served on the editorial board for the university's first annual, the Debris, designing the artwork for the publication's inside cover. He also was a member... 7. English's Opera House and Plymouth Church English Hotel and Opera House (Indianapolis, Ind.); Hotels; Theaters--Indiana--Indianapolis; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.)--Photographs English had built the Opera House from the North Meridian Street corner south to the middle of the northwest quadrant of Monument Circle. In 1884 the congregation of Plymouth Church sold its building and... 8. Will Briggs' School Group, Coesse, Indiana, 1889 Whitley County (Ind.); School buildings; School children; Schools--Indiana--Photographs; Students; Teachers Coesse was laid out in the 1850s. Its name is derived from a Potawatomi nickname of a Miami chief, Ku-wa-zi, meaning “Old Man.” 9. Standard Oil Plant, Whiting, Indiana Lake County (Ind.); Standard Oil Company; Petroleum industy and trade; Aerial views The area in the vicinity of Whiting, Indiana was first settled in 1848. The population was comprised largely of Eastern Europeans during the early years. The Standard Oil Company’s move into the town... 10. Line Drawing of Wabash County Courthouse Wabash County (Ind.); Courthouses; Cupolas The cornerstone for the Wabash County Courthouse was laid in 1878 with items from community groups placed inside it. The building was completed in 1879 and lit by gas jets. Wood burned in the fireplaces... 11. Columbia Club's First Building Columbia Club (Indianapolis, Ind.)--Photographs; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.) In 1889, the club purchased the William Morrison House for its headquarters for $23,300. The three-story limestone home was the first residence in Indianapolis to be lighted with incandescent lights. [1896]... 12. Conrath in His Workshop Conrath, Joseph; Musical instruments; Musical instruments--Construction--Indiana--Indianapolis; Violins--Construction--Indiana--Indianapolis; Violin; Music stores--Indiana--Indianapolis; Stores & shops; Clothing & dress You Are There 1914: The Violin Maker Upstairs featured Joseph Conrath and his wife Amelia in their violin shop on Virginia Avenue in Indianapolis. With his tenor voice, Mr. Conrath appeared in musicals... 13. Valse Caprice Music; Waltzes; Music publishers 14. Natural Gas Field on Indiana Natural gas--Indiana; Newspapers In 1889, Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper’s Indiana supplement featured the natural gas discovery with a story about Indianapolis, Anderson, Muncie, Marion, and Wabash, illustrated by a natural... 15. Indianapolis -- 1820: The Government Officers Preparing to Lay Out the Site of the City Marion County (Ind.); Frontier & Pioneer Life; Pioneers; Indians of North America; Surveyors On June 7, 1820, the commissioners of the state legislature selected the small village scattered in dense woods by the east bank of the White River as the site of the future state capital. It was approved... 16. Washington Street -- 1825: View Looking West from Pennsylvania Street Marion County (Ind.); Pioneers; Dirt roads; Log cabins; Frontier & Pioneer Life James Linton built the first two-story house in Indianapolis in 1822 on West Washington Street. The first Sunday school was organized in the cabinet shop of Caleb Scudder in 1823 with 70 pupils from the... 17. Former Scott County Courthouse in Lexington, Indiana Scott County (Ind.); Courthouses; Government facilities Lexington was the first county seat of Scott County. In 1821, a two-story brick courthouse was built, costing $4,500. When the county seat moved to Scottsburg in 1874 the courthouse became a school. It... 18. Indiana Brewing Company, New Albany, Indiana Floyd County (Ind.); Breweries; Wagons; Barrels There have been several breweries in New Albany, the earliest opening in the 1840s. The Indiana Brewing Company existed from 1889 to 1895 and was located on 18th Street between Main and Stone Streets. 19. Salt Creek Township (Decatur County) School Register, 1888-1890 Decatur County (Ind.); Schools; Education; Teachers Salt Creek Township is in the southeast corner of Decatur County. The Salt Creek Township School in 1888-1890 was taught by Ellen Moody. There were 36 students, divided into three grades. Students in Grade... 20. White-Cap Outrages in Indiana -- Scene After a Whipping Newspapers Though the early Klan was vanquished, vigilantism akin to the KKK was rampant in Indiana through the 1890s. Anti-government regulators like White Caps, flourished, delivering "home grown" justice. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 21 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next
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