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	Search results for County--Rensselaer    Refine your search Format of Original Photographic Print, B&... (362) Photographic Print (265) Digital (250) Photograph (124) Glass Plate, Negative,... (119) Show more... Subject Transportation (216) Monument Circle (India... (138) Clothing & Dress (136) Natural Disasters (132) Business Districts (122) Show more... Date ca 1900 (139) 1913 March (81) 2009 (72) ca 1910 (52) 2008 (35) Show more... Creator Inbody, John (122) Eli Lilly and Company (65) Carpenter, Walter (28) Turk, David Ihs Photog... (28) Joseph and Georgia Mcg... (22) Show more... results 1-20 of 2750 item(s)  page 1 of 138 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. St. Joseph's College Baseball Team, the Eagles Jasper County (Ind.); Baseball; College students; Baseball teams; Baseball uniforms; Baseball players; Saint Joseph’s College (Rensselaer, Ind.) St. Joseph College Baseball Team, 1894-1895. In addition to baseball, the college fielded a tennis team in its early days. 2. St. Joseph's College, Collegeville, Jasper County, Indiana Jasper County (Ind.); Universities and colleges; School buildings; Saint Joseph’s College (Rensselaer, Ind.) St. Joseph's College was founded in 1889 and opened in 1891. In its early years it was both a high school and junior college. It became a four year college in 1936 and remained all male until 1968. The... 3. Jasper County Telephone Exchange, Day Force Jasper County (Ind.); Telephone operators; Telephone switchboards; Telephone companies; Women The Jasper County Telephone Exchange was started in the late 1890s by Abraham Halleck and John Bruner. In the mid-1910s it became the Jasper County Telephone Company. Women are seen here working as telephone... 4. Birdseye View of Central Part of Rensselaer, Looking North From Courthouse Tower Jasper County (Ind.); Aerial views; Cityscapes; Storefronts; Business districts The first settlers arrived in the area in 1836 and the town was originally called Newton when it was laid out in 1839. The name was soon changed to Rensselaer in honor of its founder, James Van Rensselaer,... 5. Milroy Monument, Rensselaer, Indiana Jasper County (Ind.); Milroy, Robert Huston, 1816-1890; Civil War, 1861-1865; Statues; Monuments and Memorials A resident of Rensselaer, Major General Robert H. Milroy, commanded the military district of Winchester, Virginia, in 1863 and was later charged with defending Nashville and the Chattanooga Railroad in... 6. Huntingburg Farm Wagons Dubois County (Ind.); Wagons; Commercial catalogs; Farm equipment; Huntingburg Wagon Works Among its fine products, the Huntingburg Wagon Works produced the No. 382 Special Huntingburg Wagon. Made of hickory and oak, it was promoted as "an outstanding value" in 1910. Despite the growth of motorized... 7. Ferdinand State Forest Dubois County (Ind.); Parks--Indiana; Recreation areas--Indiana; Swimmers; Swimming Visitors enjoy swimming within bounds of Ferdinand State Forest. The 7640-acre site east of Ferdinand also boasts fishing, boating, camping, picnic and playground facilities, and abundant wildlife. It... 8. Court House, Jasper, Indiana Dubois County (Ind.); Courthouses; Government facilities; Cupolas; Towers Seen following its 1910 completion, Jasper’s Dubois County Courthouse, of Classical Revival style, reflects its 1847 predecessor and is enhanced with a distinctive clock tower cupola. Brick used in its... 9. Convent and Academy of the Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana Dubois County (Ind.); A tinted Curteich postcard illustrates the expanding hillside campus of Convent Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand. Visible are the Central Quadrangle (1886), Academy buildings, the Convent Residence wing,... 10. Ferdinand, Indiana Dubois County (Ind.); Cityscapes; Aerial views; Sisters of St. Benedict; Religious institutions; Monasticism and religious orders for women The town of Ferdinand is dominated by the impressive campus of Convent Immaculate Conception, rising from the hillside to meet the skyline. Nestled in the rolling Indiana landscape, the town is rich in... 11. Birds-eye View of Dubois, [Indiana] As Seen From a Hill Northeast of Town Dubois County (Ind.); Cityscapes; Aerial views Dubois County also has a small town of the same name situated along a creek. In its beginning, the settlement, also called Knoxville, had the distinction of resting in two townships, with the boundary... 12. Birdseye View of the City of Huntingburg, Indiana Dubois County (Ind.); Cityscapes; Churches; Dirt roads Huntingburg, Dubois County's second largest community, is situated in the southwestern quadrant. Noted for its German heritage and its many manufacturers, Huntingburg is seen in this early view with churches,... 13. Jasper, Indiana as seen from the Paoli Road Dubois County (Ind.); Aerial views; Cityscapes Jasper is Dubois County's largest town and its center of commerce and government. The town has grown remarkably since photographed in this 1896 view, showing the town north of the courthouse. 14. County Poor Asylum, near Ireland, Indiana Dubois County (Ind.); Almshouses; Bricks; Farms Ireland played a pivotal role in Dubois County's development and service to its citizens. In 1898, the county poor asylum was constructed of locally made brick on a pastoral farm setting near Ireland-... 15. Mapes Paper Products Corporation, Griffith, Indiana Lake County (Ind.); Eggs--packing Griffith was named for a railroader and was known as the “town that came to the tracks.” It was an ideal place to build a business because of the five major railroads crossing through it. Mapes Paper... 16. Mapes Paper Products Corporation, Griffith, Indiana Lake County (Ind.); Eggs--packing Griffith was named for a railroader and was known as the “town that came to the tracks.” It was an ideal place to build a business because of the five major railroads crossing through it. Mapes Paper... 17. 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... 18. Train Wreck in Lowell, Indiana, May 22, 1952 Lake County (Ind.); Railroad accidents; Monon (Railroad) Lowell was founded by Samuel Halstead. In its centennial year, 1952, there was a derailment along the Monon Railroad at the Commercial Avenue crossing in downtown. Fortunately the accident occured very... 19. Ice Harvest on Cedar Lake in Indiana Lake County (Ind.); Lakes & ponds; Ice industry Cedar Lake was a place to go play or attend a conference in the summer, but it had its practical purpose in the winter such as this ice harvest. Incorporated as a town by 1970, the area already had a long... 20. Steel Mills at Gary by South Shore Line Lake County (Ind.); Steel-works; Posters; Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad; Railroad companies Steel mills are central to Lake County’s history. Gary was built by U.S. Steel and other mills such as Inland Steel in East Chicago preceded them in the region. This poster was created for the South... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 2750 item(s)  page 1 of 138 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next
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