Much to the dismay of Gene Stratton-Porter, the Wabash River and Limberlost Swamp areas were dredged. According to Lowell Long, this photograph was taken from the iron bridge, which would have been the railroad bridge just north of Ceylon and...
Transportation; Ford Model-T; Leisure; recreation; camping
As cars became more affordable in the teens and '20s, people of all ages took to the road in Model-Ts like the 1921 Ford touring car seen in this photograph. In spite of bad roads and infrequent gas pumps, early motorists found camping a...
Several photographs of a fatal truck accident on State Road 56 east of Birdseye, IN. Shown in the lower left picture is Roger A. Vogler, who was killed in the accident. Keywords: man, trucks, accident, wreck, newspaper.
The caption on the back of this photograph reads only "Dick's Car." The car is a 1955 Chevy. Taken near the city of Dubois, IN. Keywords: road, car, trees.
Built in 1908 and located near State Road 7 on the hilltop and demolished in 1968, this was the North Madison Train Station. Bushrod W. Taylor, superintendent of the PRR in Louisville, gave directions for the building of the station. It was for...
This is a picture of the Union Depot interlocking switch tower a small separate tool room (shed), and stee tracks. The view down the tracks is looking northeast on the Logansport Road.
Color Photograph. Portion of the historic Troy-Gentryville Road running through Lincoln State Park. Currently, Trail 5 connects to portions of this historic road possibly used by Lincoln and Gentryville residents to travel.
Slide dated DEC 1985 looking southwest on E. Van Ness Road in Wooster, Indiana. The road to the right is E. Wooster Road. In the distance on the left is The Church of Jesus Christ.