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"This view shows Main Street from the intersection of First Street around the beginning of the 20th century. The large building at right was originally the Gilbert M[...]
circa 1900 | RH 033-506 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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W. Franklin St. and 11th Ave. On the left is Conen Hall/Conen Commercial Block at 2125-2127 W. Franklin St. it was erected in 1907 for investment purposes by George and C[...]
circa 1913 | RH 033-485 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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300 block of Main St. The building 2nd from right (all one building between the two red brick ones, despite apparent color difference) is the Arcade Building at 316-326 M[...]
n.d. | RH 033-508 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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Bayard Park Methodist Episcopal Church at Blackford Ave. and Evans Ave. "The Bayard Park Methodist Church had been organized by leaders of Trinity Methodist in 1906.[...]
circa 1913 | RH 033-109 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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After having classes in various buildings, Evansville High School found a permanent home in 1868 on Seventh Street between Vine and Court Streets--the official address wa[...]
circa 1918 | RH 033-536 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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Riverfront, showing paddlewheelers, and a portion of Riverside Dr. The tallest building is the Bement & Seitz wholesale grocers warehouse, built around 1895 at 322-32[...]
circa 1911 | RH 033-507 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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Ohio River view, showing businesses along Riverside Dr. (which may have been called Water St. at the time of this photo), with boat docked, and (probably) a Civil War can[...]
circa 1911 | RH 033-377 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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Little Sisters of the Poor/St John's Home for the Aged at 1236 Lincoln Ave. Built in 1887, this facility was funded by lumber baron John Augustus Reitz as a memorial to h[...]
circa 1913 | RH 033-081 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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United States Marine Hospital at 2700 W. Illinois St. In 1856 a U.S. Marine Hospital was opened on the banks of the Ohio River to tend to sick or injured river men. By 18[...]
circa 1927 | RH 033-238 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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Masonic Block, Evansville, Ind. Located at 16-26 SE 2nd St., formerly 316-326 Upper 2nd St., this 1887 structure was also known as the Orr Block. Sometime around 1969 the[...]
circa 1910 | RH 033-044 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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