TY - GEN AB - Working Men's Institute: This building is located 407 Tavern Street. The Working Men's Institute was founded in 1838, by William Maclure, as a library for working people, not just those who were wealthy. Initially there were a total of 160 Working Men's Institutes, 144 in the state of Indiana and 16 in the state of Illinois, however, the one in New Harmony Indiana is the only one which still remains. The present location of the WMI was completed in 1894, now a National Historic Landmark, before this it was housed in the old Harmonist Church from 1834 until the new building was completed. The WMI also houses a museum as well as the oldest working library in the state of Indiana. This photo shows boxes of books and artifacts stored within the WMI. AU - Historic New Harmony DA - 1975 DA - August 1975 ID - 1552411 KW - Binder 20 KW - Town Map 6D/W KW - Communal Studies KW - Photographs KW - Regional History KW - Related Materials -- 1951-2000 L1 - https://library.usi.edu/record/1552411/files/8952.jpg L2 - https://library.usi.edu/record/1552411/files/8952.jpg L4 - https://library.usi.edu/record/1552411/files/8952.jpg LA - eng LK - https://library.usi.edu/record/1552411/files/8952.jpg N2 - Working Men's Institute: This building is located 407 Tavern Street. The Working Men's Institute was founded in 1838, by William Maclure, as a library for working people, not just those who were wealthy. Initially there were a total of 160 Working Men's Institutes, 144 in the state of Indiana and 16 in the state of Illinois, however, the one in New Harmony Indiana is the only one which still remains. The present location of the WMI was completed in 1894, now a National Historic Landmark, before this it was housed in the old Harmonist Church from 1834 until the new building was completed. The WMI also houses a museum as well as the oldest working library in the state of Indiana. This photo shows boxes of books and artifacts stored within the WMI. PB - Historic New Harmony; University of Southern Indiana PY - 1975 PY - August 1975 T1 - New Harmony, Indiana Town Map: 6D/W TI - New Harmony, Indiana Town Map: 6D/W UR - https://library.usi.edu/record/1552411/files/8952.jpg Y1 - 1975 ER -