This scrapbook was given to James T. and Mary Catherine “Kate” Hiestand by Mother Hiestand, April 12, 1884. It contains obituaries, newspaper clippings, picture clippings, and advertising. Most items do not have dates but the latest date found...
The "Delta Queen" and her sister ship "Delta King" were fabricated in Scotland and disassembled for shipment to San Francisco. She was then sent to Stockton, California where she was reassembled and fitted for work in the Sacramento area. In 1941...
"Fleetwood"; "New South"; Waterfronts; Rivers; Ohio River; Madison, Indiana; Steamboats
The "Fleetwood" and "New South" are seen at the U.S. Mail Line wharf boat at Madison, Indiana. The wharf boat has been described as a "big barn of a building". It is believed that the "N. Williams, Agent for the Lines" was Captain Nat Williams,...
"General Pike"; Steamboats; Riverboats; Steamboat accidents; Mail steamers
On January 1, 1891, the "General Pike" collided with one of the Middleton and Wymond coal barges, causing both to sink in a very few minutes. Captain Sam Bryant, Clerk Ed Long, and Pilot Bowen managed to save everyone on board. She was built for...
Allen, Marvin E. (S2c, U.S. Navy); Mellon, Hollis, 1924-; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Traffic accidents--Indiana--Speed
The Jesse G. Dorsey Collection of World War II Correspondence consists of correspondence from 348 service members and their relatives, written to Jesse Dorsey during World War II. Mr. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare and editor of...
Baseball; Recreation; Dance parties; World War, 1939-1945--Armistices
The Jesse G. Dorsey Collection of World War II Correspondence consists of correspondence from 348 service members and their relatives, written to Jesse Dorsey during World War II. Mr. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare and editor of...
1896 trade catalog from Ariel Cycle Manufacturing Company, Goshen, Indiana. Includes models 7-10 and tandem models 11 and 12. From title page: "Makers of America's best weel. Office and factory Douglas and Ninth Streets, Goshen, Indiana, U.S.A....
