Civil War, U. S., 1861-1865; Correspondence; Fortune telling; Love-letters; American Civil War, letters and diaries; Military life
Ernest Schleicher, a soldier in Company I 38th Regiment Indiana Infantry, wrote letters home during the Civil War to Harriet Jackson of New Providence, Indiana. Ernest mustered in as a private in 1861 and was discharged in 1865 as a sergeant. These...
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".
This photograph is a group photo of the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps in 1955. It is shot in front of the Syracuse High School on Main St. across from the library.
Called the Rod Mill locally, American Steel and Wire moved to Anderson from Covington, Ky. in 1888. The factory was located in west Anderson on Locust Street. It made nails and tacks, wire rods, plain and barbed wire rope, concrete reinforcement...
Anderson Downtown seen from the Tower Building looking north. The Main Post Office, the Anderson Federal Building and the Anderson Carnegie Library line the other side of Jackson Street.
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...
This image shows the B. and O. train station on Lake Wawasee. There is a train sitting at the station with people in it and people standing on the walk of the station.
A postcard sent from Mrs Coleman to Mrs James Hiestand in 1912. This is part of a larger collection of objects belonging to Mary Catherine "Kate" Hiestand of Memphis and Sellersburg area in Indiana.
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Lawson Air Force Base (Ga.); Correspondence
Norman is at Lawson Air Force Base in Ft. Benning Georgia. He provides his and Norman Clinton’s addresses to Jesse. This letter is part of the Jesse G. Dorsey Korean War Correspondence collection. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare...
This two story brick Old Federal style mansion with Greek Revival cornices was built for Senator Jesse David Bright in 1837. Bright was a controversial politician who expressed pro-slavery sentiments in his political career. He served as Lt....
View of Brownsburg Christian Church on Green Street as viewed from the Walgreens parking lot. This church was torn down and the site became the front lawn of Eaton Hall/Town Hall.
