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".
Aerial photograph of the Carlin farm in Monroe Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana. Stamped in ink on the back is: "NORTHERN INDIANA / AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC / AND SURVEY /SERVICE / RALPH BROWN, PHOTOGRAPHER - PILOT / REASONABLE RATES - QUICK SERVICE...
This postcard shows an aerial view of Syracuse Lake. The info on the back of the card says "Indiana's Vacation Land. Aerial view looking west toward Syracuse City Park and bathing beach. Syracuse Lake is a natural spring fed lake which is joined by...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.; Sellersburg, Ind.; Employees' magazines, newsletters, etc.
This is the 1961 March, April, May, June, and September issues 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...
Arbuckle Acres Fair showing a line of tents exhibiting different displays; a car is visible through the flap of the tent to the far left. A merry-go-round/teeter totter is visible in the foreground. Polaroid photograph.
Arbuckle Acres Park; Delivery of airplane; Airplane was there for years for the kids to climb and play on. Plane is gone but building in background is still in use.
The Big Four Depot, located on the west side of North Green Street, near the entrance to Arbuckle Acres Park. This depot was constructed in 1911 and was the second one in town. A large water tower can be seen in the background. Town members...
The Big Four Depot, located on the north side of West Green Street, near the entrance to Arbuckle Acres Park. This depot was constructed in 1911 and was the second one in town. A large water tower can be seen in the background. Town members...
Brush fires were a common and dangerous threat in Dune Acres up to the early 1960s. showing great courage and self-sufficiency, town residents used water tanks with hoses strapped to their backs and beaters (long poles with rubber flaps) to fight...
Black and White Photograph. Governor Jackson presented John O. Bowers a check for $32,034.00 in payment for the first purchase of 106 acres of duneland for Indiana Dunes State Park. This photograph is part of the album "First Purchase of the...
Monroe County (Ind.) -- History; Bloomington (Ind.) -- History; McCalla, Elizabeth Wylie (1821 - 1900); Wylie Family -- Correspondence; Women -- Indiana -- Monroe County
Elizabeth addresses and mourns the death of "little Andrew" (Andrew Wylie's son), in addition to that of their mother. Worries about the health of others in the family, worries about the crops being poor again; mentions Mr. McCalla, Mr. Howe, and...
A photograph in the Jasper Herald of the Geiger residence at Sixth and Geiger Streets in Huntingburg, IN. Information by Ron Flick provided with this photograph reads: "Col. Jacob Geiger, an avid hunter, heard about the great hunting in the part...
