Historic Photo Collection - Buildings and Evansville Scenes: The Deeds-Glascock Collection
Images of early 20th-century Evansville photographed by William Deeds, who worked for the Evansville Courier; also included are images photographed or collected by Robert and Virginia Glascock of Evansville. All of the images in this category were generously donated to Willard Library in 2015 from the Glascock estate.
City National Bank: Interior of bank (renamed National City, then Integra Bank) at 229 Main St., probably soon after it opened in 1914 (Deeds-Glascock 12)
Indiana Trust & Savings: 29 NW Fourth St.; renamed Morris Plan building c. 1916 when Indiana Trust moved across the street; c. 1915 (Deeds-Glascock 5)
Lamasco Bank: 220 N. Fulton Ave. at West Franklin St., looking south towards Sterling Brewery in the distance (left); c. 1920 (Deeds-Glascock 6)
Main Street at Seventh Street: The Farmers Trust Company is on the corner; in the background at left is the F. W. Cook Brewery Company; c. 1920 (Deeds-Glascock 4)
Main Street, 300 Block Citizens Bank at Fourth and Main, soon after its construction in 1916. The building was Evansville’s first skyscraper and has also been named the Southern Securities Building and the Hilliard-Lyons Building (Deeds-Glascock 2)
Main Street, 300 Block From left are the Citizens National Bank (329 Main), Artes Jewelry Company (327), J. H. Schultz Shoe Store (325), and the Palace of Sweets (323); c. 1920 (Deeds-Glascock 3)
Main Street, 400 Block Buildings about to be demolished to make room for the new Old National Bank and extension of the Lincoln Hotel; c. 1914 (Deeds-Glascock 9)
Main Street, 400 Block Construction of Old National Bank’s third building; c. 1916 (Deeds-Glascock 10)
Main Street, 400 Block The newly-completed Old National Bank(left), which was used until 1969 when another building was erected at Fifth and Main. Two doors down is the new entrance to the Lincoln Hotel; c. 1916 (Deeds-Glascock 11)
Main Street, 500 Block Looking towards Fifth Street; the Victory Theater and Sonntag Hotel are in the distance; c. 1920 (Deeds-Glascock 1)
Old State National Bank: 20 N. Main St.; built in 1830s and remodeled in 1855 to create Greek temple façade; later became Old National Bank; c. 1910 (Deeds-Glascock 8)
Search results
Website Accessibility Policy
Willard Public Library is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Willard Public Library
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Willard Public Library has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Willard Public Library regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.