Far left: Orville Brown Moore, b. Aug. 2, 1897 (IN), d. Jan. 31, 1979 (IN); sitting on right: Freda (Brown) Chambers; third from right standing: Blanche Brown. Original not available.
James Vawter built his log cabin on the site that the roundhouse would one day occupy. This was not far into the 1800's and the land was first a forest to be cut down and then it was farm and pasture land. The good farmer could not know what the...
The photo is of the old freight depot along the river in Madison. It covered almost an entire block. The hill locomotive "M.G. Bright" is visible on the far left.
Yearbook photo of the Jasper High School band as they marched down Main Street in Jasper, IN. The building in the background in the far left is the courthouse. The last two buildings on the right are the old jail and the Knights of Columbus....
The Hebron School was built in the 1850s. It was a substantial building made of stone. There was a cupola built atop the building with a rope extending downward inside so the bell could be rung. We do not know how long the bell was in existence or...
Basketball practice in Brownsburg High School gym. The players on the floor are, from L to R: Steve Niemer, Coach Roland Cutter, John Pritchett, Steve Creekbaum, Robert Anderson, Mike Williams, Earl Bogel, Steve Elsea, Assistant Coach Don Krohne,...
The old "Margaret J" is seen from the Milton side of the river. She is pushing the hull of the former ferryboat, "Trimble". The towboat "Inland" is making its way down the river. In the distance, at the far left, can be seen a piling being built...
This view is of a Vandalia Locomotive/Train southwest-bound passing through Colfax, IN. Far left, Union Depot freight platform; middle – The Parsons Hotel; far right – Colfax Public Library.
World War I; Soldiers; Railroad stations; Inductees; Madison; People; Railroads
Here a group of ten men pose at the Madison, Indiana railroad depot. The tags indicate they are inductees for service in WWI. Perhaps the older couple, to the far right, have come to say good-by to one of the gentlemen.
