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Mr. McCormick describes his work as an "An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Reclamation of Lands and the Progress of Town and Country".
Anderson Bank began business in 1890. It moved to the corner of Tenth and Meridian in 1916. This building was opened in 1928. ABC was the only Anderson bank to survive the Depression without closing. In the early 1990's, it merged with National...
The Anderson Bank Building at Tenth and Meridian Streets in Anderson. Cousins Jewelers had a store in the building. North of the bank is Hoyt Wright's department store.
Built between Meridian street and Main street around 1887, this passenger depot for the Indianapolis and Bellefontaine Railroad was taken over by the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad (Big Four) when the railroads merged in 1889....
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.
The second Anderson Hotel was located on the southeast corner of 9th and Meridian and was part of the Albert-Pick hotel chain. It's grand opening took place June 17, 1930. Guests of the Anderson Hotel included Lowell Thomas, Babe Ruth's wife and...
Meridian Street, seen from just south of the 11th Street intersection, hums with activity. In the foreground, on the northeast corner of Eleventh and Meridian, is Walgreen's Drug Store. In the background, the Anderson Hotel and the courthouse...
In this view of Anderson' s Meridian Street, taken from Twelfth and Meridian, three movie theaters--the Times, the Rivieria and the Paramount--are visible. Less than a block south is the State Theater.
Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916; Murat Theatre (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Program for a James Whitcomb Riley birthday celebration held at the Shubert Murat Theatre on October 7, 1915. Contains full text of the poem The Raggedy Man music and lyrics for America.
The Banner Store, at 923-929 Meridian Street, was one of Anderson's longtime department stores. In 1965, the Banner Store merged with the Fair Store to become Weilers-Fair Store. Later, a Hoyt Wright department store was in this location. ...
Photograph of the students and teacher of the Bockelman 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, slate, book
Picture of the Bockelman one-room schoolhouse, which used to be located on South Meridian Road in Jasper, IN. The teacher of this class was Adam Blessinger, and the last names of some of the students are: Mendel, Hochgesang, Henke, Fuhs, Vogler,...
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 film negative of the road sign that marks the Buckingham Base Line south of Haysville, IN. The Buckingham Base Line is the starting point for surveying the land east and west, done by Ebenezer Buckingham Jr. following the Buffalo Trace. The sign...
