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".
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 "G.W. McBride" was built in 1916 at Elizabeth, Pennsylvania as the "Conqueror". The "Conqueror" was upset in a storm and sank. She was raised, rebuilt, and named the "G.W. McBride" by Captain Birch McBride. She was sold to the Ohio River...
The inscription on the old picture reads, "Madison & Milton Ferry Landing--1908." The landing at Madison and the ferryboat, "Trimble" looked much like this during the winter of 1917 and 1918 when some of the worst weather of the century hit much...
An article in the Jasper Herald about the accidental shooting of David Wagner in a hunting accident with Mike Leuken. Keywords: boy, portrait, newspaper.
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.; Sellersburg, Ind.; Employees' magazines, newsletters, etc.
This is the April 1967 issue of The Speed Way. The Speed Way was a monthly 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. Prior to...
Car crash north of Brownsburg near a railroad crossing; much of vehicle is gone, but back end is crumpled. A man is overlooking the crash, and anothe man is approaching. Two vehicles are parked in the background. The railroad tracks and power...
Car accident on East Main Street and 56th Street where the vehicle is on its side, the trunk popped open with items spilling out. A large crowd has gathered, standing in various clusters of people infront of a house. One police officer is visible...
Lori L. Harris of Danville and Bill Marker of Brownsburg were involved in a crash at the Brownsburg Shopping Center on East 136. Good Time Charley's, Lou's Restaurant, Befler's Mexican Menu and Pizza Hut can be seen in the background.
Car accident on 4/22/1985 at East Main and Odell Streets involving William Sortwell of Clermont and Ronald Morrell of Lizton. Image is looking north and now Odell goes through on the north side of Main. This photograph was published in The Guide...
Photographs in the Jasper Herald of a two-car collision involving the Robert Stroebel (spelled Strobel elsewhere) family of Huntingburg, IN, and Johhnie (sic) Wayne Mullins of Dale, IN. Keywords: cars, newspaper, accident, wrecked cars
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...
