Rivers; Waterfronts; Horses; Mules; Steamboats; Riverboats; Mail steamers; Passengers
This river scene depicts great activity along the levee in any typical river town. The "Columbia" is either loading or unloading her passengers. The horse-drawn carts near the gangplank were probably used to convey passengers to and from the boat....
Photographer Theodore Eitel’s album, About a Town in Southern Indiana, depicts the Ohio River town of Utica, Clark County, Indiana circa 1920s. The fifteen village scenes are mounted on board with vellum. Eitel was a native of Louisville,...
This photo depicts four women sitting in a car, which a man and child standing/sitting at the hood. The woman sitting on the passenger side of the front seat is Jessie Callender. The liscense plate reads "16-46IND".
Photograph depicts Fred and Annabelle Alexander, owners of the Pierceton Creamery on E. Market St., Pierceton, Indiana. Visible are two calendars: February 1940 and June 1940. Their son George stated that they owned this for only a short while...
Employees--Drafters; Matthews Brothers Stone Company
This image depicts the Matthews Brothers Stone Company drafting department. Metal patterns were made out of zinc because there were more durable. Later on, plastic templates were used.
Employees--Stone carvers; Stone carving--Friezes; Matthews Brothers Stone Company
While certain stoneworkers engaged themselves in the backbreaking work--from hoisting and cutting to transport--normally associated with the limestone industry, others found work as cutters and carvers. This image depicts one such group working on...
Gibson County (Ind.); Cemeteries; Graves; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Monuments & memorials; Death & Burial
This image shows the Boren gravestone, located in Mount Moriah Cemetery. The stone's carving depicts a man laying in bed with a standing woman at his side with the word "Farewell" overhead.
Real photo postcard identified on back as ""Reid, Murdock."" [sic]. It depicts six workers standing near drying or sorting racks with unidentified produce. In the background is a tent and a shed surrounded by wooden barrels.
Independent Limestone Company; Quarries and quarrying; Dimension stone
This shot depicts a large pile of recently quarried limestone blocks prepared on December 1, 1930 before being sent to the mill for processing. This particular grouping contains a range of different kinds of limestone including 20,000 cubic feet of...
This photo depicts a guard group standing in formation on the corner of Main and Huntington st., directly in front of the Grand Hotel and by the Sloan Restaurant.
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: New Mascot Introduced; Commission Accepts Annexation Proposal; Walker Wins Spelling Bee; Council Approves Use of Streets
