Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); San Luis Obispo (Calif.); Camp Cooke (Calif.); Correspondence; Military training; United States. Army--Military life
Francis has learned more from Jesse’s letters and the Speed-O-Meter than he has from his parents. He was stationed at Camp Gordan, Georgia where he did his basic training before moving to Camp Cooke. His company is doing schooling on basic...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); United States. Army. Engineer Construction Battalion, 62nd; Puson (Korea); Yongdungpo (Korea); Chunchon (Korea); Han River (Korea)--Bridges--Design...
Ralph has been receiving the Speed-O-Meter and letters from Jesse. He has been moving around and joined the Sixty-Second Engineer Construction Battalion and was in Yongdungpo, Korea. They rebuilt a bridge over the Han River. They were in Chunchon...
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); Louisville...
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...
Green-towned photographic postcard. The Pavillion at Mounds Park was a popular place to dance during the summer when the Union Traction Company operated Mounds Park as an amusement park.
The Alexandria M. E. Church (now First United Methodist Church of Alexandria) dedicated this building in September of 1902. The next year it was gutted by fire and had to be restored.
Moss Island Mill was built in 1836 by Joseph Mullanix and had 14 different owners in its long history. The property consisted of a large flouring mill, with a saw mill attached, run by a large water wheel.
Moss Island is west of Anderson in the White River. The island was owned by James Moss for many years. A small early community sprang up in the area, possibly in anticipation of intended Indiana canal, which was to pass close to the island.
Earthworks (Archaeology) ; Parks ; Indians of North America;
Colorized Photographic postcard incorrectly identified as a fort, which is in reality one of the smaller Adena-Hopewell mounds from which Mounds Park takes its name.
Remy Electric Company was born from a home wiring business started by Frank and Perry Remy in 1896. In 1901, they incorporated as Remy Electric. They manufactured magnetos, a precursor of the battery, for automobiles. In 1911, the brothers sold...
There were two Anderson Hotels, this being the first. It was built in 1892 and was located on north Meridian Street, between 6th and 7th Streets. It was later the home of the Loyal Order of the Moose for several years.
At the turn of the century, the Grand Hotel was very grand indeed, with 100 rooms, half with baths. This postcard, announcing the "new" Grand Hotel, probably dates from its 1924 renovation.
The boat dock was one of the attractions at the Union Traction Company's Mounds Park on the White River. Visitors could rent a canoe or a rowboat for a sail on the river.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Station in Anderson, located at 9th and Fletcher, handled freight and passengers into the 1960's. After it was abandoned as a railroad station, it became a discotheque in the 1970's. It was damaged by Fire in April 1975...
Looking northwest from Meridian and 11th Streets, Anderson Drug Company is clearly in view. An interurban moves down Meridian Street on the edge of the picture. The Anderson Drug Company building was torn down in 1999. At that time it was the...
Colorized postcard shows mouth of cave in Mounds Park. The caves of Mounds Park are almost legendary. An apocryphal story (currently unverified) from the 1920's holds that a child was once lost in one for several hours. No caves are open to the...
