Otto Peterson and his wife, Ida, operated the Hickory Grove Dairy Farm from the 1880s into the 1900s. The large hay pile to the side of the house protected it from the cold north winds off Lake Michigan. Extensively expanded and remodeled over...
Architecture; Home Life; Morgan family; Morgan, George C.; Morgan, Bennett; Morgan, Georgie; Morgan, Edward; Morgan, Wilfred; Morgan, Arthur; Morgan, Margaret; Morgan, Sarah
Shown left to right in this 1893 photograph are Morgan family members Bennett, Georgie, Edward, Wilfred, Arthur, Mrs. Margaret Morgan, daughter Sarah, and father George C., son of early settler Jesse Morgan. The home, located on the Morgan farm...
Photograph of the students and teacher of the Bockleman one-room schoolhouse, which was located on South Meridian Road in Jasper, IN. Teacher's and students' names unknown. Keywords: one-room schoolhouse, school, students, teacher
A photograph of the rectory at St. Henry Catholic Church in the town of St. Henry, IN. The rectory was built in the early 1900s but taken down in the late 1970s. Keywords: building, church, rectory.
The caption on the back of the postcard reads: "Sorghum label - by the 1900s, sorghum was a very successful business for Birdseye residents. Sent out all over the world, the sorghum was produced by Koerner & Glenn. It was quoted 'When you had...
This photographs in this album are not labeled or dated. The images were probably made in the late 1800s through the early 1900s. These photographs are everyday pictures of life including buildings, animals, people, and tombstones. This is part of...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Posters; Memorabilia; Music; Theatrical posters;
Bobbie Grice's "Fourteen Bricktops" (including Audry Hall Petroff) were a big draw in the early 20's. It was very odd to have a female bandleader back in the late 1800s and and early 1900s. This poster advertises all red-headed girls get in free...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Publicity photographs; Big bands;
This photo is a publicity photograph, popular in the early 1900s. The Black Diamonds were a big band contracted by the Brunswick Recording Company. The Crytal Ball Room where they were contracted in Bass Lake was built c.1925 and was a popular...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Publicity photographs; Big bands;
Female band leaders were not common in the first quarter of the 1900s, but Bobbie Grice and her Brick Tops had a big following nation-wide. A big part of that was her band's musical talent and another part was, of course, the unique fact that they...
House sits on the corner of College and School Streets immediately west of where the old Brownsburg Graded School was located. It was most likely built in the late 1800s or early 1900s as it can be seen in the background of many photos containing...
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: First Geentown Pump Fest Set for Sept. 18; Many Styles adn Uses of Aprons to be Presented; Demoliton of Properties Ordered; Zoning Appeals Board Approves Secial Use Permit For...
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Chemistry on the Creekbank; Parking Meters Coiming to Greentown; Annexation, Sidewalks, Truck, Among Requests at Town Council; Some Questions Answered
Business enterprises; Transportation; Horse-drawn vehicles
Pearl Packing Company was one of the largest pork packing producers in the area and an offshoot of that business was an ice producing plant. In the early to mid 1900s ice wagons plied the streets with huge blocks of ice. Citizens and businesses...
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...
In the 1886 City Directory the building was a general store and by the 1890-91 directory J. J. Kasper had opened a grocery on the premises. William J. McBride also maintained a grocery in the building in the early 1900s. In 1910 Charles N....
In the 1886 City Directory the building was a general store and by the 1890-91 directory J. J. Kasper had opened a grocery on the premises. William J. McBride also maintained a grocery in the building in the early 1900s. In 1910 Charles N....
The 1886 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps show this building as a furniture store but we can't be sure who owned it at that time. We do know that by the early 1900s Edward J. Meyers had his business here. Mr. Meyers sold furniture, pianos and musical...
The young fellow Harry Lemen describes as "the Cox Boy" is riding a high wheeler in front of Rousch's Book Store on Main Street. This type of bicycle was first mass manufactured in the 1880s and enjoyed only limited popularity. It is easy to see...
