Automobiles in Indiana photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SP002
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs of cars and advertisements for the Indiana automobile industry ranging from 1906 to 1965. There are some early clippings and photographs of the height of Indiana manufacturing. There are also some pictures taken in the 1960s that are of early Indiana Cars. The collection also includes some pamphlets and advertisement clippings.
Dates
- 1906-1965
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.
Historical Note
Indiana has a rich automobile history. In 1909, Indiana produced the second largest number of automobiles in the country; only Michigan was ahead of the Hoosier State. Indiana car companies mainly chose to refrain from mass production techniques for producing the vehicles. Instead they focused on the “craftsman” method, where they put the cars together one piece at a time. They made cars that were of a very high quality but that tended to be more expensive than the mass-produced vehicles. Hoosier auto production declined with the economic factors of the 1920s and 1930s. Studebaker, the major exception to this decline, continued Indiana production of automobiles until 1963.
Extent
0.02 Cubic Feet (2 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Item Listing
Folder / Item
Albany Automobile Company storefront, Albany, Indiana, circa 1906-1909; Folder 1, Item 1
Riber-Lewis, begun in Muncie, Indiana and moved to Anderson, Indiana, Photograph of pamphlet, circa 1908-1909; Folder 1, Item 2
The Marmon by the Nordyke and Marmon Company, Indianapolis, Indianaadvertisement, clipping, 1909; Folder 1, Item 3
Motor World, Photograph of clipping, Great Western test car pulling four freight cars, 1911 May 4; Folder 1, Item 4
Elkhart Motor Car Company- photograph of an advertisement for the company and their Sterling car, 1911; Folder 1, Item 5
Lambert Commercial Vehicles- photograph of book page, 1912; Folder 1, Item 6
The Brown Commercial Car Company, Peru, Indiana- photograph of advertisement, 1913 June 18; Folder 1, Item 7
Elkhart, Indiana- photograph of advertisement for the Royal Motor Company in Elkhart, Indiana, 1913; Folder 1, Item 8
Pratt Cars by Elkhart Carriage and Harness Mfg. Company in Elkhart, Indianaadvertisement, clipping, 1913; Folder 1, Item 9
Advertisement Clippings, Nyberg Six, Nyberg Automobile Works, Anderson, Indiana; W.H. McIntyre Co., Auburn, Indiana; Henderson Motor Car Co., Indianapolis, Indiana; The Empire Automobile Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1913; Folder 1, Item 10
The Marathon, Herff-Brooks Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana photograph of advertisement, 1913; Folder 1, Item 11
Marion, Marion Motor Car Company, Indianapolis, Indiana- photograph of advertisement, 1913; Folder 1, Item 12
Real Cycle Car Plant, H. Paul Prigg Co., Converse, Indiana, three photographs of construction and then completion of the plant building, 1914-1915; Folder 1, Item 13
Sun Motor Car Co., Elkhart, Indiana- photograph of advertisement, 1916 ; Folder 1, Item 14
Pathfinder, Indianapolis, Indiana, Ezra Meeker completed the same trip he had done in a covered wagon in this modified vehicle, 1916; Folder 1, Item 15
Madison Models from the Madison Motors Corporation, Anderson, Indianaphotograph of advertisement, 1916; Folder 1, Item 16
Photograph of advertisement in Motor Age for the Crow-Elkhart MultiPowered Car, Crow-Elkhart Motor Company, Elkhart, Indiana, 1917 April 12; Folder 1, Item 17
Service Motor Truck Co., Wabash, Indiana, 1917; Folder 1, Item 18
Davis Catalog, 1917, Chassis Model Six H, Six I and Six K, 1917; Folder 1, Item 19
Advertisement of the Lexington Series “R,” four-passenger, Sportour, Lexington Motor Company, Manufacturers, Connersville, Indiana, clipping, 1918; Folder 1, Item 20
The Huffman Truck, by the Huffman Brothers Motor Company, Elkhart, Indiana- photograph of advertisement in Motor Age, 1919 July 31; Folder 1, Item 21
Pilot, “The Car Ahead” by the Pilot Motor Car Company, Richmond, Indiana advertisement, clipping, 1919; Folder 1, Item 22
Service Motor Truck Co. Monthly Magazine, Wabash, Indiana- photograph of clipping, 1920 January; Folder 1, Item 23
Stutz Plant, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1920 May 11; Folder 1, Item 24
H.C.S. Plant on North Capitol, 1920 September 24; Folder 1, Item 25
Rodefeld Truck, Richmond, Indiana, 1920; Folder 1, Item 26
National Motor Care and Vehicle Corporation, 22nd and Yandes, 1921 May 17; Folder 1, Item 27
Sheridan, four-cylinder, five-passenger touring car, (GMC) Muncie, Indianaphotograph of advertisement, 1921-1922; Folder 1, Item 28
McFarlan, Connersville, Indiana, 1922 July 11; Folder 1, Item 29
Duesenberg Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana- photograph of F.S. Duesenberg and E.L. Cord(?), 1929; Folder 1, Item 30
Duesenberg Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana- photograph of advertisement for convertible roadster, 1929; Folder 1, Item 31
Elcar-120, five-passenger, Princess Sedan, Elcar Motor Company, Elkhart, Indiana- advertisement, 1929; Folder 1, Item 32
Stutz Pak·Age·Car, 1936; Folder 1, Item 33
Pamphlet for Crosley Motors, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, 1951; Folder 2, Item 34
Indiana Built Auto Emblems- photograph of display, 1963 March 1; Folder 2, Item 35
Avanti, Sports-themed, four-seater by Studebaker, 1963 September 14; Folder 2, Item 36
Reproduction of photograph of the Buckeye Manufacturing Co., Anderson, Indiana; The Lambert Friction Drive, Automobiles and Trucks, 1964 October 19; Folder 2, Item 37
1918 Haynes Cloverleaf Roadster, W.S. Huffman, Ellen Huffman, David; Folder 2, Item 38
Huffman and Phil Huffman, 1964 October 1923 Haynes model, 1964 October; Folder 2, Item 39
1911 Izzer model, 1965 September; Folder 2, Item 40
1911, Lohr Touring Car by the Elmer Motor Car Co., undated; Folder 2, Item 41
Bush, J.C. Andrews, Rhiniebeck, N. Y.; Folder 2, Item 42
Indiana Truck Corporation, Marion, Indiana- photograph of advertisement; Folder 2, Item 43
Plant of the Former Haynes Automobile Company, Kokomo, Indiana- postcard; style photo Folder 2, Item 44
Aerial photograph of the Studebaker Corporation in South Bend, Indiana; Folder 2, Item 45
The Red Bug, manufactured by the American Motor Vehicle Co., Lafayette, Indiana; Folder 2, Item 46
Pamphlet for The Bryan Light Steam Tractor, Bryan Harvester Company, Peru, Indiana; Folder 2, Item 47
The First Quarter Century of Automobiles, 1893-1918- photographs of two magazine pages; Folder 2, Item 48
Bryan Steamer, Peru, Indiana; Folder 2, Item 49
Briggs Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 15, Briggs Magneto Company, Elkhart, Indiana; Folder 2, Item 50
1920 Kenworthy Touring Car in Harrah’s Auto Collection; Folder 2, Item 51
Wallace S. Huffman, Collector of Radiator Emblems, Hub Caps and Literature (on cars), postcard-style photograph; Folder 2, Item 52
Wallace S. Huffman, Collector of Radiator Emblems, Hub Caps and Literature; Folder 2, Item 53
(on cars), postcard-style photograph 1910 Kirsch, Manufactured by Peter Kirsch, Decatur, Indiana; Folder 2, Item 54
Black Touring Car with red interior and red wheel hubs; Folder 2, Item 55
1910 Kirsch model, mfg. by Peter Kirsch, Decatur, Indiana; Folder 2, Item 56
Albany Automobile Company storefront, Albany, Indiana, circa 1906-1909; Folder 1, Item 1
Riber-Lewis, begun in Muncie, Indiana and moved to Anderson, Indiana, Photograph of pamphlet, circa 1908-1909; Folder 1, Item 2
The Marmon by the Nordyke and Marmon Company, Indianapolis, Indianaadvertisement, clipping, 1909; Folder 1, Item 3
Motor World, Photograph of clipping, Great Western test car pulling four freight cars, 1911 May 4; Folder 1, Item 4
Elkhart Motor Car Company- photograph of an advertisement for the company and their Sterling car, 1911; Folder 1, Item 5
Lambert Commercial Vehicles- photograph of book page, 1912; Folder 1, Item 6
The Brown Commercial Car Company, Peru, Indiana- photograph of advertisement, 1913 June 18; Folder 1, Item 7
Elkhart, Indiana- photograph of advertisement for the Royal Motor Company in Elkhart, Indiana, 1913; Folder 1, Item 8
Pratt Cars by Elkhart Carriage and Harness Mfg. Company in Elkhart, Indianaadvertisement, clipping, 1913; Folder 1, Item 9
Advertisement Clippings, Nyberg Six, Nyberg Automobile Works, Anderson, Indiana; W.H. McIntyre Co., Auburn, Indiana; Henderson Motor Car Co., Indianapolis, Indiana; The Empire Automobile Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1913; Folder 1, Item 10
The Marathon, Herff-Brooks Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana photograph of advertisement, 1913; Folder 1, Item 11
Marion, Marion Motor Car Company, Indianapolis, Indiana- photograph of advertisement, 1913; Folder 1, Item 12
Real Cycle Car Plant, H. Paul Prigg Co., Converse, Indiana, three photographs of construction and then completion of the plant building, 1914-1915; Folder 1, Item 13
Sun Motor Car Co., Elkhart, Indiana- photograph of advertisement, 1916 ; Folder 1, Item 14
Pathfinder, Indianapolis, Indiana, Ezra Meeker completed the same trip he had done in a covered wagon in this modified vehicle, 1916; Folder 1, Item 15
Madison Models from the Madison Motors Corporation, Anderson, Indianaphotograph of advertisement, 1916; Folder 1, Item 16
Photograph of advertisement in Motor Age for the Crow-Elkhart MultiPowered Car, Crow-Elkhart Motor Company, Elkhart, Indiana, 1917 April 12; Folder 1, Item 17
Service Motor Truck Co., Wabash, Indiana, 1917; Folder 1, Item 18
Davis Catalog, 1917, Chassis Model Six H, Six I and Six K, 1917; Folder 1, Item 19
Advertisement of the Lexington Series “R,” four-passenger, Sportour, Lexington Motor Company, Manufacturers, Connersville, Indiana, clipping, 1918; Folder 1, Item 20
The Huffman Truck, by the Huffman Brothers Motor Company, Elkhart, Indiana- photograph of advertisement in Motor Age, 1919 July 31; Folder 1, Item 21
Pilot, “The Car Ahead” by the Pilot Motor Car Company, Richmond, Indiana advertisement, clipping, 1919; Folder 1, Item 22
Service Motor Truck Co. Monthly Magazine, Wabash, Indiana- photograph of clipping, 1920 January; Folder 1, Item 23
Stutz Plant, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1920 May 11; Folder 1, Item 24
H.C.S. Plant on North Capitol, 1920 September 24; Folder 1, Item 25
Rodefeld Truck, Richmond, Indiana, 1920; Folder 1, Item 26
National Motor Care and Vehicle Corporation, 22nd and Yandes, 1921 May 17; Folder 1, Item 27
Sheridan, four-cylinder, five-passenger touring car, (GMC) Muncie, Indianaphotograph of advertisement, 1921-1922; Folder 1, Item 28
McFarlan, Connersville, Indiana, 1922 July 11; Folder 1, Item 29
Duesenberg Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana- photograph of F.S. Duesenberg and E.L. Cord(?), 1929; Folder 1, Item 30
Duesenberg Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana- photograph of advertisement for convertible roadster, 1929; Folder 1, Item 31
Elcar-120, five-passenger, Princess Sedan, Elcar Motor Company, Elkhart, Indiana- advertisement, 1929; Folder 1, Item 32
Stutz Pak·Age·Car, 1936; Folder 1, Item 33
Pamphlet for Crosley Motors, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, 1951; Folder 2, Item 34
Indiana Built Auto Emblems- photograph of display, 1963 March 1; Folder 2, Item 35
Avanti, Sports-themed, four-seater by Studebaker, 1963 September 14; Folder 2, Item 36
Reproduction of photograph of the Buckeye Manufacturing Co., Anderson, Indiana; The Lambert Friction Drive, Automobiles and Trucks, 1964 October 19; Folder 2, Item 37
1918 Haynes Cloverleaf Roadster, W.S. Huffman, Ellen Huffman, David; Folder 2, Item 38
Huffman and Phil Huffman, 1964 October 1923 Haynes model, 1964 October; Folder 2, Item 39
1911 Izzer model, 1965 September; Folder 2, Item 40
1911, Lohr Touring Car by the Elmer Motor Car Co., undated; Folder 2, Item 41
Bush, J.C. Andrews, Rhiniebeck, N. Y.; Folder 2, Item 42
Indiana Truck Corporation, Marion, Indiana- photograph of advertisement; Folder 2, Item 43
Plant of the Former Haynes Automobile Company, Kokomo, Indiana- postcard; style photo Folder 2, Item 44
Aerial photograph of the Studebaker Corporation in South Bend, Indiana; Folder 2, Item 45
The Red Bug, manufactured by the American Motor Vehicle Co., Lafayette, Indiana; Folder 2, Item 46
Pamphlet for The Bryan Light Steam Tractor, Bryan Harvester Company, Peru, Indiana; Folder 2, Item 47
The First Quarter Century of Automobiles, 1893-1918- photographs of two magazine pages; Folder 2, Item 48
Bryan Steamer, Peru, Indiana; Folder 2, Item 49
Briggs Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 15, Briggs Magneto Company, Elkhart, Indiana; Folder 2, Item 50
1920 Kenworthy Touring Car in Harrah’s Auto Collection; Folder 2, Item 51
Wallace S. Huffman, Collector of Radiator Emblems, Hub Caps and Literature (on cars), postcard-style photograph; Folder 2, Item 52
Wallace S. Huffman, Collector of Radiator Emblems, Hub Caps and Literature; Folder 2, Item 53
(on cars), postcard-style photograph 1910 Kirsch, Manufactured by Peter Kirsch, Decatur, Indiana; Folder 2, Item 54
Black Touring Car with red interior and red wheel hubs; Folder 2, Item 55
1910 Kirsch model, mfg. by Peter Kirsch, Decatur, Indiana; Folder 2, Item 56
Processing Information
Collection processing completed and finding aid created in 2004 by Amy C. Belcher. EAD finding aid created 2015/07/29 by Brittany Kropf.
- Title
- Automobiles in Indiana photographs
- 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
