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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...
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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...
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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...
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Sun Parlor in the Martinsville Sanitarium
Morgan County (Ind.); Health resorts; Sanitoriums; Martinsville Sanitarium
With the discovery of artesian wells in the 1880s, Martinsville was coined the City of Mineral Water. Several sanitariums were built, including the Martinsville Sanitarium seen in this image. Visitors...
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Southern Indiana Fox Hunters 14th Annual Meet, October 1924, Morgantown, Indiana
Morgan County (Ind.); Fox hunting; Dogs; Hunting
Morgantown was first laid out in March of 1831, by Robert Bowles and Samuel Teeters. It was named either for a pioneer family or for the county where it is located. Organized fox hunts such as these served...
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J.W. Hubbard Mill at Monrovia, Indiana
Morgan County (Ind.); Mills and mill-work; Hubbard family
The town of Monrovia was laid out in 1834. From early in the town’s history, mills have been a source of business and a gathering place for residents. The Hubbard Family bought this mill in the 1890s,...
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Vansickle Mill at Mahalasville, Indiana
Morgan County (Ind.); Mills and mill-work; Waterways; Boats; Fishing
The Mahalasville post office was begun in 1854, by Jacob Vansickle, who named it for his wife, Mahala. He was the first postmaster and she the second. They also owned the Vansickle Mill pictured here....
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Old Swimming Hole Under Old Red Bridge Near Mooresville, Indiana
Morgan County (Ind.); Covered bridges; Bridges, Wooden; Swimmers; Swimming; Rivers
The old red covered bridge made a good diving board for boys enjoying a dip in the water. Located near Mooresville, Indiana, the bridge spanned the East Fork of White Lick Creek. The covered bridge was...
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"Virginia" on Her Maiden Voyage From Cincinnati to Wheeling, West Virginia
Steamboats; Bridges; Transportation
The Virginia was built in 1895 at Cincinnati. January 1, 1896, she sailed to Wheeling, West Virginia. During her career the ship had several name changes. She worked into the late 1920s. Here the smokestacks...
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Salvage Boat the "T.F. Eckert"
Steamboats; Transportation; Salvage vessels; Ohio River
The Eckert was built in 1870 at Cincinnati. She was owned by the Underwriter Wrecking Company and was well known on the Ohio, Mississippi, and Missouri rivers. The ship was sent to wrecks to do salvage...
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"Sunshine"
Steamboats; Transportation; Ferries
The ship was built in 1888, at the Howard Ship Yard in Jeffersonville, Indiana. It was owned by the Louisville & Jeffersonville Ferry Company and a subsidiary Fern Grove Amusement Company. It operated...
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Saw-Mill Boat "Mary H."
Steamboats; Sawmills; Mills and mill-work; Commerce (Ship)
The boat was built in 1891, in Hooksburg, Ohio, on the Muskingum River by Charles F. Hambleton. It was the third one he had built. This ship spent most of its time working on the upper Ohio River.
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Ferry on the Ohio River
Transportation; Ferries; Horses
This type of ferry was common on inland rivers 1850-1900s. Horses walked a treadmill which revolved the wheels on the boat.
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Run on Railroadmen's Federal Building and Loan Association
Banks; Banking industry; Business panics; Financial facilities; Business & finance; Depressions--1929
The sidewalk is crowded with people waiting to get into the bank to withdraw their money.
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Remains of the "Ohio"
Steamboats; Fires--West Virginia--Parkersburg; Transportation
The ship was built in 1898 at Ft. Clarington, Ohio, as the Avalon. In 1908 it was renamed Ohio. The ship burned at Parkersburg, W. Virginia, February 2, 1916.
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Passengers Boarding the "Cincinnati"
Steamboats; Transportation; Banners; Crowds
The boat has stopped close to the shore to pick-up passengers.
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"Cincinnati" Leaving the Emosworth Lock on the Ohio River
Steamboats; Transportation; Ohio River; Ohio River--navigation; Air pollution
The Cincinnati was built in 1924 at Midland, Pennsylvania (hull) and completed at Cincinnati. It made succesive Mardi-Gra trips from 1924-1930. The ship appeared in the celebration of the completion of...
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Three Steamboats on Fire
Steamboats; Transportation; Rivers; Ohio River; Fires--Ohio--Cincinnati
The steamboats Chris Greene, Fred Hall, and Island Queen are shown on fire near Cincinnati, Nov. 4, 1922. The ships Morning Star and Tacoma were also involved in the fire.
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Steamboats Racing on the Ohio River
Steamboats; Transportation
This image shows the Tom Greene (left) and Betsy Ann (right) race in 1929. They raced again in 1930.
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"Delta Queen" in the Lousiville Canal
Transportation; Steamboats; Canals; Rivers
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