A photograph of several young people taken in front of Elmer Zehr's house in the background located in the city of Dubois, IN. Keywords: girls, boy, houses, buildings.
Louis A. Ernst, Sr. was born at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania on November 14, 1846. When he was a small child he came with his parents to Cincinnati and in 1850 his family moved to Madison where he resided until his death on April 19, 1928. On October...
Railroad passenger cars; Railroads; Train depots; Railroad stations; Madison
This is engine No. "8428" pulling a passenger train on First Street in front of the Madison Railroad Station. There are several vintage autos in the photograph.
This is a picture of the roundhouse at the top of the hill (North Madison) along with several out buildings used for the upkeep and repair of the trains. It was situated nearly on the crest of the hill with what would later be called the "cut"...
Railroads; John Brough; State parks & reserves; "Brough's Folly"
Here is a close-up of one of the abutments for a trestle for the project that was to by-pass the Madison incline. There are several sites within Clifty Falls State Park where traces of the old, abandoned project can be seen. For more information on...
A freight engine derailment on April 26, 1941, at the Calumet Road crossing caused quite a stir in Chesterton. Curious onlookers came from miles around to survey the damage caused when a carload of hogs overturned and several freight cars were...
Railroads; Train depots; Railroad stations; North Madison; Wirt, Indiana
Several passengers are seen waiting for locomotive "8404" to pull into the station. Notice the buggy parked behind the depot and the rolls of fencing to the side of the building. The station was once the North Madison depot which served there from...
Railroads; Turntables (Railroads); Railroad construction & maintenance; Railroad shops & yards; North Madison
This is a picture of the roundhouse at the top of the hill (North Madison) along with several outbuildings used for the upkeep and repair of the trains. It was situated nearly on the crest of the hill with what would later be called "the cut" just...
Railroads; Limestone mills; Matthews Brothers Stone Company
Over the course of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Matthews would add several additional buildings devoted to specific aspects of the industry, including the office pictured here. The drafting and office building can be seen on the left, with...
This item is part of a larger collection of items from the Elam B. Guernsey Family Collection. These loose pages were written by Ella Guernsey. The dates on these pages vary from 1851 to 1878. The first six pages are copies of letters written by...
Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Finances, Personal; Real property--Ownership; Speeches, addresses, etc.
A letter from Milroy's wife, Mary, writing of her recent trip to Logansport and Delphi. She heard several people speak in Logansport, including Governor Johnson, a friend of Milroy's. She writes of recent developments regarding the sale of a...
Yearbook photo of several classrooms at Jasper High School in Jasper, IN. Featured are the biology class, Mr. Lea's Spanish class, Mr. Miller's Latin class, and the chemistry class. Keywords: biology, Spanish, Latin, chemistry, classroom, teacher,...
Yearbook photo of several classrooms at Jasper High School in Jasper, IN. Featured are the home economics class, the art class, the chemistry class, Mr. Hollingden's algebra class, and Mr. Rowekamp's history class. Keywords: home economics, art,...
Newspapers; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Mass media and the war
A letter to General Sherman requesting the suppression of certain newspapers that Milroy deemed disloyal. He offers several reasons for the suppression.
Shipyards; Madison Marine Ways; Cragmont State Hospital; Madison State Hospital; Piers & wharves
Here's a view of the Madison Marine Ways at the west end of Madison, Indiana. By the time this photograph was taken the ways were almost completely abandoned. It is a contrast to pictures showing several boats at one time on the ways and others...
This image shows the southeastern veiw of Main Street. There is a huge pile of snow right in the middle of Main Street and Huntington Street. Several men are standing with what looks to be shovels they seem to be shoveling snow onto a truck.
A photograph in the Jasper Herald of several of the Dubois Jeeps basketball players as they prepare to leave for Evansville to compete in the semistate games. Pictured from left to right: Larry Wineinger, Al Hochgesang, Mark Humbert, Doug Seitz,...
A photograph in the Jasper Herald of several Dubois Jeeps basketball players and the Southridge Sectional trophy. From left to right: Leon Wehr, Greg Wineinger, Steve Sander, Mike Archer, Bernie Merkel. Keywords: basketball players, trophy,...
