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1. English's Opera House and Plymouth Church 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...

2. Fortville, Indiana Public Library Fortville, Indiana Public Library Hancock County (Ind.); Libraries; Carnegie libraries The Fortville-Vernon Township Public Library opened on July 3, 1918, on the corner of School and Church and was one of the last Carnegie Libraries to be built. The present library was opened in 1986 and...

3. Title Page from Parry Manufacturing Company Catalog Title Page from Parry Manufacturing Company Catalog Catalogs; Vehicles; Industrial facilities; Carriages & coaches; Carts & wagons The page shows a drawing of the company's facility in Indianapolis where they built carriages and wagons. Company officers are listed in the upper right corner. The lower left corner gives the cities where...

4. Armstrong's Furniture Manufactory, Evansville, Indiana Armstrong's Furniture Manufactory, Evansville, Indiana Vanderburgh County (Ind.); Furniture making; Factories--Indiana--Evansville; Beds Established in 1854, the company made wood furniture, upholstered goods and mattresses. By 1880, they had a large six-story furniture factory at the corner of Seventh Avenue and Franklin Street in Evansville...

5. Corner of 2nd and Main, Mishawaka, Indiana Corner of 2nd and Main, Mishawaka, Indiana St. Joseph County (Ind.); Business districts; Storefronts; Churches Mishawaka was laid out in 1833, following the discovery of iron ore in the area. The St. Joseph Iron Works was its early industrial backbone. The town was named for a Native American village by the same...

6. Newspaper Office? Newspaper Office? Offices; Desks; Telephone A roll top desk is in the upper right corner of the image.

7. View of the Indiana State Soldiers and Sailors Monument from South Meridian Street, 1904 View of the Indiana State Soldiers and Sailors Monument from South Meridian Street, 1904 Indiana State Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Indianapolis, Ind.); Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Soldiers' monuments--Indiana--Indianapolis; Streets; People; Transportation View of the Indiana State Soldiers and Sailors Monument from South Meridian Street, 1904. The streets are filled with people and a streetcar is turning the corner at Washington and Meridian Streets.

8. Sullivan Residence, Marion County, Indiana Sullivan Residence, Marion County, Indiana Houses; Chimneys; Porches; Fences The two-story brick home has five chimneys. Porches are on both levels on the back of the house. People can be seen standing near the home. Shade trees fill the yard and a fence encloses the residence....

9. Aerial View of Monument Circle and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument Decorated for Christmas, 1984 Aerial View of Monument Circle and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument Decorated for Christmas, 1984 Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Indiana State Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Indianapolis, Ind.); Indianapolis Power & Light Company--Photographs; Christ Church Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.); Sports & recreation facilities; Snow; Winter; Christmas decorations This view is looking south over Meridian Street. The RCA Dome in the upper right corner, was razed in 2008. The monument has been decorated for Christmas since 1962. [1984]

10. View of Northeast Quadrant of Monument Circle, ca. 1920 View of Northeast Quadrant of Monument Circle, ca. 1920 Banks; Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Columbia Club (Indianapolis, Ind.)--Photographs; Construction--Indiana--Indianapolis; Transportation; English Hotel and Opera House (Indianapolis, Ind.); Soldiers' monuments--Indiana--Indianapolis This view shows the American Central Life Insurance Company on the corner of East Market Street and the Circle. Chase Bank Building now occupies the site. The Guaranty Building is being constructed in...

11. Olive Rush Olive Rush Rush, Olive, 1873-1966; Artists; Artists--Indiana; Quakers--Indiana Born and raised on a farm in Indiana, Olive Rush even as a child knew she would be an artist. After graduation from Fairmount Academy, a Quaker school her parents had established on a corner of their property,...

12. Guaranty Building in the Southwest Quadrant of Monument Circle Guaranty Building in the Southwest Quadrant of Monument Circle Monument Circle (Indianapolis, Ind.); Guaranty Building (Indianapolis, Ind.)--Photographs; Business districts; Office buildings This view shows the southwest quadrant of Monument Circle. The Guaranty Building is on the near corner.

13. Buis House Corner of Pike and Marion Streets, Martinsville, March 1913 Buis House Corner of Pike and Marion Streets, Martinsville, March 1913 Floods--Indiana; Natural disasters; Flood damage; Neighborhoods; Transportation; Rowboats; Morgan County (Ind.) The height of the flood water is illustrated by the stain left on the house.

14. East Corner of Martinsville Sanitarium, March 1913 East Corner of Martinsville Sanitarium, March 1913 Floods--Indiana; Natural disasters; Flood damage; Health resorts; Porches; Cupolas; Morgan County (Ind.) Martinsville was once known nationally as the Artesian City for its mineral springs and health sanitariums.

15. Union Church in Broad Ripple Union Church in Broad Ripple Churches; Methodist Church; Presbyterian Church; Baptist Church; Broad Ripple (Indianapolis, Ind.); Indianapolis (Ind.) Religion was present in Broad Ripple early. A Methodist camp meeting was held in the area in 1836. In 1851, with no one faith able to sustain a place of worship on its own, subscriptions were made and...

16. Frederic M. Ayres Sr. Frederic M. Ayres Sr. Ayres, Frederic M., Sr., 1872-1940; L.S. Ayres and Company; Department stores--Indiana--Indianapolis They say his influence was felt in every nook and corner. He taught by quiet example the philosophy of consideration and square dealing with his fellow man. He knew how to hire and keep good employees....

17. "Our Santa" Poem from Ayres Employee "Our Santa" Poem from Ayres Employee Ayres, Frederic M., Sr., 1872-1940; L.S. Ayres and Company; Poetry They say Ayres' influence was felt in every nook and corner of the business. He taught by quiet example the philosophy of consideration and square dealing with his fellow man. He knew how to hire and keep...

18. Ayres Shoe Department Ayres Shoe Department Department stores--Indiana--Indianapolis; L.S. Ayres and Company; Retail trade; Display of merchandise; Displays (Retail trade); Shoes Lyman Ayres died in 1896 and his son Frederic M. Ayres I became president. In 1904 he announced the construction of a new store at the corner of Washington and Meridian Streets. It would be the first fireproof...

19. Ayres' Clock Ayres' Clock L.S. Ayres and Company; Clocks; Department stores--Indiana--Indianapolis In 1936 the Ayres' placed a clock on the outside of the building at the corner of Meridian and Washington Streets. Bronze and weighing 10,000 pounds, it became a symbol of the store seen by nearly 500,000...

20. L.S. Ayres Department Store L.S. Ayres Department Store Department stores--Indiana--Indianapolis; L.S. Ayres and Company; Business districts; Storefronts; Retail trade; Fashion merchandising--Indiana--Indianapolis Fred Ayres built a new store on the corner of Washington and Meridian Streets which opened in 1905, tripling the size of the business. The old store closed on Saturday, September 30th, and employees moved...
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