This is a photograph of the old Pennsylvania Railroad depot in Dupont, Indiana. The wooden crates stacked beside the depot are egg crates ready to be put on the train. Two gentlemen stand in the doorway. It is surmised that the one on the left...
The Pennsylvania Station in Dupont, Indiana with a boxcar waiting on the track; there is freight waiting to be loaded next to the utility pole to the right of the station.
This picture was taken at Dupont, Indiana. It shows the Graston Lumber Mill just to the side of the railroad tracks. There is a boxcar with two men on top just to the right of the mill. On the far right is a tunnel bridge over the creek.
Clark County Asylum for Aged and Infirm; Poor Farm (Charlestown, Ind.); Charlestown (Ind.); Ledger; Home for Aged and Infirm
This ledger is for the Poor Farm, also known as the Clark County Asylum for Aged and Infirm, which was located on Highway 62 near Charlestown, Indiana. The building was constructed in 1907 and torn down in 2005. Two pictures of this building are...
Charlestown (Ind.); Publications; Chalestown Sesquicentennial Program
This is a program from the Charlestown Sesquicentennial celebration held July 8-13, 1958. The program contains a history of Charlestown and many of its influencing factors such as churches, schools, businesses, organizations, and people. There are...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Speed Way (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.;...
The Speedometer was a monthly or sometimes bi-weekly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant but also included human interest stories. The Speedometer began publication...
This is a picture of Graston's Lumber Mill just north of the old depot at Dupont, Indiana. You can see the depot on the left in the distance. Across from the depot are boxcars sitting on the siding.
Railroads; Railroad employees; Railroad construction & maintenance; Railroad tracks; Dupont
This picture show a track crew at Dupont, Indiana. The nine men pause long enough for their picture to be taken. Note the partially driven spike in front of the man with the driver on his shoulder.
United States Army in World War II. War in the Pacific; Soldiers--Correspondence; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives; Japanese; Food; Indiana Army Ammunition Plant--Indiana--Charlestown; Philippine Islands
James is in the Philippines. He just got over blood poisoning. He has been commisioned a 2nd Lt. He also received a Purlple Heart for a shrapnel wound in the hip. The Japanese are keeping them busy. He describes the fishing they do with TNT. He...
Soldiers--Correspondence; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives; United States. Army--Military life; Japanese; Unemployment; Manila (Philippine); Indiana Army Ammunition Plant--Indiana--Charlestown
James is still in the service but has enough points to go home. He thought he might get home by Christmas. Charlestown has become a ghost town because the Powder Plant shut down from the war being over. James is unsure of what job he will do when...
