Railroads
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:
Dunreith, Indiana train derailment photographs
Collection — Folder SP118
Identifier: SP118
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white photographs from the Indiana State Police on January 1, 1968 of a collision between two Pennsylvania Railroad trains and their subsequent derailment, near Dunreith Canning Company in Dunreith, Indiana.
Dates:
1968/01/01
Ellsworth Walls collection
Collection — Folder S1353
Identifier: S1353
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a 35-page autobiographical manuscript from Ellsworth Walls on December 14, 1936 covering his life from May 21, 1865 (his birth) to September 15, 1936 (the date of his wife Sarah's death).
Dates:
1936/12/14
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ellsworth Walls collection
Floyd E. Quick circus photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P018
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs and photographic postcards from Floyd E. Quick and other photographers in Peru, Indiana; Wisconsin; Ohio; and other locations in the midwestern United States ranging from 1897 to 1921 and undated regarding his work as a traveling photographer at circuses and carnivals, as well as performers, employees, animals, and public attendees on the midway and at the shows.The identified shows and groups include: Mabel Cody's Flying Circus, Eiler's Refined...
Dates:
1897-1921, undated
Fort Wayne and Southern Railroad stock certificate
Collection — Folder S1856
Identifier: S1856
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a stock certificate for 100 shares in the Fort Wayne and Southern Railroad purchased by a James Taggart. Dated November 21, 1854, the certificate is signed by company president William H. Holman and secretary David T. Haines.
Dates:
1854/11/21
Francis D. Warner collection
Collection — Folder S1362
Identifier: S1362
Scope and Contents
This collection includes certificates, accounts, deeds, and pamphlets from Francis D. Warner ranging from 1856 to 1885 and undated, related to business concerns and membership to organizations such as the Masonic Mutual Benefit Society of Indiana, Norther Indiana Agricultural Society, and the New Carlisle and Farmers Union Fair Association.There are also undated certificates for F. D. Warner and Mrs. D. E. Warner from the Imperishable Burial Vault Company; the 1870 constitution and bylaws of...
Dates:
1856-1889
Gilbert Hutton collection
Collection
Identifier: L452
Scope and Contents
This collection includes newspapers, photographs, letters, certificate, and map from Gilbert Hutton in the Pacific front during World War II ranging from 1944 to 1953 regarding military life. Three copies of the "Instrument of Surrender of the Japanese Government and the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters" to the United States Army and Allied Forces in Tokyo, Japan and the Philippines on September 2-3, 1945 are included in the collection. There are also six 16 mm film reels he made or...
Dates:
1944-1953, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Gilbert Hutton collection
H. M. Flora, Jefferson County, Indiana photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P008
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs from H.M. Flora in Madison, Indiana ranging from 1926 to 1927 and undated, regarding houses, buildings, landscapes, and other scenes in Madison, Indiana and its surroundings in Jefferson County.
Dates:
1926-1927, undated
Harry H. Coburn photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: SP032
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs from Harry H. Coburn in Indianapolis and Greenfield, Indiana ranging from 1913 to 1927, regarding the impact of the 1913 flood on the White River and the surrounding areas, such as Riverside Park, near downtown Indianapolis; James Whitcomb Riley attending his final birthday celebration at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis (October 7, 1915) and the parade at the the Riley celebration in Greenfield, Indiana (October, 1925); and events in Indianapolis during...
Dates:
1913-1927
Historic documents and sites lantern slides
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: P017
Scope and Contents
This collection includes glass lantern slides mostly created by W. H. Bass Photo Company in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from circa 1897 to circa 1916 regarding early Indiana history, including historic sites at Vincennes, New Harmony, and the state capitols, as well as the Indiana centennial. Many of the slides depict historical documents relating to early European settlement of the Northwest Territory and portraits of prominent Hoosier individuals. It is possible these slides were used for...
Dates:
circa 1897-circa 1916
Ida F. Richardson collection
Collection — Folder S1109
Identifier: S1109
Scope and Contents
This collection includes handwritten documents dating from 1871 and ending with 1879. On November 8, 1871, there were proceedings in the U.S. District Court regarding the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad Company for adjuication of bankruptcy. The petition was filed by Joel F. Richardson and the City of Lawrenceburg. Joel was Ida's father. Other items in the collection are about the formation of the Farmers Literary and Social Society'. There are three programs, dated October and...
Dates:
1871-1879
