In 1903, Chesterton dedicated its first town hall, seen above in the center of this photograph taken at the intersection of Broadway and Calumet. The basement was used for storage and as a jail. The first floor housed the horse-drawn fire engine,...
Charlestown (Ind.); Publications; Chalestown Sesquicentennial Program
This is a program from the Charlestown Sesquicentennial celebration held July 8-13, 1958. The program contains a history of Charlestown and many of its influencing factors such as churches, schools, businesses, organizations, and people. There are...
Hotel guest books; Ledger; Guest books; Charlestown (Ind.)
Charlestown House was a hotel in Charlestown, Indiana. This ledger book is the guest sign in book for the hotel from 1 January 1953 to 30 August 1963. Blank pages have not been scanned. The last image is a receipt found in the ledger.
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Camp Carson (Colo.); United States. Army; Military discharge; Correspondence
Deane Hart writes to the Mayor of the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana to announce that Corporal Carson Emery Bottorff has returned from Korea and will be separated from military service. This letter is part of the Jesse G. Dorsey Korean War...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Camp Atterbury (Ind.); United States. Army--Military life;Military education; Correspondence; Indiana University
Delyn is writing from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. The first time he received Jesse’s letters he was in Europe while in combat with an Infantry rifle company. He really appreciates receiving the letters once again from Jesse just...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Correspondence; Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany); United States. Army--Military life
James is in Garmisch, Germany, staying at the Green Arrow Inn where it costs fifty cents a day for a room. His battalion has sent him as a representative for the 7th Army skeet shoot. He has taken many pictures and hopes to visit Amsterdam and take...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Basic training (Military education)--United States; Bivouac; United States. Army. Women's Army Corps--Military life; Correspondence
Mabyn is in her eighth week of basic training as a WAC with one week to go. She does not know where she will go after graduation. She had Bivouac training where they wore cloths and slept in tents like the regular army would in a war zone. They...
