Civil War, U. S., 1861-1865; Correspondence; Fortune telling; Love-letters; American Civil War, letters and diaries; Military life
Ernest Schleicher, a soldier in Company I 38th Regiment Indiana Infantry, wrote letters home during the Civil War to Harriet Jackson of New Providence, Indiana. Ernest mustered in as a private in 1861 and was discharged in 1865 as a sergeant. These...
History; County government; Pioneers; Families; Farm life; Farming;
Mr. McCormick describes his work as an "An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Reclamation of Lands and the Progress of Town and Country".
"City of Madison"; Steamboats; Riverboats; Mail steamers; Dikes (Engineering); Steamboat accidents
The "City of Madison", while making her way to Cincinnati in 1894, struck the dike and was an immediate loss. She is shown here docked at Madison, Indiana.
The "City of Madison" was built in 1860 and originally ran from Cincinnati to New Orleans. She was built in Madison, Indiana and was used as a government boat during the Civil War. She participated in Grant's campaign on the Tennessee and was at...
Steamboats; Riverboats; Excursion boat; Steamboat accidents; Ohio River
The "Island Queen" glides down the Ohio near Madison, Indiana. She was built in 1925 and for more than 20 years, she carried "day trippers" on the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Coney Island. She also ran excursions along the inland waterways...
Photographs and an article in the Jasper Herald about the Dubois-Pike Bookmobile. In the top photograph are Mrs. Wallace and Mrs. Hoffman in the background checking out books, while the Bookmobile was parked in Celestine, IN. The middle photograph...
The showboat, "Water Queen" was once host to, and co-star with, Gloria Swanson during the filming of 'Stage Struck'. The "Water Queen" looks like anything but a movie star while resting along side the levee at Madison, Indiana. She sank at her...
Black and White Photograph. This monument is located in front of the Grandview Public Library of Spencer County, Indiana. It is believed Lincoln used to haul hoop-poles to Rockport, Indiana. One time while hauling poles, Lincoln was stung and a...
An Easter table reveals those things we expect with children and Easter - colored eggs, chicks, rabbits and Easter baskets. This photograph also reveals one of Gene's corner cupboards full of dishes - including a tea service. The table and rug on...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.; Sellersburg, Ind.; Employees' magazines, newsletters, etc.
This is the April 1967 issue of The Speed Way. The Speed Way was a monthly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant but also included human interest stories. Prior to...
This is a group picture of the Art Club donating a painting to the Syracuse Public Library. The people are as follows, from left to right: (Back Row) Ruth Xanders, Irene Strieby, ? Lucy Miles, Clara Holloway, Lula Francis; (front row) Mrs. Preston...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.; Sellersburg, Ind.; Employees' magazines, newsletters, etc.
This is the 1959 March, July, August, September, and November issues of The Speed Way. The Speed Way was a monthly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant but also...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Speed Way (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.;...
The Speedometer was a monthly or sometimes bi-weekly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant but also included human interest stories. The Speedometer began publication...
Bailly family; Howe, Rose Bailly; Howe, Frances Rose; Howe, Rose Frances
Rose Bailly Howe, daughter of one of the first Euro-American settlers of Westchester Township, Joseph Bailly, is seen here in the early 1850s with her daughters. Her younger daughter, Frances Rose, is pictured on the left, and her elder daughter,...
Monroe County (Ind.) -- History.; Monroe County (Ind.) -- Church history.; St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church -- Indiana -- Bloomington.; St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church (Bloomington, Ind.) -- History.; Church records and registers --...
Boys playing basketball while coaches watch from the sidelines. Note: in the background construction on the chapel for the convent is visible.
Starke County (Ind.) ; Posters; Memorabilia; Health resorts; Springs;
This poster advertises Bass Lake, Indiana as a place to spend your vacation or your weekend. It calls Bass Lake a real health resort. It advertises boating, bathing, bowling, a picturesque 18 hole golf course, parks, dancing, 8 hotels and good...
The home was built sometime before 1860 for the Captain Nathan Powell Family, a well known businessman in Madison. It was long known as one of the most beautiful homes in the city. The home originally was set back off the street and boasted...
According to Harry Lemen, this coal oil wagon was fifty-three years old in 1927 and the owner, Paul Meyers, was its twenty-third owner. In the late 1800s and early 1900s coal oil, or kerosene, was much in demand. Its primary use was for lamps and...
