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	Search results for Shop    Refine your search Subject Authors (2) Business People (2) Bicycle Racing (1) Bicycle Shops (1) Clothing & Dress (1) Show more... Where in Indiana Allen County -- Fort W... (2) Vigo County -- Terre H... (2) Brown was Born in Nyes... (1) Decatur County -- Gree... (1) Johnson County -- Fran... (1) Show more... When in Indiana 1840-1856 (1) 1859-1906 (1) 1872-1945 (1) 1891 -- Ca.1940 (1) ca 1920-1961 (1) Show more... results 1-10 of 10 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Name: Subject: Notable For: 1. Anton "Tony" Hulman Jr. Indianapolis Speedway Race; Business people; Pens; Globes Tony was born in Terre Haute but then attended private schools in the east. After graduating from Yale University's Scientific School in 1924 with a degree in engineering, he returned to Terre Haute to... 2. Governor Paul V. McNutt Governors; McNutt, Paul V. (Paul Vories), 1891-1955; Strikes; Labor unions; Martial law Paul McNutt grew up in Martinsville, Indiana, and went to Indiana University. He received his law degree from Harvard University. In 1925 he became Indiana University's youngest Dean. From 1932-1940 he... 3. Paul Dresser Dresser, Paul, 1858-1906; Composers; Singers; Tuxedoes; State songs Dresser's real name was Johann Paul Dreiser, Jr. He studied at St. Meinrad's seminary in Southern Indiana, but left the school to become a composer and singer. He went to Chicago and worked as part of... 4. Max Ehrmann Ehrmann, Max, 1872-1945; Poets; Authors; Poetry; Ehrmann, Max, 1872-1945. Desiderata; Paintings; Portraits; Palettes; Philosophers Ehrmann was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. He attended DePauw University and edited the DePauw Weekly. He later studied law and philosophy at Harvard. He worked as a lawyer at his brother's overall factory... 5. Will Hays Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954; Politicians; Motion picture industry; Lawyers Hays was an attorney from Sullivan, Indiana. In 1914 he was State Chairman of the Republican Party. In 1918 he was National Chairman of the party. President Harding appointed him as Postmaster General.... 6. Portia Sperry Sperry, Portia Howe; Dolls; Authors; Toys; Rag dolls Portia Howe Sperry was born in Illinois. She married Ralph Waldo Emerson Sperry and they lived in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Sperry's husband Ralph was a nationally known piano designer. When the Great Depression... 7. Ralph Sperry Sperry, Ralph, 1880-1961; Pianos; Musical instrument industry; Piano--Construction; Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Ralph Sperry was a nationally known piano designer. When the Great Depression hit he was living with his family in Ft. Wayne where he worked for the Packard Piano Company. The family moved to Nashville,... 8. Mordecai "Three Fingers" Brown Baseball; Baseball players; Sports Mordecai Brown played baseball for 14 years in the major leagues, including pitching several seasons for the Chicago Cubs. He was a right handed pitcher, throwing a natural sinker and curve ball. In 1949... 9. Carl G. Fisher Business people; Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corp.; Eyeglasses; Bicycle shops; Bicycle racing In 1891 Fisher and his brothers opened a bicycle shop in Indianapolis. He became known as a daredevil cyclist. In 1904 Fisher, in partnership with James A. Allison, formed the Prest-O-Lite Company which... 10. Saint Theodora Guerin Nuns; Saints; Teachers; Missionaries; Religious education; Religious orders; Women; Clothing & dress; Theodora, Mother, Saint, 1798-1856; Sisters of Providence (Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.) Saint Theodora came to Indiana in 1840. She overcame religious, gender, and cultural prejudice and established St. Mary-of-the-Woods, the oldest Catholic women's liberal arts college in the United States.... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-10 of 10 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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