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	Search results for Period    Refine your search Format of Original Pamphlet (3) Digital (2) Manuscript (2) Booklet (1) Broadside (1) Show more... Subject Hopper, Floyd D, 1909-... (2) Advertisements (2) Automobile Industry an... (1) Automobiles (1) Automobiles -- Mainten... (1) Show more... Creator Floyd D Hopper (2) Apperson Brothers Auto... (1) Curtis, John (1) Gilchrist Company (1) Harrison County Visito... (1) Show more... Date 1836 (1) 1844-08-26 (1) 1893 (1) 1901 (1) 1915 (1) Show more... results 1-20 of 20 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Factories of Apperson Brothers Automobile Co. Kokomo, Indiana Howard County (Ind.); Apperson Brothers Automobile Company; Advertisements; Aerial views; Factories--Indiana--Kokomo In the early years of the automotive industry, Apperson Brothers Automobile Company became a prominent fixture in Kokomo from 1902 to 1926. This aerial illustration of the plant, as depicted in a 1915... 2. Mechanics in Greenlee Garage Blackford County (Ind.); Blackford County (Ind.)--Photographs; Hartford City (Ind.)--Photographs; Automobile industry and trade--Indiana--Hartford City; Automobiles; Automobiles--Maintenance and repair; Stoves; Tires The photograph did not have any people in it. This can pose a problem in telling the stories of the space. However, through the Blackford County Historical Society, IHS staff were able to talk to several... 3. Eli Lilly at Prairietown Opening Conner Prairie Pioneer Settlement; Conner Prairie Interactive History Park; Lilly, Eli, 1885-1977; Orr, Robert D. (Robert Dunkerson), 1919-2004; Governors Museum Director Myron Vourax worked with Folklorist Henry Glassie to create a “living history museum,” a place where staff dress, act and speak as if in the time period they portray. The schoolhouse... 4. Vogue Theatre Broad Ripple (Indianapolis, Ind.); Indianapolis (Ind.); Theaters--Indiana--Indianapolis The Vogue opened in June of 1938 to much fanfare. Built by former vaudevillian Carl Niesse, who worked for the Fox theatre chain, the state-of-the-art facility touted 800 seats, air conditioning and two... 5. Which Way Is War Less Likely To Come? McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949; Cartoons; Caricatures and cartoons; World War, 1939-1945; World politics--Caricatures and cartoons This was probably drawn after England and France had declared war on Germany in September 1939 when the world was awaiting the start of hostilities, a period known as the “Phony War” or “Sitzkrieg.”... 6. Portrait of a Young Boy Portrait paintings; Hopper, Floyd D., 1909-1984 In his second period Hopper worked with oils, lithography, etching and silk screening, but decided watercolor was what he liked most. He began painting landscapes but continued to do some portrait work.... 7. Floyd Hopper Christmas Card Watercolor painting, American; Watercolorists; Landscape painters--United States; Hopper, Floyd D., 1909-1984; Birds--Pictorial works In his second period Hopper worked with oils, lithography, etching and silk screening, but decided watercolor was what he liked most. He began painting landscapes but continued to do some portrait work.... 8. Kitchen Maid Cabinets Kitchen Maid Corporation--Catalogs; Kitchen cabinet industry--Indiana--Andrews; Commercial catalogs In addition to the Hoosier Manufacturing Company, several other Indiana companies, like Sellers, Nappanee, Kitchen Maid, and McDougall, were manufacturing cabinets, similar in design, during the early... 9. Lifetime McDougall Kitchen Cabinets Kitchen cabinets; Kitchen cabinet industry In addition to the Hoosier Manufacturing Company, several other Indiana companies, like Sellers, Nappanee, Kitchen Maid, and McDougall, were manufacturing cabinets, similar in design, during the early... 10. Me-No-Quet Indians of North America This rich collection of color lithographs represents some of the most detailed and lively images of Native Americans contemporary to the period of Indiana's early statehood and settlement. Prior to the... 11. Frederick L. Hovde Hovde, Frederick L., 1908-1983; College students; Purdue University President Frederick L. Hovde, a chemical engineer, researcher, and educator, came to Purdue in 1946 after serving in the Office of Scientific Research & Development during World War II. He presided over... 12. William E. English in His Apartment at the English Hotel Hotels; English Hotel and Opera House (Indianapolis, Ind.); English, William E. (William Eastin), 1850-1926; Fireplaces William E. English lived in apartment 104 in the hotel. He is shown here seated on the couch. The apartment is decorated in the elaborate style of the time period. Through the open door you can see out... 13. Naturalization Certificate Naturalization; Jews--Indiana; Noble County (Ind.) Born in 1853 in Germany, Eli Jacobs came to the United States in 1868 with his uncles. To become a citizen, one had to formally declare the intention in court, fulfill a specified period of residency and... 14. Corydon Capitol State Historic Site Harrison County (Ind.); Courthouses; Summer; Cupolas The Corydon Capitol State Historic Site commemorates the history of Indiana's first state capitol and development of Indiana from the territorial period through statehood. This square, federal style limestone... 15. Willis Revels, African Methodist Episcopal Pastor African American physcians --Indiana --Indianapolis --Portraits; Clergy --Indiana --Indianapolis --Portraits The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church promoted education during the antebellum period in Indiana. It maintained Sabbath schools and day schools. Elisha Weaver and Willis Revels, both Indiana pastors... 16. Mt. Pleasant Library Minute Book, Vol. 1 African Americans and libraries --Indiana --Rush County; Libraries--Indiana--Rush County--History--19th century --Sources; Subscription libraries--Indiana--Rush County; Rush County (Ind.)--History--Sources; Carthage (Ind.)--History--Sources Most of the Indiana African American rural communities during the antebellum period had a building that served as a church and a school. At the Beech Settlement in Rush County, the building also functioned... 17. Indianapolis Public Schools Directory, 1926/1927 Public schools--Indiana--Indianapolis--Directories; Schools --Indiana --Indianapolis; Educational facilities; Schools Similar to many directories and indices of the time period, the Directory of Indianapolis Public Schools designated segregated schools as "colored." The 1926-1927 school directory indicated that 14 of... 18. Redkey, Indiana, is Situated in the Largest Natural Gas Field in the World and Attention is Called to the Many Advantages Possessed by this Thriving Burg Jay County (Ind.); Natural gas--Indiana; Advertisements The 1887 discovery of gas and oil in the Redkey area created a boom period for the town. Every house had a gas pipe in the front yard that burned day and night, and the gas street lights were never turned... 19. "Louisville - The Venice of the United States" Hanover College; Natural disasters; Tornadoes--Indiana--Jefferson County--Hanover A headline from the Louisville Courier Journal, with a picture of Fourth and Broadway, tries to provide some levity during a very tragic period in the city's history. 20. Charles Rogers Huckster Wagon Converted to an "RV" Daviess County (Ind.); Camping trailers; Recreational vehicles; Travel Charles Rogers used several Huckster Wagons as part of his General Store business in Washington. In 1929, he converted a wagon into one of the first “RV’s” of the time period for a cross country... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 20 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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