Advertising items from the Hoops Tea Company (approx. 1900). William Acton Hoops, a native of Goshen, prospered in Chicago where he was an importer of teas, coffees and spices. He bought 4 lots (currently Pier 797) from Dr. John Wright (the...
This building, completed in January 1878 at a cost of $7200, housed the inmates of the Madison County infirmary (or poor house.) The third of Madison County's three poorhouses, it was built on ground purchase from the Berryman Shafer family. A...
Black and White Photograph. Governor Jackson read the deed for the first purchase of 106 acres for Indiana Dunes State Park while John O. Bowers examined the check for $32,034.00. This photograph is part of the album "First Purchase of the Dunes."
Black and White Photograph. Governor Jackson presented John O. Bowers a check for $32,034.00 in payment for the first purchase of 106 acres of duneland for Indiana Dunes State Park. This photograph is part of the album "First Purchase of the...
Brown County (Ind.) -- History; Municipal government -- Records and correspondence; Receipts (Acknowledgments) -- Indiana -- Brown County; Law -- Indiana -- Brown County; Brown County Circuit Court -- Nashville (Ind.)
Nathan Shaffer is fined $1.00 for inciting riot based on affidavit of witness Susan G. Fergison.
Brown County (Ind.) -- History; Municipal government -- Records and correspondence; Receipts (Acknowledgments) -- Indiana -- Brown County; Law -- Indiana -- Brown County; Brown County Circuit Court -- Nashville (Ind.)
Nathanial Morris is fined $2.00 for his role in inciting a riot based on affadavit of Susan Ferguson.
Brown County (Ind.) -- History; Municipal government -- Records and correspondence; Receipts (Acknowledgments) -- Indiana -- Brown County; Law -- Indiana -- Brown County; Brown County Circuit Court -- Nashville (Ind.)
Alexander Obney is fined $1.00 for causing a riot based on affadavit of Susan Ferguson.
Document filed with the Clerk of Court in Hendricks County, for the establishment of the Free Public Library and Reading Room of Brownsburg, Lincoln Township, Hendricks County, Indiana
Debbie Carlton, of Brownsburg, Indiana, won a two minute shopping spree on May 31, 1984, netting $279.18 worth of groceries from the Brownsburg Galyan's Family Market. Her name had been selected in a drawing. Her winning strategy was to concentrate...
Lingeman and Adams Company bid to remove the buildings from the site of the current Carnegie Library in Brownsburg, Indiana. They were to pay a sum of $375 for all of the buildings.
Melissa Turpin presents a $365.00 check to Band Booster president, Linda Kallock. The donation was in behalf of Kappa Delta Phi. Original is 5.25 x 3.5".
The caption on the back of the postcard reads: "Jail of Birdseye - known as 'lockups,' the Birdseye jail erected in 1885 still stands today. After being moved a few times, the structure attracts historical observers and has been used for many...
These photographs of the City of Huntington and Huntington County were commissioned by the Huntington City-Township Public Library; Huntington, Indiana. Huntington County Courthouse taken from grain elevator east of Wabash freight depot. Built 1906...
Business enterprises; Farmers' markets; Courthouses
In early Madison there were four designated market house areas. The earliest markets were originally governed by the Trustees of the Town of Madison. There was an appointed "Market Master" to oversee the operation and upkeep of the markets. The...
These photographs of the City of Huntington and Huntington County were commissioned by the Huntington City-Township Public Library; Huntington, Indiana. Saint Mary's Catholic Church at top of Jefferson Street hill. Built 1897, cost $75,000. Looking...
These photographs of the City of Huntington and Huntington County were commissioned by the Huntington City-Township Public Library; Huntington, Indiana. Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church from southeast. Built 1897, cost $75,000. Looking northwest...
