A January 1930 article about the death of Major F.E. Marsh in a house fire at his south shore cottage. His crippled, 22 year-old grandson, Fletcher E. Marsh, II, was rescued by the housekeeper (Virginia C. Wilt of Syracuse), whom he married a week...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Clippings; Newspapers; Newspaper industry;
The Bass Lake Times, a local newspaper, was published out of North Judson Indiana during the 1930s. Harold F. Keller was the editor and publisher. Willard D. McCormick was the manager.
Color Photograph. The original bathhouse and pool at McCormick's Creek State Park. Bathouse was built by Civilian Conservation Corps (late 1930's); it still stands now as a recreation center. The pool was in-filled in the 1970's and replaced.
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...
This building, originally a private home, was built ca. 1878, probably by William H. Bruning. Mr. Bruning retained ownership of the home until his death in 1930, although he hadn't lived in the house for some time. It is assumed the property was...
Calliope played by Larry MacPherson of Indianapolis and Richmond, Indiana, but owned by Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Shott of Plainfield, Indiana. Calliope, which dates to the 1930s, is mounted on what appears to be a flatbed truck with "Schott's Circus...
The home was built sometime before 1860 for the Captain Nathan Powell Family, a well known businessman in Madison. It was long known as one of the most beautiful homes in the city. The home originally was set back off the street and boasted...
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 building is in the 1886 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps and it is listed as a saloon. The 1887 city directory lists the building as a saloon run by Julius Schmidt with his residence above. Evidently, the building was used for this purpose until...
This is a Christmas postcard from the Sleepy Owl Supper Club that was sent to Edythe Moek in West Plains, Missouri from Gladys Dalke in Syracuse, Indiana. It was postmarked on December 23, 1939.
The image shows the entrance to the theater. The theater was formerly known as the Hoosier theater in the 1930s-1950s and as the Star Theater prior to the 1930s.
The image shows a mural in the theater. The theater was formerly known as the Hoosier Theater in the 1930s-1950s and as the Star Theater prior to the 1930s.
The image shows the theater's stage. The theater was formerly known as the Hoosier Theater in the 1930s-1950s and as the Star Theater prior to the 1930s.
The image shows the theater's auditorium. The theater was formerly known as the Hoosier theater in the 1930s-1950s and as the Star Theater prior to the 1930s.
