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Herman B Wells
Indiana University; College presidents; Wells, Herman B; Men's clothing; Hats; Portrait photographs
In 1938 Herman B Wells was named Indiana University’s eleventh president, and at the age of thirty-five was the country’s youngest state university president. He served for a quarter century as president...
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"Joseph B. Williams" Pushing Barges
Steamboats; Transportation; Boats; Commerce (Ship)
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Laycock Company Luncheon
Pu Lun, Crown Prince of China--Travel--Indiana; Royal visitors--Indiana--Indianapolis; Visits of state--Indiana--Indianapolis; China--Foreign relations--United States--1644-1912; Fortune, William, 1863-1942; Businessmen
The prince’s touring generally began around 11:00 a.m. Another day he visited Waverly Automobile works, Indiana Rubber works, and had lunch at Laycock Company, furniture specialists. Here his group is...
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James B. Ray
Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Indiana. Governor (1825-1831 : Ray); Ray, James B. (James Brown), 1794-1848; Painting; Portrait paintings
Born in Kentucky in 1794, Ray settled in Brookville, Indiana in 1818. As president pro tempore of the state senate, he was next in line to be governor when Hendricks and Boon left for Congress and was...
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Grissom on Telephone with President Lyndon B. Johnson
Astronauts; Young, John W., 1930-; Grissom, Virgil I., 1926-1967
As Young looks on, Grissom receives a congratulatory ship to shore call from President Lyndon B. Johnson while onboard the USS Intrepid following the successful "Gemini 3" flight. Young got in some trouble...
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Samuel B. Garton
Dethridge, Luvena Wallace (Mary Luvena Wallace), 1894-1988; Musicians; Hats; Teachers
Luvena Dethridge began her formal musical education around 1927 under the direction of Samuel B. Garton at the Garton Studios of Dramatic Art, Music, and Dancing. Previously he taught in the music department...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Hails Historic Action
United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964; United States--Politics and government, 1963-1969; Race discrimination--United States; United States--Race relations; African Americans--Civil rights; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Article from the Indianapolis Recorder discusses the Senate's passage of the Civil Rights Bill in June 1964. While other civil rights leaders celebrated the news, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. said that...
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Group of Men with Truck and Jeep
Jews--Indiana--Indianapolis; Grant County (Ind.)
B'nai B'rith is a Jewish service organization which defends human rights, supports education, offers aid to victims of disaster and supports Israel. The Saul Hutner Lodge in Marion bought a truck and a...
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Pennsylvania Railroad Depot, Scottsburg, Indiana
Scott County (Ind.); Railroad stations; Railroad crossings; Pennsylvania Railroad
Built in 1872, the Scottsburg Depot was a combination depot for both passenger and freight. In the 1950s it was bought by Vail Lumber Company. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991,...
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Madison and Cincinnati Tri-Weekly Packet
Steamboats; Transportation; Ohio River
The schedules left and right of the photograph list the towns where the ship stopped between Madison, Indiana, and Cincinnati. The ship is shown at Wheeling. It sank near Pomeroy, Ohio, in the fall of...
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City of Louisville
Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company; Steamboats; Ohio River; Air pollution
The ship was built in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1894, by the Howard Ship Yard. It had 72 staterooms and could sleep 160 passengers. The ship was large and powerful. She made a record run of 9 hours and...
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Towboat the "T.H. Davis"
Steamboats; Towboats; Transportation
The ship was built in 1898-1899 out of the ship the Bob Prichard.
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"Wash Gray" Pushing a Barge on the Ohio River
Transportation; Steamboats; Barges; Commerce (Ship); Bridges
A bridge to Louisville is in the background.
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"Jewel" and a Barge Tied to the Shore
Steamboats; Boats; Transportation
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Packet "Lizzie Bay"
Steamboats; Transportation; Commerce (Ship); Horses; Carriages & coaches; Ohio River
The ship was built in Madison, Indiana in 1886. For many years the Lizzie Bay traveled back and forth from Madison, Indiana, to Cincinnati. This view shows it near Madison.
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Ferry the "Ohio"
Ferries; Boats; Transportation
The ferry is on the Ohio River near Lamb, Indiana. It was built at Paducah, Kentucky in 1924, and operated between Carrollton, Kentucky and Lamb, Indiana. It burned in 1936.
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Snag Boat the "U.S. Macomb"
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; Rivers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operate snag boats to maintain safe navigation of rivers. The boats can remove debris like logs from the water.
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"City of Louisville" at Howard's Shipyard
Steamboats; Shipyards; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company; Ohio River
The boat was built at the Howard Shipyards in 1894. The ship was 301 feet x 42.7 feet x 7 feet.
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"City of Louisville" near Madison, Indiana
Steamboats; Boats; Transportation; Air pollution
The ship was built in 1894, in Jeffersonville, Indiana by the Howard Company. It was 301 feet long and 42.7 feet wide x 7 feet deep. It was built for the Louisville-Cincinnati trade and had 72 staterooms....
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"Longfellow" on the Green River
Steamboats; Barges; Commerce (Ship); Transportation
The ship was built in 1872, in Jeffersonville, Indiana, by the Howard Company and operated as a towboat and a packet. The Longfellow is shown here with several barges.
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