Harold Brown Adkinson steamboat photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P011
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs, negatives, clippings, and postcards from Harold Brown Adkinson in Indiana in 1932 and undated regarding steamboats, bridges and rivers in the United States, and related topics.
Dates
- 1932, undated
Creator
- Adkinson, Harold Brown, 1906-1944 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Harold Brown Adkinson, an only child, was born to Hubert M. and Elizabeth B. Adkinson on Augist 22, 1906 in Indianapolis, Indiana. A lifelong resident of Indianapolis, he worked as a salesman until he joined the Indianapolis Fire Department as a firefighter in 1934. He eventually joined Station #12 on Sherman Drive.
Adkinson and his wife, Jean, had a son, William H. Adkinson was fatally injured in a fire truck accident on December 16, 1944, died December 22, and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.
Adkinson took great interest in collecting memorabilia and particularly photographs of the Indianapolis Fire Department and 19th century Mississippi and Ohio River steamboats.
Sources:
Information found within the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Harold B. Adkinson." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 22, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Harold B. Adkinson." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 22, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Harold B. Adkinson." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 22, 2016 http://www.findagrave.com.
Adkinson and his wife, Jean, had a son, William H. Adkinson was fatally injured in a fire truck accident on December 16, 1944, died December 22, and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.
Adkinson took great interest in collecting memorabilia and particularly photographs of the Indianapolis Fire Department and 19th century Mississippi and Ohio River steamboats.
Sources:
Information found within the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Harold B. Adkinson." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 22, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Harold B. Adkinson." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 22, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Harold B. Adkinson." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 22, 2016 http://www.findagrave.com.
Extent
3.6 Cubic Feet (10 manuscript boxes, 1 index card box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged numerically in the creator's original order.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a purchase on 1945/01/03.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2021/04 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid created 2021/04/ by Brittany Kropf
Creator
- Adkinson, Harold Brown, 1906-1944 (Person)
- Title
- Harold Brown Adkinson steamboat photograph collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
