Civil War, U. S., 1861-1865; Correspondence; Fortune telling; Love-letters; American Civil War, letters and diaries; Military life
Ernest Schleicher, a soldier in Company I 38th Regiment Indiana Infantry, wrote letters home during the Civil War to Harriet Jackson of New Providence, Indiana. Ernest mustered in as a private in 1861 and was discharged in 1865 as a sergeant. These...
Electric signs; Bars -- Indiana -- South Whitley; Commercial streets -- Indiana -- South Whitley
Photo documenting the "5 Club / LIQUOR / BEER / WINE" sign made by the Johnson Brothers Sign Company. The tavern was located at 111 S. State St. The photograph is timestamped "NOV 59" looks north at the second floors of several buildings in the...
Electric signs; Bars -- Indiana -- South Whitley; Commercial streets -- Indiana -- South Whitley
Photo documenting the "5 Club / LIQUOR / BEER / WINE" sign made by the Johnson Brothers Sign Company. The tavern was located at 111 S. State St. The photograph looks north at the several buildings in the 100 block of S. State St.
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".
The showboat, "Water Queen" was once host to, and co-star with, Gloria Swanson during the filming of 'Stage Struck'. The "Water Queen" looks like anything but a movie star while resting along side the levee at Madison, Indiana. She sank at her...
From Fourteenth and John Streets, this aerial photograph looks over Anderson High School and north. In the background, First Presbyterian Church, at Ninth and Chase Street, can be seen.
Anderson, Ind. looking southeast from the Madison County courthouse. Photograph looks over the east side of the downtown and to the factory area along Columbus Avenue in the east. The spire barely visible in the background is probably Nicholson...
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...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.; Sellersburg, Ind.; Employees' magazines, newsletters, etc.
This is the 1959 March, July, August, September, and November 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...
This is a business card for Percy C. Bartlet, Photographer. The image on the card looks to be shot at one of the channels in one of the lakes in Syracuse.
In 1851, John Brough, president of the first railway that ran through Madison and Governor of Ohio, built Cravenhurst. Three stories high, made of brick, the home was located on a ten acre farm on Michigan Road on the brow of the hill, in what is...
In 1851, John Brough, president of the first railway that ran through Madison and Governor of Ohio, built Cravenhurst. Three stories high, made of brick, the home was located on a ten acre farm on Michigan Road on the brow of the hill, in what is...
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...
Snapshot of the exterior of a two-story, wood frame house with a porch. Written on the back is ""Our House, Pierceton, Ind., April 7, 1941."" This was the home of Max F. and Affra (Wade) Lenwell. The view looks west.
Monroe County (Ind.) -- History; Bloomington (Ind.) -- History; Wylie, Jane Melheme (Jen) (1836 - 1865); Wylie Family -- Correspondence; Women -- Indiana -- Monroe County
Jane expresses frustration with letters unanswered, the war, and the longing for peace. She relays witnessing marching soldiers and discusses the Presbyterian and Episcopal churches, incl. Professor Ballentine. Uses the word "secesh" when speaking...
Electric signs; Business enterprises -- Indiana -- South Whitley; Commercial streets -- Indiana -- South Whitley
Sign for Johnson Brothers Neon Signs, mounted on the second floor of their business. The view looks north on S. State St. and shows the commercial district. Handwritten on the back is "1955 / 123 S. State St. / South Whitley." The sign, which...
Business enterprises -- Indiana -- South Whitley; Electric signs; Trucks; Commercial streets -- Indiana -- South Whitley
The Johnson Neon Signs truck parked on Mulberry St. outside of their office at 127 S. State St. A sign for the Madrid Theatre is loaded on the vehicle. This was probably for the Madrid Theatre owned by Karl B. Mast in Akron, Ind. The view looks...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.; Sellersburg, Ind.; Employees' magazines, newsletters, etc.
This is the July 1957 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 The...
