This view is of a Vandalia Locomotive/Train southwest-bound passing through Colfax, IN. Far left, Union Depot freight platform; middle – The Parsons Hotel; far right – Colfax Public Library.
Railroad cuts; Inclined railroads; Railroads; Madison
This view of the incline was taken in about 1900. Notice the young boy sitting on a log alongside the tracks. Perhaps he is waiting to see the train go by or just resting before going on his way.
Clay County (Ind.)--History;
Clay County (Ind.)--Biography;
Clay County (Ind.)--Genealogy;
Owen County (Ind.)--History;
Owen County (Ind.)--Biography;
Owen County (Ind.)--Genealogy
Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana : historical and biographical
Illustrated.
Articles by various writers.
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: ...Use, Will Be The Reopening Service Next Sunday; Local Happenings; Stratton Won; Chicken Thieves
Pork; Trucks; Railroads; Meat industry; Flour & meal industry
Trucks from the Pearl Packing Company line up to unload pork onto the waiting train. Madison was once a huge pork producing town, second only to Cincinnati. In the picture you can see the top of Trow's Flour Mill.
Military leaves and furloughs; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Correspondence; Alaska--Description and travel
The Jesse G. Dorsey Collection of World War II Correspondence consists of correspondence from 348 service members and their relatives, written to Jesse Dorsey during World War II. Mr. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare and editor of...
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Not "Up to the Minute" but "Back to the Century"; A Chance to Own a Greentown Brick; Cast call; Sesquicentennial Quilt to be Offered; Joe Rice Paperweights to be Issued
Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); World War, 1939-1945--Military facilities--American--North Carolina--Fort Bragg; Weather
The Jesse G. Dorsey Collection of World War II Correspondence consists of correspondence from 348 service members and their relatives, written to Jesse Dorsey during World War II. Mr. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare and editor of...
Monroe County (Ind.); Clear Creek (Monroe County, Ind. : Township); Smithville (Ind.); Smithville (Ind.) -- Smithville News; Deckard Family; Strain Family; Warring Family; Wisley Family
We know little about this picture. Were the name "Wirt" not clearly defined over the door, we would not be able to identify it at all. There is a rail cart behind the gentleman and he seems to have what may be the mailbag. He may be ready to...
