Ralph Peebles, station agent and telegraph operator for the Michigan Southern's Chesterton station, is seen above c. 1890 in the interior of the original wooden depot. The building housed grain storage facilities, a freight room, passenger waiting...
This is a ledger of the tolls received at Middle Toll Gate in Clark County, Indiana from 1867-1890. The Charlestown and Jeffersonville Turnpike Company managed the toll gate. The ledger was recorded by Thomas F. Prather, W.M. Gibson, A.J. Hay, J.B....
Starke County (Ind.) ; Hotels; Lakes & ponds; Tourism; Tourists;
The Bass Hotel or Old Bass Hotel as it was sometimes known was located on the west side of Bass Lake near today's intersection of 500 South and State Road 210. Built around 1890, it was right on the lake. A road did not pass by that area then and...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Hotels; Boats; Lakes & ponds;
The Bass Hotel or Old Bass Hotel as it was sometimes known was located on the west side of Bass Lake near today's intersection of 500 South and State Road 210. Built around 1890, it was right on the lake. A road did not pass by that area then and...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Country clubs; Women; Lakes & ponds; Piers & wharves;
The Bass Lake Country Club was built in 1890 and located on Cranberry Point. The Country Club was used for many weddings, graduations and family reunions.
Starke County (Ind.) ; Country clubs; Lakes & ponds;Parties; Weddings; Vacations; Boats;
The Bass Lake Country Club, built in 1890 was located on Cranberry Point shown here. The Country Club was used for many weddings, graduations and family reunions. There was a dock at the club and people could arrive by boat from other areas and...
The Bass Lake Country Club was built in 1890 and located on Cranberry Point. The Country Club was used for many weddings, graduations and family reunions. There was a dock at the club and people could arrive by boat from other areas and hotels on...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Boats; Lakes & ponds; Vacations; Fishing;
Cranberry Point is located on the east side of Bass Lake and was once the home of the Bass Lake Country Club. The Country Club was built in 1890. In 1933 a gentleman named Ced White reopened the club as Camp Gridley. Camp Gridley was a place for...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Boats; Lakes & ponds; Hotels;Tourism;
The original Bass Lake Hotel was located on the lake's west side just north of 500 South. It was owned by Harry Rannells. At that time, around 1890, a road did not exist in that area so rather than arriving in a taxicab, guests arrived by boat.
Starke County (Ind.) ; Barns; Farmhouses; Carriages & coaches; Post offices;
The farmhouse of the Warren Terry family was also the location of the Post Office at Winona in the 1890's. Mail was delivered to the Post Office on horseback and held there for pickup by residents.
Starke County (Ind.) ; Advertisements; Clippings; Big bands;
Advertisement for the Bass Hotel on Bass Lake in northern Indiana, built around 1890. The Bass Hotel was located on the west side of Bass Lake near today's intersection of 500 South and State Road 210. The hotel was right on the lake. Originally,...
Original Lapel High School, built in the 1890's and replaced as a school in the late 1950s. Building still stands and is now Fisher Brothers Furniture Store.
Handwritten letter from James Whitcomb Riley to Lucious Lybrand, responding to Lybrand's request for Riley to appear in a public engagement. Riley, recovering from health issues, is not able to honor the request at this time. Letter is dated...
William J. Johnson, 1953-1918, and his wife Ida were the first Johnsons to live in this home, though it stayed in the Johnson family from about 1890 until 1945. After William J. Johnson died in 1918 it became the home of his brother David and his...
Studio portrait identified as ""Oliver Franklin Kelly of South Whitley, Indiana."" He poses with his large format wood camera with a painted studio backdrop.
This is a black and white photograph of the building of the houseboat "Avalon" from 1898. The "Avalon" was built in 1898 at a cost of $1400.00 for Mr. Fortune of Indianapolis.
