Business enterprises
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 51 Collections and/or Records:
Harry Sheagley photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P009
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of black and white photographs and negatives, with a few color negatives, taken by Harry Sheagley. The majority of the photographs were taken in his capacity as professional photographer, while some appear to be for his own personal collection. The negatives are black and white 3x5-inch, with a few color and 35mm negatives, the bulk of which are images from his photography business, and some of his family.
Dates:
1956-1960s
Helen E. Fisher collection
Collection
Identifier: L270
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an autograph book from the graduating class of Shortridge High School in Indianapolis and a photograph album from Elizabeth E. Fisher in Indiana, ranging from 1879 to circa 1900, regarding Fisher's life. The photograph album has images of animals, houses, and people from the Dale, Chilton, Swift, and Hull families in Indiana, including images of the Hull, Dale, and Sam Swift residences and businesses, including the Rex Manufacturing Company, in Connersville; West Baden...
Dates:
1879-circa 1900
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Helen E. Fisher collection
Horatio D., Joseph E., and Joshua J. Silver letters
Collection — Folder S3000
Identifier: S3000
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostat copies of 3 letters from Horatio D., Joshua J., and Joseph E. Silver in Indiana and Ohio from 1843 to 1851.The first letter, from Horatio Silver to his sister, details getting a bunch of goods for his bakery from Cincinnati, rebuilding his oven in a better way, and general family matters. The second letter, from Jospeh Silver to one of his brothers, includes different business “blessings” that he needs advice on from his brother, as well as his general living...
Dates:
1843-1851
Indiana Handle Company collection
Collection
Identifier: L162
Content Description
This collection includes photographs, posters, ephemera, and artifacts, including a full-size wooden baseball bat, a small American flag made of baseball bats, a wooden finial, and a croquet mallet and ball from the Indiana Handle Company in Paoli, Indiana, ranging from 1988 to 2005, regarding the activities of the company, its products, and the organizaiton's connection to Don Mattingly, Major League Baseball player and coach.
Dates:
1932-2005
Indiana Mirror Manufacturing Company collection
Collection
Identifier: L473
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records of the Indiana Mirror Manufacturing Company from Indianapolis, Indiana, including inventories (1935-1953), trial balance/accounts receivable reports (1941-1954), and profit/loss statements (1935-1954). Also included are the biannual "Census of Manufacturers" (1927-1947) and reports related to the shipment of alcohol (1920-1947). There are also payroll records (1948-1952) which include information about the company’s employees, including birth dates and job...
Dates:
1911-1954
Indiana scenes photographic slides
Collection — Folder SP041
Identifier: SP041
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographic slides from different cities in Indiana ranging from circa 1950s to 1960s regarding buildings, monuments, businesses, other structures, and urban and rural scenes.
Dates:
circa 1950-circa 1960
Indianapolis businesses collection
Collection — Folder S1795
Identifier: S1795
Scope and Contents
The collection includes items created by four Indianapolis businesses: one piece of stationery for notes, an invoice form, two letterheads clipped off larger pieces of stationery, and a price list, ranging from 1887 to 1915. Dates for the materials extend from 1887 to 1915. The businesses are Frank B. Ainsworth & Co., Condersaar & Co., When Clothing Co., and Hanson, Van Camp Co.
Dates:
1889-1915
Indianapolis Public Library Hilton U. Brown Branch oral history transcripts
Collection
Identifier: OH008
Scope and Contents
This collection contains transcripts of oral history interviews with residents of Irvington, once a town in Marion County, and now a neighborhood in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1978 to 1987. The interviews were conducted primarily by Lois Leamon and others for Indianapolis Public Library, Hilton U. Brown Branch's Irvington Oral History Project. The transcripts include historical information about the town-cum-neighborhood and the people who lived there.
Dates:
1978-1987
James L. Keach papers
Collection — Folder S2312
Identifier: S2312
Scope and Contents
This collection contains legal documents from 1885 related to a lawsuit filed against James L. Keach in the Marion County (Ind.) Superior Court by Ebenezer Edwards and Frederick H. Guhl of Chicago who were seeking payment for two carloads of potatoes ordered by Keach. Keach had paid $50.00 as a down payment, but when the produce arrived in Indianapolis, the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and St. Louis Railroad only allowed a partial unloading of one car due to a lack of proper paperwork. By the time...
Dates:
1885-1888
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James L. Keach papers
John Guedelhoefer Wagon Company advertisements
Collection — Folder OBD047
Identifier: OBD047
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two large advertisements from the John Guedelhoefer Wagon Company in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1880 to 1960 regarding their wagon models.
Dates:
circa 1880-1960
