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	Search results for 1890s (1890-1899)    Refine your search Format of Original Photographic Print, B&... (30) Photographic Print (21) Printed Book (13) Book (6) Manuscript (6) Show more... Date ca 1890 (28) 1898 (15) 1896 (13) 1893 (10) ca 1895 (8) Show more... Subject Transportation (15) Portrait Photographs (11) Politicians (9) Clothing & Dress (9) Portraits (8) Show more... Creator Foster, John Watson, 1... (3) Wilson, George R (3) Chapman Bros (3) Swayne, Brookville, In... (2) Baist (2) Show more... results 1-20 of 137 item(s)  page 1 of 7 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. James A. Mount Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Portrait paintings; Mount, James. A. (James Atwell), 1843-1901; Indiana. Governor (1897-1901 : Mount) James A. Mount (1843-1901) called his final day as governor “the happiest day of my life.” He planned to return to his farm in Montgomery County, where he was born and raised. As governor he enacted... 2. Claude Matthews Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Portrait paintings; Matthews, Claude, 1845-1898; Indiana. Governor (1893-1897 : Matthews) Born in Kentucky, Claude Matthews (1845-1898) moved to Clinton in Vermillion County around 1867. His term as governor came when the state was transforming from an agrarian society to an industrial one.... 3. Ira J. Chase Governors; Politicians; Indiana--Politics and government; Governors--Indiana; Indiana. Governor (1891-1893 : Chase); Chase, Ira J. (Ira Joy), 1834-1895; Painting; Portrait paintings Born in New York in 1834, Chase came to Indiana in 1867 and began preaching at a church in Mishawaka. He became governor upon Hovey’s death, and commuted daily by train from his home in Danville to the... 4. "The Old Farmgate," from "Golden glees : a collection of songs including the science of vocal music for schools, institutes and singing classes /" Warren County (Ind.); School songbooks Professor Samuel C. Hanson, Williamsport’s superintendent of the public schools in 1885, authored a series of popular school music books. Some included musical instruction and others contained callisthenic... 5. "Merry Melodies for the School Room and Social Circle" by S.C. Hanson, Williamsport, Indiana Warren County (Ind.); School songbooks Professor Samuel C. Hanson, Williamsport’s superintendent of the public schools in 1885, authored a series of popular school music books. Some included musical instruction and others contained callisthenic... 6. St. Joseph's College Baseball Team, the Eagles Jasper County (Ind.); Baseball; College students; Baseball teams; Baseball uniforms; Baseball players; Saint Joseph’s College (Rensselaer, Ind.) St. Joseph College Baseball Team, 1894-1895. In addition to baseball, the college fielded a tennis team in its early days. 7. St. Joseph's College, Collegeville, Jasper County, Indiana Jasper County (Ind.); Universities and colleges; School buildings; Saint Joseph’s College (Rensselaer, Ind.) St. Joseph's College was founded in 1889 and opened in 1891. In its early years it was both a high school and junior college. It became a four year college in 1936 and remained all male until 1968. The... 8. Old Mill Near the Hermitage in Brookville Franklin County (Ind.); Mills and mill-work 9. Birds-eye View of Dubois, [Indiana] As Seen From a Hill Northeast of Town Dubois County (Ind.); Cityscapes; Aerial views Dubois County also has a small town of the same name situated along a creek. In its beginning, the settlement, also called Knoxville, had the distinction of resting in two townships, with the boundary... 10. Birdseye View of the City of Huntingburg, Indiana Dubois County (Ind.); Cityscapes; Churches; Dirt roads Huntingburg, Dubois County's second largest community, is situated in the southwestern quadrant. Noted for its German heritage and its many manufacturers, Huntingburg is seen in this early view with churches,... 11. Jasper, Indiana as seen from the Paoli Road Dubois County (Ind.); Aerial views; Cityscapes Jasper is Dubois County's largest town and its center of commerce and government. The town has grown remarkably since photographed in this 1896 view, showing the town north of the courthouse. 12. "Virginia" on Her Maiden Voyage From Cincinnati to Wheeling, West Virginia Steamboats; Bridges; Transportation The Virginia was built in 1895 at Cincinnati. January 1, 1896, she sailed to Wheeling, West Virginia. During her career the ship had several name changes. She worked into the late 1920s. Here the smokestacks... 13. Saw-Mill Boat "Mary H." Steamboats; Sawmills; Mills and mill-work; Commerce (Ship) The boat was built in 1891, in Hooksburg, Ohio, on the Muskingum River by Charles F. Hambleton. It was the third one he had built. This ship spent most of its time working on the upper Ohio River. 14. "City of Louisville" at Howard's Shipyard Steamboats; Shipyards; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company; Ohio River The boat was built at the Howard Shipyards in 1894. The ship was 301 feet x 42.7 feet x 7 feet. 15. "Longfellow" on the Green River Steamboats; Barges; Commerce (Ship); Transportation The ship was built in 1872, in Jeffersonville, Indiana, by the Howard Company and operated as a towboat and a packet. The Longfellow is shown here with several barges. 16. "Park City" at Madison, Indiana Steamboats; Boats; Transportation The Park City was built in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in 1883, and ran between Evansville, Indiana, and the Green River. The ship sank in December, 1909, when part of its cargo on the main deck became... 17. "City of Memphis" Steamboats; Boats; Transportation; Commerce (Ship) The ship was built at Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1898. She was 200 feet x 36 feet x 6 feet. She ran from St. Louis to Memphis. 18. Portrait of Col. Abel C. Pepper, the Government's Indian Agent, Stationed at Logansport, September, 1838 Cass County (Ind.); Indian agents; Indian land transfers Col. Abel C. Pepper negotiated treaties for land with the Potawatomi. Each treaty required the Indians to leave within two years. In 1839 those who had not complied were gathered at Crooked Creek, west... 19. Ladies Cabin on a Steamer Steamboats; Steamboats--Passenger accommodation; Transportation The open curtains show the bunkbeds where passengers slept. 20. LaSalle at the Portage Landing St Joseph River, Dec. 5, 1679 St. Joseph County (Ind.); Explorers; Mural painting and decoration Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle followed in the steps of Marquette as he explored the portage on the St. Joseph River and the Kankakee. The original mural is on the wall of the St. Joseph County... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 137 item(s)  page 1 of 7 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  >> ) :: previous : next
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