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.
[Soldiers farewell parade], gelatin silver print
J229167 U.S. Copyright Office Title derived from copyright deposit records. Copyright claimant's address: Ind'pls. Copyright deposit; C. F. Bretzman; March 28, 1918. More information about the Panoramic Photogr... More
A group of people crossing a street in the rain. Office of War Informa...
Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
An old photo of a woman walking down the street. Office of War Informa...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
The Indiana Roof Ballroom on the top floor of the lavish Indiana Theat...
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. The Indiana Roof Ballroom was not on the roof, but this... More
Fresco, Birch Bayh Federal Building, Indianapolis, Indiana
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information and date provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Con... More
Fresco, Birch Bayh Federal Building, Indianapolis, Indiana
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information and date provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Con... More
Sculptures "Industry," "Science," "Agriculture" and "Literature" at th...
Artist: John Massey Rhind. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the ... More
Grant Wright Christian oil painting, Birch Bayh Federal Building, Indi...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information and date provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Con... More
George & Netty Holler House, 324 North Park Avenue, Indianapolis, Mari...
Significance: The house is a typical example of a working-class house of the period in the east side of Indianapolis. Built circa 1863-64, the George and Netty Holler House was a working class residence typical... More
Crown Hill Cemetery, Chapel & Vault, Thirty-fourth Street, Indianapoli...
Significance: The Crown Hill Cemetery Chapel was designed by Indianapolis architect and builder, D.A. Boheln. The romantic landscape design of the cemetery provides an appropriate setting for this high Victori... More
Prosser House, 1454 East Tenth Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
Significance: Built in 1886 by a plaster contractor, this is a medium-sized house with extensive elaborate plaster decoration. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-22 Survey number: ... More
State Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument, Monument Plaza, Indianapolis, Mar...
Significance: The monument commemorates the Mexican, Civil, and Spanish-American Wars with the ebullient national spirit of the late nineteenth century. Its architectural style is Classical, populated by sculp... More
State Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument, Monument Plaza, Indianapolis, Mar...
Significance: The monument commemorates the Mexican, Civil, and Spanish-American Wars with the ebullient national spirit of the late nineteenth century. Its architectural style is Classical, populated by sculp... More
State Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument, Monument Plaza, Indianapolis, Mar...
Significance: The monument commemorates the Mexican, Civil, and Spanish-American Wars with the ebullient national spirit of the late nineteenth century. Its architectural style is Classical, populated by sculp... More
Indiana National Bank Building, 3 Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis, Mario...
Survey number: HABS IN-62 Building/structure dates: 1897 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1912 Subsequent Work
Joseph White House, 441 South Park, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
Survey number: HABS IN-176 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Griffith Block (Commercial Building), 36-38 West Washington Street, In...
Significance: Built in 1872 by the heirs of Humphrey Griffith, a leading pioneer businessman, the Griffith Block has housed a variety of retail establishments during its long history. In the late 1800s and ear... 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
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
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
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
Braden's Block, 127-131 South Illinois Street, Indianapolis, Marion Co...
Significance: Braden's Block is one of many small-scale, multi-use commercial structures built in downtown Indianapolis during the post-Civil War construction boom. Although the storefront level has been alter... More
Schnull & Company Building (Commercial), 110-116 South Meridian Street...
Significance: The Schnull & Co. Building was constructed for Henry Schnull as the home of his wholesale grocery firm. Schnull (1833-1905) was the founder of the Indianapolis Wholesale District. He erected the... More
Schnull & Company Building (Commercial), 110-116 South Meridian Street...
Significance: The Schnull & Co. Building was constructed for Henry Schnull as the home of his wholesale grocery firm. Schnull (1833-1905) was the founder of the Indianapolis Wholesale District. He erected the... More
Schnull & Company Building (Commercial), 110-116 South Meridian Street...
Significance: The Schnull & Co. Building was constructed for Henry Schnull as the home of his wholesale grocery firm. Schnull (1833-1905) was the founder of the Indianapolis Wholesale District. He erected the... More
William B. Mumford Printing Company Factory, 17-23 West Pearl Street, ...
Significance: One of the premier printers, stationers, and publishers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Willian B. Burford, built this building in which to operate his printing and stationery ... More
Indiana Central Canal, Indianapolis Division, Parallel to West Street,...
Significance: The Indianapolis Division of the Indiana Central Canal is possibly the oldest remaining man-made structure or facility in Indianapolis-Marion County. The canal is listed on the Indiana State Regi... More
Indiana Central Canal, Indianapolis Division, Parallel to West Street,...
Significance: The Indianapolis Division of the Indiana Central Canal is possibly the oldest remaining man-made structure or facility in Indianapolis-Marion County. The canal is listed on the Indiana State Regi... More
Indianapolis Public Library, 2822 East Washington Street, Indianapolis...
Survey number: HABS IN-171 Public domain photograph of architectural diagram, building plan, section, 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
Indianapolis City Hall, 202 North Alabama, Indianapolis, Marion County...
Significance: At the time of its construction, City Hall symbolized the "coming of age" of Indianapolis as a major Midwestern metropolis. Before its construction, city government had been homeless, leasing off... More
Duesenberg Automobile Company Factory, West Washington & Harding Stree...
Survey number: HABS IN-70 Public domain photograph of a car, history of automobile design, car model, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
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
J. F. Darmody Company Building (Commercial), 25-27 West Maryland Stree...
Significance: Built in two phases 1904-05 and 1911, following the designs of architect P.C. Rubush and later Rubush & Hunter, the J.F. Darmody Company Building functioned as a confectionery and wholesale outlet... More
Market House, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
Significance: The Market House is representative of market structures built in the heart of many American cities during the 19th century. The Indianapolis City Market was the second of two buildings set aside ... More
Poppie-Hickman House, 816-818 North California Street, Indianapolis, M...
Survey number: HABS IN-292 Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Poppie-Hickman House, 816-818 North California Street, Indianapolis, M...
Survey number: HABS IN-292 Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Indianapolis City Market, 222 East Market Street, Indianapolis, Marion...
Significance: The City Market is an excellent example of a specialized commercial building in an eclectic Italianate style. Designed by Indianapolis architect D.A. Bohlen in 1886, this was the second of two bu... 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
Macy House, 408 North Delaware Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2 Survey number: HABS IN-24-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1854 Initial Construction
Vinton-Pierce House, 1415 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Marion ...
Survey number: HABS IN-24 Building/structure dates: 1860 Initial Construction
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
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
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
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
Washington Street Downtown Corridor, Washington Street between Alabama...
Significance: Washington Street is the National Road, or U.S. 40, as it passes through Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. This major commercial artery is home to many important nineteenth and twentieth cent... More
Firestone receives plaque
Photograph shows Pete De Paolo presenting Harvey Firestone with a plaque from the Drivers Association in Indianapolis; fellow racecar drivers and crowd observe. CH506043"S".
East courtroom, rear view, 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
Grant Christian mural, Birch Bayh Federal Building, Indianapolis, Indi...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The building is a steel-framed, flat- roofed structure clad with Indiana limestone completed in 1905. Each pavilion has a central c... More
2nd floor corridor, Birch Bayh Federal Building, Indianapolis, Indiana
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
West courtroom, entry door, 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
Mural, Birch Bayh Federal Building, Indianapolis, Indiana
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The building is a steel-framed, flat-roofed structure clad with Indiana limestone completed in 1905. Each pavilion has a central ca... More
Sculptures "Industry," "Science," "Agriculture" and "Literature" at th...
Artist: John Massey Rhind. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the ... 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
Rink's Cloak House Building (Commercial), 29 North Illinois Street, In...
Significance: The Rink's Cloak House Building was constructed in 1910 for Joseph A. Rink, who founded the store twelve years earlier. The store operated in this six-story building until 1940, when it was remod... More
Crown Hill Cemetery, Chapel & Vault, Thirty-fourth Street, Indianapoli...
Significance: The Crown Hill Cemetery Chapel was designed by Indianapolis architect and builder, D.A. Boheln. The romantic landscape design of the cemetery provides an appropriate setting for this high Victori... More
Crown Hill Cemetery, Gateway, 3402 Boulevard Place, Indianapolis, Mari...
Significance: The Crown Hill Cemetery Gateway was designed by Adolf Scherrer, an Indianapolis architect of Swiss origins. It was completed in November 1885 in time for the funeral of Vice-President Thomas A. H... More
Prosser House, 1454 East Tenth Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
Significance: Built in 1886 by a plaster contractor, this is a medium-sized house with extensive elaborate plaster decoration. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-22 Survey number: ... More
State Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument, Monument Plaza, Indianapolis, Mar...
Significance: The monument commemorates the Mexican, Civil, and Spanish-American Wars with the ebullient national spirit of the late nineteenth century. Its architectural style is Classical, populated by sculp... More
Indiana National Bank Building, 3 Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis, Mario...
Survey number: HABS IN-62 Building/structure dates: 1897 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1912 Subsequent Work
Joseph White House, 441 South Park, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
Survey number: HABS IN-176 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
Christ Church (Episcopal), North Meridian & East Wabash Streets, India...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3 Survey number: HABS IN-24-3 Building/structure dates: 1857 Initial Construction
Christ Church (Episcopal), North Meridian & East Wabash Streets, India...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3 Survey number: HABS IN-24-3 Building/structure dates: 1857 Initial Construction
Rost Jewelry Company Building, 25 North Illinois Street, Indianapolis,...
Significance: The Rost Jewelry Company had conducted business at this location since 1910 in an 1887 commercial building. In 1947-48 the jewelry company extensively remodeled and enlarged the building into one... 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
Braden's Block, 127-131 South Illinois Street, Indianapolis, Marion Co...
Significance: Braden's Block is one of many small-scale, multi-use commercial structures built in downtown Indianapolis during the post-Civil War construction boom. Although the storefront level has been alter... More
Levey Brothers & Company Building, Annex, 21-23 West Maryland Street, ...
Significance: Built in 1900-01, the Levey Brothers & Company Annex was one of several historic buildings in the Indianapolis Wholesale District that represented the printing industry located in that area. Esta... More
Union Station, Jackson Place & Illinois Street, Indianapolis, Marion C...
Significance: The station is an excellent example of the American Romanesque Revival style of architecture strongly influenced by the work of H.H. Richardson. The exterior is unusual in the skillful combining ... More
Schnull & Company Building (Commercial), 110-116 South Meridian Street...
Significance: The Schnull & Co. Building was constructed for Henry Schnull as the home of his wholesale grocery firm. Schnull (1833-1905) was the founder of the Indianapolis Wholesale District. He erected the... More
Schnull & Company Building (Commercial), 110-116 South Meridian Street...
Significance: The Schnull & Co. Building was constructed for Henry Schnull as the home of his wholesale grocery firm. Schnull (1833-1905) was the founder of the Indianapolis Wholesale District. He erected the... More
Elliott's Block, 14-22 West Maryland Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...
Significance: This High Victorian Italianate commercial structure is an excellent example of a late 19th century commercial building. The brick facade is accentuated by stone sheet metal, and cast iron archite... More
Elliott's Block, 14-22 West Maryland Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...
Significance: This High Victorian Italianate commercial structure is an excellent example of a late 19th century commercial building. The brick facade is accentuated by stone sheet metal, and cast iron archite... More
Elliott's Block, 14-22 West Maryland Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...
Significance: This High Victorian Italianate commercial structure is an excellent example of a late 19th century commercial building. The brick facade is accentuated by stone sheet metal, and cast iron archite... More
Indiana Central Canal, Indianapolis Division, Parallel to West Street,...
Significance: The Indianapolis Division of the Indiana Central Canal is possibly the oldest remaining man-made structure or facility in Indianapolis-Marion County. The canal is listed on the Indiana State Regi... More
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
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
Maennerchor Building, 102 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Marion C...
Significance: This building, with its unusual eclectic combination of German and American stylistic detailing, served as a musical and social club for the large German-American community of Indianapolis. Unpro... 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
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
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
Market House, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
Significance: The Market House is representative of market structures built in the heart of many American cities during the 19th century. The Indianapolis City Market was the second of two buildings set aside ... More
Roosevelt Building, 9 North Illinois Street, Indianapolis, Marion Coun...
Significance: The Roosevelt Building is the work of one of Indianapolis' most famous, prolific and creative architectural firms, Vonnegut, Bohn & Mueller. Founded in 1888 as Vonnegut & Bohn and later included ... More
Indianapolis City Market, 222 East Market Street, Indianapolis, Marion...
Significance: The City Market is an excellent example of a specialized commercial building in an eclectic Italianate style. Designed by Indianapolis architect D.A. Bohlen in 1886, this was the second of two bu... 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
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
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
Vinton-Pierce House, 1415 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Marion ...
Survey number: HABS IN-24 Building/structure dates: 1860 Initial Construction
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
Washington Street Downtown Corridor, Washington Street between Alabama...
Significance: Washington Street is the National Road, or U.S. 40, as it passes through Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. This major commercial artery is home to many important nineteenth and twentieth cent... More
Washington Street Downtown Corridor, Washington Street between Alabama...
Significance: Washington Street is the National Road, or U.S. 40, as it passes through Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. This major commercial artery is home to many important nineteenth and twentieth cent... More
View of the good old cycle path, Indianapolis, Ind.
H58630 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - historical image of Indiana, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
West courtroom, ceiling detail, Birch Bayh Federal Building, Indianapo...
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
[Indianapolis Public Library] - Public domain architectural plan drawi...
Photograph of architectural drawing shows library as plan. No. 21372. Public domain photograph of architecture design drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Great Depression: A black and white photo of a crowd of people. Farm S...
Public domain photograph of a crowd, event, meeting, demonstration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Great Depression: A black and white photo of a race track. Farm Securi...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Grandfather and granddaughter visit a yard sale, Indianapolis, Indiana
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Monumental stair, Birch Bayh Federal Building, Indianapolis, Indiana
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