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".
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...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Beaches; Swimmers; Swimming; Bathing suits;
Back around the turn of the last century everyone had a bathing suit that covered most of their bodies...men and women alike. These bathing beauties are wearing the typical fashion for swimming or what was called "bathing" for recreation in the...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Posters; Memorabilia; Health resorts; Springs;
This poster advertises Bass Lake, Indiana as a place to spend your vacation or your weekend. It calls Bass Lake a real health resort. It advertises boating, bathing, bowling, a picturesque 18 hole golf course, parks, dancing, 8 hotels and good...
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...
Idlewold Resort/Park, located near Pendleton, had cottages and swimming lake, created by damming part of Fall Creek. The resort was created in 1914 by the McCarty family on what had been the Peter Mingle farm. Today Idlewold is a golf course and...
In 1926 Miss Bonnie Rodgers (first on the left) won the first Miss Bass Lake Beauty Contest. While the suits may seem very old-fashioned, they are actually very risque for the year of the contest. Women still had to wear stockings to cover at...
Indiana; Accidents ; Accidents, Railroad; Adams County; Age-specific death rate; Air Movement; Air Pollutants; Air Pollution; Airborne Diseases; Airborne Transmission; Animal-Related Deaths; Arsenic Poisoning; Asphyxia; Autopsy; Bathing; Brain...
Abstract of mortality statistics for October 1903 p.109 / The monthly statistics furnish the following summaries for October p.110 / Disease prevalence p.110 / Smallpox p.110 / Tuberculosis p.110 / Typhoid Fever p.110 / Pneumonia p.110 / Violence...
