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	Search results for Grant    Refine your search Subject Grant County (Ind) (6) Drum (4) Leedy Manufacturing Co... (3) Courthouses (3) Government Facilities (2) Show more... Format of Original Photograph (6) Manuscript (2) Postcard (2) Broadside (1) Color Photograph (1) Show more... Date 1913 (2) 1973-11-05 (2) 1876 (1) 1891-06-19 (1) 1900 (1) Show more... Creator Indiana State Board of... (1) Jacob Weinberg News Ag... (1) Leedy Manufacturing Co... (1) lt Robert E Lowe, Arso... (1) Wilson-harmeson, Mable (1) Show more... results 1-19 of 19 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Grant County Courthouse, Marion, Indiana Grant County (Ind.); Courthouses; Government facilities The Grant County Courthouse was designed by architect, E.E. Myers. It was built in 1880 with classical styling at a cost of $212,776. The exterior is made of limestone. It originally had a dome which extended... 2. Scene on Mississinewa River, Marion, Indiana Grant County (Ind.); Mississinewa River (Ind.); Rivers; Dams; Mississinewa, Battle of, 1812 The Battle of Mississinewa occurred in December 1812 just north of Marion. It was fought under the order of Willam Henry Harrison against the Miami Indians. The battle is reenacted annually in Grant County... 3. Marion Lynching, 1930 Race relations; Lynching--Indiana--Marion; Crowds; Grant County (Ind.)--History With the advent of lynchings and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan throughout the state, African Americans in Indiana knew the underlying threat of mob violence during the first third of the twentieth century.... 4. Ulysses Grant Leedy Leedy, Ulysses Grant, 1867-1949; Leedy Manufacturing Company; Drum Ulysses Grant Leedy was born on November 16, 1867 to Isaac and Mary Struble Leedy of Fostoria, Ohio. One of eight children, he had little formal education, and at a young age, with an old Civil War drum,... 5. Portrait of James Dean From an Original Photograph Grant County (Ind.); Dean, James, 1931-1955; Portrait paintings James Dean was born on February 8, 1931 in Marion, Indiana and grew up in Fairmount. He starred in East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause, and Giant. He died on September 30, 1955, the result of a car accident... 6. Carnegie Library Interior at Marion, Indiana Grant County (Ind.); Carnegie libraries; Libraries Andrew Carnegie donated $50,000 for the construction of this library in 1901. When it was completed the total cost was $62,445 including the land. Thousands of people came to the grand opening on December... 7. Matthews, Indiana Covered Bridge in Process of Moving into Place after 1913 Flood Grant County (Ind.); Covered bridges The Matthews Covered Bridge crosses the Mississinewa River in Matthews, Indiana. It was built in 1877 by William Parks for $722. The 1913 flood floated it a half mile downstream. It was returned to its... 8. Grant Building Fire Destroys Hoosier Salon Offices Fires--Indiana--Indianapolis; Hoosier Salon On November 5, 1973 fire destroyed several buildings on east Washington Street. The Salon Gallery, located in the Thomas Building, lost over 300 paintings and all scrapbooks and records. The Salon almost... 9. Grant Building Fire Map Fires--Indiana--Indianapolis; Hoosier Salon On November 5, 1973 fire destroyed several buildings on east Washington Street. The Salon Gallery, located in the Thomas Building, lost over 300 paintings and all scrapbooks and records. The Salon almost... 10. Threshing Season at Mr. Robertson's Farms; Farm equipment; Farm life; Farm life--Indiana--Grant County; Farms--Indiana--History; Agriculture--Indiana--History; Harvesting machinery; Threshing Threshing time was often a community event, with neighbors helping out each other. Threshing crews would travel with their machinery from farm to farm, with children eagerly listening for the whistle of... 11. 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... 12. Emancipation Record of Mathew Becks Liberty; Becks, Mathew, fl. 1850s; Slave records --Virginia --Rockingham County; Slaves --Emancipation --Virginia --Rockingham County; Weaver Settlement (Ind.); Grant County (Ind.)--History According to the emancipation record of Mathew Becks, he was freed from slavery in Rockingham County, Virginia on 18 February 1851. He, along with his freedom papers migrated to Weaver Settlement in Grant... 13. U.G. Leedy Poses for a Publicity Photo with his Car and Drums Leedy, Ulysses Grant; Leedy Manufacturing Company; Drum; Clothing & dress; Hats After U.G. Leedy sold the company, he spent the winter of 1929-30 on a cross country road trip with his wife, Zoe. He died from heart failure in January 1931. Leedy drums continued to be produced in the... 14. Leedy in His Workroom at the Cyclorama Building Leedy Manufacturing Company; Leedy, Ulysses Grant; Drum; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing industries--Indiana--Indianapolis; Manufacturing processes In 1897, Leedy partnered with fellow musician, Sam Cooley, to form Leedy & Cooley Drum Manufacturing. They first ran the business out of the apartment they shared on Washington Street in Indianapolis.... 15. Leedy Drum Topics Leedy Manufacturing Co.--History; Drum; Leedy, Ulysses Grant, 1867-1949 It was not just Leedy’s manufacturing process that was innovative; he also created a sales department, headed by George Way, in 1921. Way began to sell Leedy items strictly to music stores and authorized... 16. Indiana Natural Gas & Oil Company, Statement by Corporations Gas companies--Indiana; Petroleum industry and trade--Indiana; Indiana Natural Gas and Oil Company; Petroleum industry and trade--Indiana--Records and correspondence The Indiana Natural Gas and Oil Company incorporated in 1889. An 1891 Statement by Corporations document filed with the state of Indiana listed their location as Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, with assets... 17. Switzerland County Courthouse, Vevay, Indiana Switzerland County (Ind.); Courthouses; Government facilities; Greek revival (Architecture)--Indiana The present courthouse, designed by David Dubach, was erected between 1862 and 1864. The architecture is an adaptation of several Greek Classical forms. Beneath the courthouse is a dungeon that served... 18. Adams County Courthouse Adams County (Ind.); Courthouses; Administrative agencies; Lithographs Built in 1872 by J.C. Johnson, the Second Empire structure includes a patterned slate mansard roof, dormer windows, a tower, red brick, and ornamental sandstone quoins. In 1900, the tower was rebuilt and... 19. Vaccination a Mass Meeting! at Court House, Marion, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, Sept. 5, 1900 Indiana State Board of Health; Public health; Vaccination In the early 20th Century, Indiana lacked compulsory vaccination and immunization laws. Despite the recommendations by the State Board of Health that school children receive vaccinations, many residents... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-19 of 19 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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