Soldiers--Correspondence; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives; V-mail; Food; Homesickness
Elmer talks about powdered eggs and how he wants to eat fresh eggs, butter, and milk when he gets home. This letter is part of a 37 letter collection written to Frank A. and Dorothy Smith between March and October 1945 during World War II. The...
Soldiers--Correspondence; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives; V-mail; Hunting
Elmer talks about kids and the family. Some of the fellow soldiers are marrying Irish girls. Elmer would just like to breath some USA air. This letter is part of a 37 letter collection written to Frank A. and Dorothy Smith between March and October...
Jesse Dorsey wrote a form letter every month and mailed them to active duty soldiers. This letter was sent to Jimmie Sanders and has personal note to him at the end. In this letter Jesse describes various happenings around Speed and Sellersburg...
Spencer County (Ind.)--Maps; Buildings--Indiana--Spencer County
Map resulting from a 1936 survey of roads in the county showing information about the built landscape, including, but not limited to, dwellings, churches, schools, factories, and cemeteries.
An article in the Jasper Herald about the new baseball uniforms for the Dubois Little League players. Those named are the adults in the back row (from left to right): Zane Wininger, Gene Kalb, Gary Leistner, Odillo Beckman, Leroy Friedman, Hilmer...
An article in the Jasper Herald about Adrian "Butch" Crim resigning as head basketball coach at Dubois High School. Keywords: man, portrait, newspaper.
A photograph and article in the Jasper Herald about the end of the Dubois Jeeps basketball team's season at the final semistate game against Terre Haute South Vigo. Pictured are Steve Sander (left) and Greg Wineinger (right). Keywords: basketball,...
An article in the Jasper Herald about the appointment of the former Northeast Dubois High School basketball coach, Jim Mueller, to Pike Central High School. Keywords: man, coach, newspaper.
A newspaper article in the Jasper Herald about Rex May not having his contract as basketball coach at Dubois High School renewed. Keywords: man, portrait, newspaper.
An article in the Jasper Herald about the hiring of Adrian Crim as head basketball coach and social studies/driver education teacher at the Dubois High School in the city of Dubois, IN. Keywords: man, portrait, newspaper.
St. Joseph County (Ind.)--Maps; Buildings--Indiana--St. Joseph County
Map resulting from a 1936 survey of roads in the county showing information about the built landscape, including, but not limited to, dwellings, churches, schools, factories, and cemeteries.
Steam shovels; Bridges; Ohio River; Road construction
Here is another way steam was used, this time to the detriment of steamboats and railroads. It is seen chopping away at the hillside opposite of Madison, Indiana, where a new road is being made to connect with the Madison-Milton Bridge. The...
Steamboats; Riverboats; "City of Madison"; Dikes (Engineering)
Built in Madison in 1882, the boat was the second "City of Madison," the first having been lost in a devastating explosion during the Civil War. On June 18, 1894, she was returning from a trip to Memphis, with a stop-over in Owensboro, Kentucky,...
The "Fleetwood" left Cincinnati on her maiden voyage August 26, 1880. She was retired about 1894. Notice the railroad tracks in the foreground, another boat approaching the docks and the ladies with their parasols.
Steamboats; Riverboats; Madison, Indiana; Rivers; "Kentucky"; "East St. Louis"
Here the "Kentucky" and "East St. Louis" pass Madison, Indiana. You can find out more about the boats by using the search feature and typing in the name of each boat.
