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...
A crew of four on a hand-car. The small building to the left in the picture is probably the hand-car shed so they are either just leaving or just returning.
There were at least four depots in Madison during the life of the railroad. Not much is known of the first two. The Madison Courier on November 28, 1981 stated, "The first depot downtown was an old shed just around the bend in the track." It was at...
"Broadway High School was the first commissioned high school for colored in Indiana" according to Grant S. Murray, Principal of the Broadway School from 1914-1917. In the September 6, 1880 edition of the Madison Courier, the newly opened school...
Lower Seminary School was built in 1843 and was used for rentals to private or select teachers for some time. In 1852 it became one of the first "graded" schools in Madison. It was located at 714 West Main Street. An article by Charles Heberhart in...
Lower Seminary School was built in 1843 and was used for rentals to private or select teachers for some time then in 1852 it became one of the first "graded" schools in Madison. It was located at 714 West Main Street. An article by Charles...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Advertisements; Grocery stores;
E & H Reser was a grocery store located in Winona, a small town on Bass Lake's northeast corner. The store offered groceries, meat, fruit and produce. The advertisement is taken from a 1932 issue of the Bass Lake Times.
Starke County (Ind.) ; Automobile service stations; Advertisements;
In the early 1930s, Lakeside Garage was located in Winona, Indiana. Winona was a small town located on Bass Lake's northeast corner. William Vergin was the proprieter. The lake's fire truck was housed in his garage at that time. The...
She was built as the "Dolphin No. 3" at Jeffersonville, Indiana and was called the "Harry Anderson" for a brief period before receiving the name "Julius Fleischmann." She was owned by the Hatfield Coal Company and towed between the Kanawha River...
This boat was built in 1910 by Howard as the "J. H. Menge" and later the "M. A. Burke," a cotton packet. It was sold to the Louisville and Cincinnati Packet Company in 1919 and then was sent to Mount City for extensive alterations before being...
In this article Gene tells of being challenged to take only one camera and fit it with one lens for her outdoor journey. She chronicles various types of photos that she had taken and resolves that "if you have but one camera, make it a long...
In this article Gene tells of being challenged to take only one camera and fit it with one lens for her outdoor journey. She chronicles various types of photos that she had taken and resolves that "if you have but one camera, make it a long...
In this article Gene tells of being challenged to take only one camera and fit it with one lens for her outdoor journey. She chronicles various types of photos that she had taken and resolves that "if you have but one camera, make it a long...
In this article Gene tells of being challenged to take only one camera and fit it with one lens for her outdoor journey. She chronicles various types of photos that she had taken and resolves that "if you have but one camera, make it a long...
In this article Gene tells of being challenged to take only one camera and fit it with one lens for her outdoor journey. She chronicles various types of photos that she had taken and resolves that "if you have but one camera, make it a long...
"I saw this Blue Heron for myself, hunted him to his favorite feeding grounds alone, and secured these studies of him, which may be the reason I am so especially fond of them. I was located at a small boarding-house on the Inland Route, and with my...
"I saw this Blue Heron for myself, hunted him to his favorite feeding grounds alone, and secured these studies of him, which may be the reason I am so especially fond of them. I was located at a small boarding-house on the Inland Route, and with my...
