History; County government; Pioneers; Families; Farm life; Farming;
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".
Copy of an aerial photograph looking northwest at the intersection of State Roads 5 and 114. On the lower edge is a small store. In the center is the Luther Store and filling station and a sidewalk leading north to a house. Earlyne Kline noted that...
Anderson's downtown looking east. In the left background, the Pennsylvania Deport is visible. Across the river is the municipal power plant. St. Mary's Church is in the middle of the photograph.
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...
Ariel view of the farm home of Anthony and Irene (Fischer) Durcholz, about a quarter mile northeast of St. Henry, IN. Keywords: farm, house, barn, shed, fields
Ariel view of the farm home of Anthony and Irene (Fischer) Durcholz, about a quarter mile northeast of St. Henry, IN. Keywords: farm, house, barn, shed, fields
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...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Beaches; Bathhouses; Swimmers; Lakes & ponds;
This photo was taken from Gull Point looking northeast. In 1931 the state of Indiana built Bass Lake State Beach using long drag lines to pull sand from the lake’s bottom to build the beach.
At the time of this photo the beach was owned by the...
Located in Shelby Township, this school was one of 13 established in the township. There being 13 schools, they were numbered from 1 to 13, beginning with the district in the northeast corner of the township. Brushy Fork was given the number 10....
The caption on the back of the postcard reads: "Christian church - the Birdseye Chrisitan Church was founded and services began in 1905, built on a lot donated by John Borden. It was located 1/2 mile northeast of the present Christian church that...
This view of the 1882 Madison County courthouse (probably taken facing northeast from 9th and Main) clearly shows some of courthouse square and an interurban passing along 9th Street.
A photograph in the Jasper Herald where State Superintendent of Public Instruction Harold H. Negley speaks to a crowd in the new Northeast Dubois High School gymnasium. Seated: Don Glaser, Don Pope, James Wahl, Arthur Nordhoff, Howard L. White,...
This house has been described as Queen Anne/Romanesque. It was built between 1892 and 1897, probably for the Michael Donlan family and they lived in the home for over fifty years. Mr. Donlan was a prominent Madisonian with ties to the banking...
This house has been described as Queen Anne/Romanesque. It was built between 1892 and 1897, probably for the Michael Donlan family and they lived in the home for over fifty years. Mr. Donlan was a prominent Madisonian with ties to the banking...
Built in 1869 by Colonel T. N. Stillwell, the Doxey Hotel was originally the Stillwell House. Acquired by Major C. T. Doxey in the late 1870s, it was the Doxey Hotel for several years, after which it reverted to the Stillwell family. In later...
