Railroads
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:
Indiana, Bloomington and Western Railway Company mortgage certificate
Collection — Folder S2380
Identifier: S2380
Scope and Contents
This collection include a trustee's certificate of a $1,000.00 first mortgage for the Indiana, Bloomington and Western Railway Company. The mortgage was to pay 7 percent interest and the principal was payable in A.D. 1900. The circa 1880 certificate was never given a number or signed by the president of the Central Trust Company of New York.
Dates:
circa 1880
Indiana Department of Natural Resources photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P038
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the photographs from Indiana Department of Natural Resources in Indiana from 1967 and undated regarding state parks, nature sites and recreation areas, historic sites, landmarks, memorials, museums, and buildings around Indiana.
Dates:
1967, undated
Indiana railroads collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: L221
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, legal documents, tickets and other papers regarding railroads that operated in Indiana and range from 1839 to 1946, and undated. The collections contains an inventory of the Chicago, South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway; a letter to stock holders of the Columbus, Piqua, and Indiana Railroad Co.; a letter regarding an excursion to Northern Michigan by the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Co.; legal documents of the Junction Railroad Co.; letters and...
Dates:
1839-1946, undated
Indianapolis Railways photograph album
Collection — Folder SP010
Identifier: SP010
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a photograph album with 37 black-and-white photographs pertaining to Indianapolis Railways, Inc. Included are photographs of company buildings and work areas, street cars and trackless trolleys, and several street intersections. Also included and photos of monotobe poles and trolley wires. The album appears to be a compilation of several photographers' photos.
Dates:
circa 1930
Indianapolis track elevation photograph album
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: P027
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a bound, leather photograph album containing photographs of Indianapolis railroad tracks, train sheds, and bridges in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from circa 1905 to 1930, including depictions of the interior and train shed of Union Station, construction of the Belt Line railroad bridge over the White River, and tracks near various streets and alleys, such as Senate Avenue and West Street. The album was most likely owned by the Indianapolis Union Railway Company.
Dates:
circa 1905-1930
Indianapolis Union Railway Company collection
Collection
Identifier: L500
Scope and Contents
This collection includes specifications, blueprints, resolutions and photographs from the Indianapolis Union Railway Company in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1904 to 1925 regarding track elevation construction at the Union Station in downtown Indianapolis and bridge construction at the Kentucky Avenue and Missouri Street intersection as well as Eagle Creek.
Dates:
1904-1925
Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad collection
Collection
Identifier: L204
Scope and Contents
This collection includes survey maps (one starting in Madison, Indiana (the other starting in Columbus, Indiana) and a profile map of the railroad from railroad staff in Indiana ranging from circa 1905 regarding the railroad's elevation, landmarks, stations, etc.
Dates:
circa 1905
John B. Niles papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: L116
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection consists of photostat copies of John B. Niles’ correspondence ranging from 1837 to 1902, regarding his legal practice. There is some correspondence regarding the Indiana Medical College and a number of letters between Niles and his father-in-law, William Polke. There are also several original documents included in the collection, which are described below.
Dates:
1837-1902
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John B. Niles papers
John Brown Dillon collection
Collection
Identifier: L377
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of John B. Dillon’s historical notes on people and events relating to the early exploration and settlement of Indiana and the Old Northwest. Also included is a scrapbook of Dillon’s letters published in newspapers on the U.S. Civil War, the Republican Party, and Indiana history (1861–1876); letters to Dillon regarding the Historical Society, the Indiana Sanitary Fair (1864), and Dillon’s historical work; and a memorial by John Coburn on the life of John Brown...
Dates:
1859-1886
John H. Weber manuscript
Collection — Folder S2327
Identifier: S2327
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a copy of the manuscript, "Railroad History of Dubois County" by John H. Weber in Ferdinand, Indiana, from 1946.
Dates:
1946
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John H. Weber manuscript
