A photograph from the Ferdinand News as part of a full-page feature on the history of the town of Ferdinand, IN. The caption reads: "The Ferdinand Railway is the smallest in the world operating on schedule. It has 6 1/2 miles of track." Pictured...
The caption on the back of the postcard reads: "Train depot - established in 1882, the Birdseye train depot served many travelers abroad. Today, pillars still stand east of Oak Street, the only remains of the depot after the demise of passenger...
The caption on the back of this photograph reads only "Dick's Car." The car is a 1955 Chevy. Taken near the city of Dubois, IN. Keywords: road, car, trees.
This is the "W. C. Mitchell". The lettering on her boiler deck reads, "Ohio and Kanawha Transportation Company". The "W. C. Mitchell" burned below Concord, Kentucky on February 18, 1945.
This thermometer hung in the Jones & Son Dairy office in Syracuse, Indiana. The plaque reads, "The Trail Of The Thrifty Buyer Leads To Jones and Sons Dairy."
The postcard shows Syracuse Park. The description on the back of the postcard reads: "Syracuse City Park, Syracuse, IN. This beautiful park is located at the North End of Syracuse Lake, one of the finest natural lakes in Northern Indiana, for...
Slide dated SEP 1986 of two buildings on the east side of State Road 13 in Sidney, Indiana. The two-story building has a sign for ""PAST TO PRESENT"" antiques. A glass globe sign reads ""SIDNEY"" and has a symbol for
Sellersburg (Ind.); Speed (Ind); El Paso (Tex.); Photography
These photographs are in a 3 ring binder. It is not clear who took or collected the photographs. Many of the images are from the Sellersburg and Speed, Indiana area. There are photographs from other unidentified places. The pages are double sided...
Sellersburg (Ind.); Speed (Ind.); Photograph album
This picture book was created for the service men from Sellersburg and Speed, Indiana area who were serving during World War II. Jesse Dorsey mailed it to them as a Christmas gift in 1943. On page 2 it reads, “This Little Book Is designed to...
Slide dated DEC 1985 of the date stone of the Wooster School. It reads ""SCHOOL DISTRICT / NO. 9 / 1876."" The brick and been painted red and the school was used as a house at this time.
Yearbook photo of the Future Farmers of America club at the Jasper High School. The caption reads: "A newcomer to our faculty, Mr. Schuler, the agriculture teacher sponsored this club. The Officers were President, Richard Himsel; Vice-President,...
Yearbook photo of the FFA club at Jasper High School in Jasper, IN. Caption reads: "Mr. Schuler saw to it that his prodigies were well versed in the methods of modern farming by the year's end. President, Robert Jackle; Vice-President, Leroy...
A picture of the students and teacher at the Merkle school, found two miles east of the city of Dubois, IN. The caption reads that there was perfect attendance at the school for the years 1936-37. Other spellings of Merkle are Merkel and Markel....
The inscription on the picture reads, "Train 927, ready for the last passenger run out of Madison, June 30, 1931. Compliments of the engineer J. R. Pogue." With this brief passage Mr. Pogue summarized almost 100 years of railroading in Madison,...
The caption on the picture reads, "Pennsylvania Depot and Hill Climber, Madison, Indiana." Notice the engineer and people waiting to board the train. The old omnibus stands nearby.
