A photograph of the Jasper City Mill, located on 3rd Ave and the Patoka River, which was reconstructed to resemble the old Eckert Mill on the river. The Mill is a tourist attraction on the River Walk. Keywords: mill, building, water wheel, river.
The first water system for Madison was built between 1814 and 1817. While it did not serve everyone in the city it must have been a monumental achievement for such an early age. The first water ducts were hollowed out logs fitted into each other...
The boat dock was one of the attractions at the Union Traction Company's Mounds Park on the White River. Visitors could rent a canoe or a rowboat for a sail on the river.
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...
Here you can see one of the many shanty boats that dotted the shoreline of the Ohio River. In the distance you can see a barge pushing cargo up the river.
The "Hattie Brown" was built in 1884 and made a regular run from Warsaw to Madison, Indiana and back daily. She was converted to an oil engine in 1915; two years later she was lost in the terrible freeze of 1917-1918 when the Ohio River froze for...
This is the Middleton-Wymond Coal Company elevator, located on the river. You can observe the marriage of steam on the river and the railroad. Coal is being taken off coal barges on the river but the coal company also received shipments from the...
Rose Island (Charlestown, Ind. : Amusement Park); Brochures; Charlestown, Ind.
This binder contains a copy of the pamphlet “Rose Island 14 Miles Above Louisville on the Beautiful Ohio”. The pamphlet is an advertisement for the amusement park and contains a history of the land on which it was built. Rose Island was founded...
Darby Davis and his wife, Mae are shown relaxing along the Ohio as the Island Queen floats by. Darby Davis was born in Carroll County, Kentucky in 1886. In his younger days he was a blacksmith and boat tender, and in later years worked in the...
Moss Island is west of Anderson in the White River. The island was owned by James Moss for many years. A small early community sprang up in the area, possibly in anticipation of intended Indiana canal, which was to pass close to the island.
Union Traction Company of Indiana ; Bridge failures; Floods;
The March 24, 1913 White River flood brought down the Union Traction Bridge crossing the White River in North Anderson. The photograph shows the repair efforts taken from north bank of the river.
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); United States. Army. Engineer Construction Battalion, 62nd; Puson (Korea); Yongdungpo (Korea); Chunchon (Korea); Han River (Korea)--Bridges--Design...
Ralph has been receiving the Speed-O-Meter and letters from Jesse. He has been moving around and joined the Sixty-Second Engineer Construction Battalion and was in Yongdungpo, Korea. They rebuilt a bridge over the Han River. They were in Chunchon...
Building construction -- Indiana -- South Whitley; Bridges
Beginning construction of the new Johnson Brothers Sign Company building. Handwritten on the back: "Taken April 25, 1958." The bridge in the foreground crosses Eel River.
