The Indiana Five Band from Evansville, Left to right: Cardwell Osborn, "Riddles" Woodard, Milton Parish, Reuben Reeves, Nannie Glover, Pete Whitney. Taken at WGBF radio late 1920s
The inscription on the picture says, "Sternwheel Towboat "Samuel Clark" built in Pittsburg in 1870, was used on the Ohio River until 1916 when the superstructure was removed and the hull sold to Maj. J.F. Butts, Carrollton, Ky., for use as a barge...
The Lippincott Glass Chimney Factory had located in Alexandria by 1894, when it is first listed in the city directory. It was a steady employer of 400-600 people until the early 1920's. Efforts to save the business failed and it went into...
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Starke County (Ind.) ; Lakes & ponds; Dirt roads; Automobiles;
The stretch of waterfront and dock shown here is a view in front of the Best View Hotel on Bass Lake. The Best View was a very popular vacation site in the 1920's. However, the roads near the lake were still very primitive and could be almost...
The tandem bicycle, often called a bicycle built for two, was most popular in the early 1900's but can still be found on the market today. It was the first mode of transportation that made it acceptable for a lady to ride as a man would--no...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Memorabilia; Business cards;Vacations;
This image is a business card of the manager of the Crystal Gardens on Bass Lake in the 1920's. Adolph Berg was the manager at the time. The Crystal Gardens on then State Roads 29 and 10 boasted of dancing, roller skating, boxing shows, billiards...
This image shows a construction crew with the large equipment needed to pave the bridge on Huntington Street. The large piece of equipment is entitled "Koehring Paver".
