Indianapolis balloon race, 1909
Balloons: Chicago, Indiana, and Hoosier netted down to ground. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: I... More
Aerial view of Indianapolis, Indiana, with a focus on the Indiana Stat...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The structure of Indiana's fourth capitol, designed by Edwin May, an Indianapolis architect, was completed in 1888. It is construted i... More
Grant Christian mural, Birch Bayh Federal Building, Indianapolis, Indi...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a mural painting, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Aerial view of the Indianapolis Museum of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. H... More
Aerial view of Indianapolis, Indiana, with a focus on Lucas Oil Stadiu...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The stadium hosted Super Bowl XLVI in 2012. Unlike the RCA Dome, this facility features a roof that can be opened or closed, dependin... More
Foreground fountain, looking toward the 22-room Lilly House, part of t...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. H... More
A Little "Shaver," Indianapolis Newsboy, 41 inches high. Said he was 6...
Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Army & Navy (Soldiers' and Sailors') Monument, drinking fountain, Ind...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a fountain, historic landmark, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Noon Hour in an Indianapolis Furniture Factory. Aug. 1908. Wit. E.N. C...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 63. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.... More
Unidentified men seated in racing cars
Photo copyrighted by H.H. Coburn Co., Indianapolis, Ind. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; Automobile racing; Shelf.
Obelisk statue on Veterans Memorial Plaza, also called Obelisk Square,...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The 100-foot black-granite obelisk was built in 1923, and its surrounding square in 1930. Near the base of the obelisk are four-foot-b... More
Aerial view of Indianapolis, Indiana, with a focus on the Indiana Capi...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The skyscraper with the somewhat pointed roof is (as of 2016) the city's tallest building: the 49-story Chase Tower, formerly known as... More
Noon hour at a cotton mill, Indianapolis. Aug. 1908. Wit. E.N. Clopper...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 75. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.... More
Das Deutsche Haus, 401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...
Significance: The building is an example of German cultural and architectural influences in the midwest during the latter part of the nineteenth century. Romanesque architectural forms are used on the exterior... More
Crown Hill Cemetery, Office Building, 3402 Boulevard Place, Indianapol...
Significance: The Office Building is an excellent example of the High Victorian Gothic style of architecture and is in fine condition inside and out. Survey number: HABS IN-56 Building/structure dates: 1885 I... More
L. S. Ayres & Company Department Store, 1 West Washington Street, Indi...
Significance: The L.S. Ayres & Company Department Store is locally significant in the areas of architecture and commerce. The original 1905 portion of the department store, located at the corner of Washington ... More
A black and white photo of people walking in the rain, Rainy day, Indi...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Indiana, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Indianapolis Fruit Venders, Italian Boys, Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clop...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of street life, food vendor, city market, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Das Deutsche Haus, 401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...
Significance: The building is an example of German cultural and architectural influences in the midwest during the latter part of the nineteenth century. Romanesque architectural forms are used on the exterior... More
James A. Allison Mansion, 3200 Coldspring Road, Indianapolis, Marion C...
Significance: Built over a three year period, 1911-1914, this house was constructed of reinforced concrete with an exterior veneer of red brick. The house remains much as it was in 1914 when Indianapolis busin... More
Morris-Butler House, 1204 North Park Avenue, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...
Significance: The house is one of a few surviving examples in Indianapolis of a mid-nineteenth century Victorian house, French and Italianate in its architectural details, built for a successful businessman of ... More
Woodruff Place, East, West, & Middle Drives, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...
Significance: Woodruff Place was platted as a residential area in 1872. It is an early example of city planning designed to bring beauty into a residential area by means of landscaped esplanades, cast iron sta... More
Illinois Street, north from Washington, Indianapolis, Ind.
Title from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033427. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Royal Prince Pu Lun, future emperor of China, guest of Indianapolis, I...
Stereograph shows Prince Pu Lun riding inside a car. H58635 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Monroe George.
Royal Prince Pu Lun, future emperor of China, with Mayor Holtzman's pa...
Stereograph shows Mayor John W. Holtzman and Prince Pu Lun outside Moy Kee & Co. Chinese restaurant in Indianapolis, Indiana. H58637 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Monroe George.
A.D.T. ? messengers. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 53. Handwritten caption difficult to decipher. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Li... More
Indianapolis Furniture Factory's Water Boy. Witness, E.N. Clopper. Loc...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 65. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.... More
Bob Burman's car after accident - Indianapolis
Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1910s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Thomas Lincoln, born 1779, died 1851
Photograph shows Thomas Lincoln, father of President Abraham Lincoln, half-length portrait, seated, facing front. J15613 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of photograph taken ca. 1850. Copyright 1934 Sept. 1... More
Aerial view of the Butler University campus in Indianapolis, Indiana
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. H... More
Indianapolis Newsboys Waiting for the Base-ball Edition In a Newspaper...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 110. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More
James A. Allison Mansion, 3200 Coldspring Road, Indianapolis, Marion C...
Significance: Built over a three year period, 1911-1914, this house was constructed of reinforced concrete with an exterior veneer of red brick. The house remains much as it was in 1914 when Indianapolis busin... More
Indianapolis Market. Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clopper. Location: India...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of street life, food vendor, city market, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Meridan [i.e Meridian] Street, north from Washington, Indianapolis, In...
Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Indianapolis, Indiana. An old-type bus being boarded by passengers in ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Greel's Shoe-shining Parlor, Indianapolis, Ind. Said he was 15 years o...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Indiana, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Night Shift A. D. T. Messengers, Indianapolis. 10:00 P.M. Location: I...
Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, greatest race course in the world
Poster shows dramatic race scene with automobiles on race track and spectators leaning over railing of grandstands, also shows international flags strung across the track. Management: C.G. Fisher, A.C. Newby,... More
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, greatest race course in the world
Poster shows dramatic race scene with automobiles on race track and spectators leaning over railing of grandstands, also shows international flags strung across the track. Management: C.G. Fisher, A.C. Newby,... More
Union Station, Indianapolis, Ind.
Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
A Group of Young Fellows Working in a Cannery, In Indianapolis, Aug. 1...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 86. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divis... More
Noon Hour In an Indianapolis Cotton Mill, Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clop...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Dynamiters' train, Indianapolis
Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train tracks, rail transportation, railroad, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Indianapolis, Indiana / W.H. Bass Photo...
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
West courtroom, sector rail, Birch Bayh Federal Building, Indianapolis...
A steel-framed, flat-roofed building clad with Indiana limestone completed in 1905. Each pavilion has a central cast-bronze and glass doorway, reached by a wide, shallow gray granite stair flanked by pedestals ... More
Benjamin Harrison House, 1230 North Delaware Street, Indianapolis, Mar...
Significance: The house is the large, Italianate Victorian home of a successful Indianapolis lawyer and politician who became the twenty-third President of the United States. Survey number: HABS IN-53 Buildin... More
Indianapolis Newsboys Waiting for the Base-ball Edition In a Newspaper...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Indiana, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
122 South Meridian Street (Commercial), Indianapolis, Marion County, I...
Significance: Built in 1866-67, 122 South Meridian Street is one of the original commercial structures erected to house wholesale businesses in Indianapolis' Wholesale District. Established during the Civil Wa... More
Putting Bottles into the Annealing Oven. An Indianapolis Glass Works, ...
Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Wagner Flagging Joe Dawson -- Indianapolis
Photo shows Joe Dawson crossing the finish line as the winner of the Indianapolis 500 automobile race. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)
[Eleanor Roosevelt, Mrs. James (Betsy Cushing) Roosevelt, Franklin D. ...
Department of the Navy; Courtesy of U.S. Navy Recruiting Bureau. Harold L. Ickes collection. Title devised by Library staff, based on information for similar image at the US Naval History Center, NH968. The nam... More
A black and white photo of a race car, Automobile races, Indianapolis,...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Male Herm marble statue (there is also a Female Herm nearby) at the Ol...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. H... More
Carol M. Highsmith - Aerial view of Indianapolis, Indiana
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The skyscraper with the somewhat pointed roof is (as of 2016) the city's tallest building: the 49-story Chase Tower, formerly known as... More
A Little "Shaver," Indianapolis Newsboy, 41 inches high. Said he was 6...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Indiana, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Crowds at Indianapolis Speedway
Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Marion County Court House, Indianapolis, Ind.
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic courthouse building, court, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Some operatives in An Indianapolis Cotton Mill at the Noon Hour. Aug. ...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 9. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. ... More
[Houdini visits Indianapolis]
Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budapest in 1874. He was one of the most famous and successful magicians of his time, known for his spectacular escape acts and death-de... More
Noon Hour at an Indianapolis Meat Packing House. Aug., 1908. Wit., E. ...
Public domain photograph of factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
New officers of young democrats. Washington, D.C., Aug. 24. The new sl...
A black and white photo of three men and a woman sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Great Depression: A black and white photo of a race car. Farm Security...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Aerial view of Indianapolis, Indiana, with a focus on the Indiana Stat...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The structure of Indiana's fourth capitol, designed by Edwin May, an Indianapolis architect, was completed in 1888. It is construted i... More
Indianapolis Market. Aug. 1908. Wit. E.N. Clopper. Location: Indianapo...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 97. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs D... More
James A. Allison Mansion, 3200 Coldspring Road, Indianapolis, Marion C...
Significance: Built over a three year period, 1911-1914, this house was constructed of reinforced concrete with an exterior veneer of red brick. The house remains much as it was in 1914 when Indianapolis busin... More
Indiana State Central Hospital for the Insane, 3000 West Washington St...
Significance: This building was Indiana's first medical center, and houses the state's oldest medical classrooms and amphitheater. It is representative of the best of the educational structures built and opera... More
Royal Prince Pu Lun, future emperor of China, with Mayor Holtzman's pa...
Stereograph shows Mayor John W. Holtzman and Prince Pu Lun inside a car surrounded by a crowd of people with a police officer in the foreground. H58638 U.S. Copyright Office.
Star bloomer girls base ball club, 627 W. Michigan St. Indianapolis, I...
Post card showing ten members of the Star Bloomer Girls Base Ball Club, wearing baseball uniforms emblazoned with a star, posed in a line. Gift; Harry L. Katz; 2008; (DLC/PP-2008:039). Exhibited: "Baseball Ame... More
Pres. Roosevelt speaking in Indianapolis, Ind.
Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt speaking to a crowd from a platform next to a statue of Henry Ware Lawton; Roosevelt was probably dedicating the statue.
Girls and Boys Going Home from Indianapolis Tile Works. Aug. 1908. Wit...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 109. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More
County agents meet at Agriculture Dept. Washington, D.C. June 7. Count...
Public domain photograph of official photograph, building on the background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
School children at a grammar school in Indianapolis listening to a spe...
Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Carol M. Highsmith - Aerial view of Indianapolis, Indiana
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The skyscraper with the somewhat pointed roof is (as of 2016) the city's tallest building: the 49-story Chase Tower, formerly known as... More
The sun sets below the Indianapolis Artsgarden, a glass and steel skyw...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The Artsgarden connects several hotels with the city's convention center. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, ... More
Hotel English and Army and Navy [Soldiers' and Sailors'] Monument, Ind...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Jack Glasscock, Indianapolis Hoosiers, baseball card portrait]
Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: D. Buchner & Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.
Das Deutsche Haus, 401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...
Significance: The building is an example of German cultural and architectural influences in the midwest during the latter part of the nineteenth century. Romanesque architectural forms are used on the exterior... More
Operatives in Indianapolis Cotton Mill. Noon Hour. Aug., 1908. Wit., E...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a child labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Despa House, 538 Lockerbie Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
Picryl description: Public domain image of a cabinet, window or door, furniture, interior architecture detail, doorway, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Indianapolis Market. Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N. Clopper. Location: India...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of street life, food vendor, city market, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Noon Hour in a Furniture Factory, Indianapolis, Aug., 1908. Wit., E. N...
Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
State house, from Soldiers' Monument, Indianapolis, Ind., U.S.A
No. 11665. Public domain photograph of building, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
President Roosevelt addressing 150,000 people unveiling of Lawton Stat...
Photograph showing streets filled with earnest people listening to President Roosevelt. H95391 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright registration title: Roosevelt (President) addressing 150,000 people unveiling of L... More
Noon hour at An Indianapolis Cannery. Aug., 1908. Location: Indianapo...
Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Flooded roller coaster, probably in Riverside Park, Indianapolis, Ind...
J 181372 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Copyright by H.H. coburn Co., Indianapolis. Location formerly identified as Vandalia, Ill... More
[Jimmy Murphy, winner of 500-mile auto race at Indianapolis, Ind., May...
J255563 U.S. Copyright Office Photo copyrighted by Gravelle. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Motorcycles; BI (2); Photog. I.; Shelf.
Aerial view of Indianapolis, Indiana, with a focus on Lucas Oil Stadiu...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The stadium hosted Super Bowl XLVI in 2012. Unlike the RCA Dome, this facility features a roof that can be opened or closed, dependin... More
A concrete copy of the Diana of Versailles marble statue of the Greek ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The copy stands at the Oldfields Estate, also known as the Lilly House and Gardens, at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in Indiana's cap... More
James Whitcomb Riley House, 528 Lockerbie Street, Indianapolis, Marion...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a park alley, trees, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Indiana Theatre, 134 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...
Significance: The Indiana Theatre is an outstanding example of the Spanish-style architecture in vogue in America during the 1920s. It is particularly noteworthy for its terra-cotta facade and its auditorium d... More
[Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Ind.]
Public domain photograph of historic place, landmark, 19th-century vintage travel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Imperial Hotel, Indianapolis, Ind.
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Noon Hour at an Indianapolis Meat Packing House. Aug. 1908. Wit. E.N. ...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 108. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs ... More
Miss Eleanor P. Barker, Indianapolis, state chairman for Indiana of Co...
Title transcribed from item. Summary: Formal portrait, head and shoulders, Eleanor P. Barker of Indianapolis, Indiana, who served as Indiana state chairman of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, wearing... More
Indianapolis, Indiana. An old-type bus being boarded by passengers in ...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of street life, food vendor, city market, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Indianapolis, Indiana. Bus passengers in the Greyhound terminal
Public domain photograph of bus station, bus terminal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Malott Building, 118 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Marion Count...
Significance: Built in 1896, the Malott Building was constructed to house wholesale businesses in Indianapolis' Wholesale District. Established during the Civil War, the Wholesale District served the city and ... More
Royal Prince Pu Lun, future emperor of China, guest of Indianapolis, I...
Stereograph shows Prince Pu Lun riding inside a car. H58636 U.S. Copyright Office.
Boys in a Cannery, Indianapolis, Ind. Unloading new tomato cans from f...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Canneries. Hine no. 57. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divis... More
Young People in An Indianapolis Cotton Mill, Noon, Aug., 1908. Wit., E...
Picryl description: Public domain image of girl workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.