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	Search results for Historical    Refine your search Subject Governors (50) Governors -- Indiana (50) Politicians (50) Portrait Paintings (50) Indiana -- Politics an... (48) Show more... Format of Original Painting (50) Digital (26) Bound Atlas (14) Digital Photograph (8) Tif (6) Show more... Date 2008 (16) 2010 (10) 2009 (8) 1874 (7) 1869 (5) Show more... Creator Indiana Historical Soc... (15) Ihs Staff (10) Portrait by Theodore C... (4) Conner Prairie (3) d.j Lake & co (3) Show more... results 1-20 of 157 item(s)  page 1 of 8 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Indiana Historical Society Constitution Indiana Historical Society Those signing the constitution for the IHS included such notable local citizens as Calvin Fletcher, William Conner, John Tipton, David Wallace, Noah Noble, and John DePauw. The IHS would work to collect... 2. Samuel M. Ralston Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Portrait paintings; Ralston, Samuel M. (Samuel Moffet), 1857-1925; Indiana. Governor (1913-1917 : Ralston) Samuel M. Ralston (1857-1925) worked to commemorate the state’s 100th anniversary of admission to the Union. His family had moved to Owen County from Ohio in 1865. As governor he created the Indiana... 3. James Whitcomb Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Indiana. Governor (1843-1848 : Whitcomb); Whitcomb, James, 1795-1852; Legislators--United States; Painting; Portrait paintings Born in Vermont in 1795, Whitcomb moved to Bloomington, Indiana at age 29. He is credited with saving the state from insolvency; establishing institutions for care of the disabled, including schools for... 4. First Indiana Historical Society Circular Advertisements; Advertising; Indiana Historical Society One of the 400 circulars distributed by John Hay Farnham on behalf of the Society that included extracts from the group's constitution and a call for assistance. 5. Indiana Historical Society Headquarters 1976 Dedicated in October 1976, the new addition to the Indiana State Library and Historical Building became home to the IHS. The Society occupied the entire third floor of the addition, funded jointly by the... 6. Greenlee Obituaries Blackford County (Ind.); Obituaries--Indiana--Blackford County The photograph in the YAT Hartford City Garage exhibit gives a general idea of how the space might have been used, but more information was needed. Going to the local historical society, in this case,... 7. Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Portrait paintings; Daniels, Mitchell E., Jr., 1949-; Indiana. Governor (2005-2012 : Daniels) Mitchell E. Daniels Jr., was born in Pennsylvania. His family moved to Indiana when he was a child and he worked in Indianapolis and Washington, D.C., before becoming governor. He produced changes ranging... 8. M. Clifford Townsend Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Portrait paintings; Townsend, M. Clifford (Maurice Clifford), 1884-1954; Indiana. Governor (1937-1941 : Townsend) M. Clifford Townsend (1884-1954) was born in Blackford County. The flood of 1937 occurred at the outset of his administration, and he established a relief program aiding thousands of people. Violent confrontations... 9. Paul V. McNutt Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Portrait paintings; McNutt, Paul V. (Paul Vories), 1891-1955; Indiana. Governor (1933-1937 : McNutt) Paul V. McNutt (1891-1955) expanded the power of the governor as well as the power and responsibilities of state government. His patronage system created the most powerful political machine the state had... 10. Harry G. Leslie Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Portrait paintings; Leslie, Harry G. (Harry Guyer), 1878-1937; Indiana. Governor (1929-1933 : Leslie) Howard County native Harry G. Leslie (1878-1937) took office just before the Great Depression. He faced labor unrest, unemployment, and the effects of drought. His idea to employ farmers on road construction... 11. Edward L. Jackson Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Portrait paintings; Jackson, Edward L., 1873-1954; Indiana. Governor (1925-1929 : Jackson) Edward L. Jackson (1873-1954) was a lawyer and politician in Henry County and in Lafayette. As governor he signed the Wright Bone Dry Law, one of the strictest prohibition laws in the country. He created... 12. Emmett F. Branch Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Portrait paintings; Branch, Emmett F. (Emmett Forest), 1874-1932; Indiana. Governor (1924-1925 : Branch) Lieutenant Governor Emmett F. Branch (1874-1932) became governor when McCray resigned. He continued to push for improvements in schools and highways, and health care for children, and initiated the designing... 13. Warren T. McCray Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Portrait paintings; McCray, Warren T. (Warren Terry), 1865-1938; Indiana. Governor (1921-1924 : McCray) Warren T. McCray (1865-1938) was born in Newton County. As governor he supported tax reform and funding for schools, mental health facilities, and prisons. Conflict with the Ku Klux Klan and corruption... 14. James P. Goodrich Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Portrait paintings; Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940; Indiana. Governor (1917-1921 : Goodrich) James P. Goodrich (1864-1940) became governor with the goal of “efficiency and economy.” He pushed for tax reform and addressed issues of highways, banking, and conservation. During WWI he created... 15. James A. Mount Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Portrait paintings; Mount, James. A. (James Atwell), 1843-1901; Indiana. Governor (1897-1901 : Mount) James A. Mount (1843-1901) called his final day as governor “the happiest day of my life.” He planned to return to his farm in Montgomery County, where he was born and raised. As governor he enacted... 16. Thomas R. Marshall Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Portrait paintings; Marshall, Thomas R. (Thomas Riley), 1854-1925; Indiana. Governor (1909-1913 : Marshall) When Thomas R. Marshall (1854-1925) became governor industrialization, urbanization and immigration were reshaping the landscape of the state. Born in North Manchester, he was living in Whitley County... 17. J. Frank Hanly Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Portrait paintings; Hanly, J. Frank (James Frank), 1863-1920; Indiana. Governor (1905-1909 : Hanly) At age 16, Illinois native J. Frank Hanly (1863-1920) walked most of the way to Warren County, Indiana looking for work. Eventually he entered politics there and later moved to Lafayette. As governor he... 18. Winfield T. Durbin Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Portrait paintings; Durbin, Winfield T. (Winfield Taylor), 1847-1928; Indiana. Governor (1901-1905 : Durbin) Winfield T. Durbin (1847-1928) was born in Lawrenceburg in Dearborn County. He moved to Anderson in the 1870s where he entered politics. As governor he enforced anti-lynching laws and established a juvenile... 19. Claude Matthews Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Portrait paintings; Matthews, Claude, 1845-1898; Indiana. Governor (1893-1897 : Matthews) Born in Kentucky, Claude Matthews (1845-1898) moved to Clinton in Vermillion County around 1867. His term as governor came when the state was transforming from an agrarian society to an industrial one.... 20. Joseph E. Kernan Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Portrait paintings; Kernan, Joseph E., 1946-; Indiana. Governor (2003-2005 : Kernan) Joseph E. Kernan (1946-) was born in Chicago. His family moved to South Bend where he grew-up and eventually became mayor. As lieutenant governor he became governor upon O’Bannon’s death and worked... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 157 item(s)  page 1 of 8 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  >> ) :: previous : next
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