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	Search results for Fort    Refine your search Subject Clothing & Dress (2) Military Officers (2) Military Uniforms (2) Authors (1) Autographing (1) Show more... Where in Indiana Allen County -- Fort W... (2) Allen County -- Fort W... (1) Allen County -- ft Way... (1) Indiana Territory (1) Knox County -- Vincenn... (1) When in Indiana 1780s-1847 (1) 1790s (1) ca 1778-ca.1818 (1) ca 1920-1961 (1) ca 1920-1967 (1) Show more... results 1-6 of 6 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Name: Subject: Notable For: 1. Anthony Wayne Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796; Military officers; Military uniforms In 1794 when negotiations with the Indians over land failed, Wayne was authorized to fight them. In August his men defeated the Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in Ohio. In September he established... 2. 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... 3. Frances Slocum Slocum, Frances, 1773-1847; Indians of North America; Indian captivities; Miami Indians; Women; Kidnappings; Clothing & dress Slocum was taken from her family when she was 5 years old by Delaware braves. She was raised by a Delaware couple who settled in the Miami village of Kekionga near present day Fort Wayne, Indiana. In the... 4. Carole Lombard Lombard, Carole, 1908-1942; Actresses; Comedians; Governors; Schricker, Henry F. (Henry Fredrick), 1883-1966; Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954; Motion picture industry; Military officers; Autographing; Clothing & dress; Fur coats; Hats Lombard began acting in silent films. By the 1930s she was popular for "screwball" comedies and was nicknamed the Hoosier Tornado. Lombard was married to screen idol Clark Gable. She was killed in a plane... 5. George Rogers Clark Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818; Explorers; Surveyors; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Clark's Expedition to the Illinois, 1778-1779 Clark was from Virginia and was a trained surveyor and frontiersman. He also fought in the Revolutionary War. His brother William was famous for the Lewis and Clark expedition. In 1778, Patrick Henry,... 6. 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,... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-6 of 6 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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