Indianapolis Industrial Exposition photographs
Collection — Folder: SP144
Identifier: SP144
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white photographs taken at the Indianapolis Industrial Exposition at Union Station in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1947 to 1948 showing people visiting the displays and exhibits.
Dates
- 1947-1948
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
The Indianapolis Industrial Exposition, a "permanent" exhibit of the city's manufactured products was devised by Edwin S. Pearce, president of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce (1943-1945). The exhibition formally opened in Union Station in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 7, 1946.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
"6 Rail Chiefs to See Exhibit." Indianapolis Star, October 7, 1946, 11. Accessed December 13, 2021. ProQuest.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
"6 Rail Chiefs to See Exhibit." Indianapolis Star, October 7, 1946, 11. Accessed December 13, 2021. ProQuest.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2021/12/13 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid created 2021/12/13 by Brittany Kropf.
- Automobile industry and trade
- Beverages
- Construction industry
- Diamond Chain and Manufacturing Company
- Electric industry
- Exhibitions
- Food industry and trade
- Indianapolis Power and Light Company
- Industries
- Iron industry and trade
- J.D. Adams and Company
- Machinery
- Manufacturing industries
- Manufacturing industries -- Indiana
- Petroleum industry and trade -- Indiana
- Photographs
- Railroad stations -- Indiana
- Sound recording industry
- Union Station (Indianapolis, Ind.)
- Title
- Indianapolis Industrial Exposition 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
