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Historic Photo Collection - Buildings: Miscellaneous

A historical black and white photo of an early 20th-century building with vintage cars parked outside.
Bement & Seitz Company: Located at Water and Ingle streets (now 401 NW Riverside Dr.), the warehouse was built by Ragon Brothers c. 1906 and later occupied by Bement & Seitz Wholesale Grocers; photo dated 1937 (Chandler 7)
Historic photo of a Carnegie library building with distinctive architecture.
Carnegie Library: Opened in December 1914 at 515 Cherry St. to serve African-Americans (Knecht 4352)
Historic street scene with trees, classic building, and cannons.
Carnegie Library (East Branch): 840 E. Chandler Ave., Bayard Park; built in 1912 (Walden 1)
Vintage black and white photo of a classic-style building with steps and bare trees.
Carnegie Library (West Branch): W. Franklin St.; dated 1920 (Knecht 4025)
Ornate stone carving on a building with a shield, decorative scrolls, and a wreath surrounding a blank tablet.
Carnegie Library (West Branch): Detail of exterior building ornamentation; photo dated August 1984 (6PC 32)
Vintage photo of an urban corner building with classic cars parked alongside. Looks historical, possibly mid-20th century.
Courier and Press Building: 201 NW Second St.; photo dated October 1985 (7PC 48)
A black and white photo of people gathered outside at night, some standing by cars near buildings with signs.
Democratic Headquarters: W. Columbia St.; photo dated November 4, 1975 (Courier 935)
Vintage street scene with a classic building, old cars parked, and utility poles, possibly early 20th century.
Evans Hall: Built by Saleta Evans in 1879 and dedicated to the Women’s Christian Temperance Union; also used as a venue for plays, political rallies, dances, and roller skating until it was razed in the early 1930s to make room for a new library (Knecht 862)
Black and white photo of a vintage tram in front of an old building, with a few pedestrians nearby.
Evans Hall: Home of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union at Fifth and Locust Sts.; c. 1910 (Meyer-Schlamp 125)
A black and white photo of an old urban building with large windows, and a car parked on the street.
Evansville Public Library: Fifth and Locust Sts.; c. 1986 (Marchand 2415)
Vintage black-and-white photo of an Art Deco style building with 1930s cars parked outside and a person walking by.
Evansville Public Library: Fifth and Locust Sts.; c. 1940s (Willard Library 16)
Old black & white photo of a two-story building with an awning, "Atlantic" sign, and a solitary figure standing by a pole.
Fourth Street, 127 SE Photo dated 1977 (Marchand 138)
Vintage street corner with two cars parked and a building with "The Ole TIMEY Tavern" sign. Black and white photo.
Franklin Street, 1035 W Originally Weber’s Hall (malt house and saloon), later Carpenters’ Hall, meeting place for various labor unions; built c. 1890; photo taken c. 1979 (1PC-61)
Old black and white photo of houses with a vintage car parked on the street.
Franklin Street, 819 W Originally the office of Dr. Reavill Walden; c. 1925 (Knecht 4016)
Black and white photo of early 20th-century workers and bystanders at a building construction site.
Furniture Building: Dedication ceremony for construction of Furniture Building (later named Court Building) at Fourth and Court Sts.; photo dated October 8, 1909 (Knecht 432)
Industrial complex with storage tanks, buildings, smokestacks, and a vintage car.
Gas Works: View from the roof of the Fulton Ave. Brewery; photo dated January 25, 1927 (Meyer-Schlamp 130)
Construction of a large cylindrical structure with scaffolding and a crane.
George Rogers Clark Memorial: Under construction in Vincennes, IN; photo dated June 18, 1932 (Knecht 4870)
Circular columned building across water, framed by trees. Vintage monochrome look.
George Rogers Clark Memorial: On the Wabash River in Vincennes, IN; dedicated on June 14, 1936 (Knecht 4869)
Vintage photo of a multi-story corner building with architectural details, storefronts at the bottom.
Grein Building: 19-25 NW Second St. (also known as the Businessmen’s Association Building and the Mercantile Bank Building); photo dated 1972 (3PC 43)
Historic black-and-white photo of an old building with "Ford Garage" sign, adjacent houses, and bare trees, likely early 20th century.
Howell Library and Hose House No. 7: Located at 3012 Dearborn; photo dated 1923 (Knecht 4024)
Black and white photo of an Art Deco style building on a city street corner with parked cars.
Hulman Building: Located on NW Fourth and Sycamore Sts., this building was constructed for Central Union Bank in 1929; in the 1930s, it became the home of the Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Co. (Marchand Collection)
A black-and-white photo of an old brick building with a flag on top.
I.O.O.F. Building: Main St., New Harmony, IN; early 1900s (Knecht 3985)
A vintage photo of a stucco house with four people on the porch, a roadside setting, and lush greenery.
James Bethel Gresham Memorial Home: Located on Wedeking Ave. adjacent to Garvin Park; built in the 1920s by the citizens of Evansville for Alice Gresham Dodd (far right in group), mother of James Bethel Gresham, the first American casualty in World War I (Knecht 531)
A black and white photo of an old building with a central door, flanked by trees and a fence.
North Side Library: 2100 Stringtown Rd.; c. 1940s (VC 65)
A black-and-white photo of a bell tower attached to a building, with a person cycling on the street in the foreground.
Patchwork Central, Inc.: 100 Washington Ave.; the tower is all that remains of the Washington Avenue Temple that was destroyed by fire; c. 1996 (17PC 2)
Vintage street scene with a car, buildings with signs "Rose Bowl" and "Rugs and Carpets," and a bicycle against a pole.
Sanderson Building: 116 1/2 NW First St., home of the Rose Bowl bowling alley and other small businesses; photo dated October 18, 1948 (Miscellaneous 1672)
Vintage two-story building with ground-floor shops and parked vehicles.
Skora Building: This photograph was taken in 1945, when the building was occupied by LST Shipyard personnel. (Newman Collection)
Black and white photo of a street corner with vintage buildings and a clear sky.
Skora Building: Looking east on Sycamore St. from NW Second St.; photo dated September 1979 (Marchand 56)
Historic photo of a train depot with freight car, streetcar, tracks, and overhead wires.
Streetcar Garage: Water St. (taken from First St.); photo dated March 27, 1927 (Meyer-Schlamp 34)
Black and white photo of an old industrial building with vintage cars parked outside.
Streetcar Garage: Riverside Dr.; photo dated April 10, 1941 (Meyer-Schlamp 11)
Black and white photo of an old corner building with boarded-up storefronts and a "One Way" sign.
Third Street, 326 NW Razed in 1984 (Marchand 264)
Historic large building with a clock tower, multiple windows, and arches, possibly a school or institutional building, with an open field in front.
Vanderburgh County Poor Farm: C. early 1900s (Knecht 828)
Vintage cars parked outside an old single-story building.
Weinbach and Lincoln Avenues: New commercial building; photo dated January 1938 (Knecht 3354)
A historical black and white photo of an early 20th-century building with vintage cars parked outside.
Historic photo of a Carnegie library building with distinctive architecture.
Historic street scene with trees, classic building, and cannons.
Vintage black and white photo of a classic-style building with steps and bare trees.
Ornate stone carving on a building with a shield, decorative scrolls, and a wreath surrounding a blank tablet.
Vintage photo of an urban corner building with classic cars parked alongside. Looks historical, possibly mid-20th century.
A black and white photo of people gathered outside at night, some standing by cars near buildings with signs.
Vintage street scene with a classic building, old cars parked, and utility poles, possibly early 20th century.
Black and white photo of a vintage tram in front of an old building, with a few pedestrians nearby.
A black and white photo of an old urban building with large windows, and a car parked on the street.
Vintage black-and-white photo of an Art Deco style building with 1930s cars parked outside and a person walking by.
Old black & white photo of a two-story building with an awning, "Atlantic" sign, and a solitary figure standing by a pole.
Vintage street corner with two cars parked and a building with "The Ole TIMEY Tavern" sign. Black and white photo.
Old black and white photo of houses with a vintage car parked on the street.
Black and white photo of early 20th-century workers and bystanders at a building construction site.
Industrial complex with storage tanks, buildings, smokestacks, and a vintage car.
Construction of a large cylindrical structure with scaffolding and a crane.
Circular columned building across water, framed by trees. Vintage monochrome look.
Vintage photo of a multi-story corner building with architectural details, storefronts at the bottom.
Historic black-and-white photo of an old building with "Ford Garage" sign, adjacent houses, and bare trees, likely early 20th century.
Black and white photo of an Art Deco style building on a city street corner with parked cars.
A black-and-white photo of an old brick building with a flag on top.
A vintage photo of a stucco house with four people on the porch, a roadside setting, and lush greenery.
A black and white photo of an old building with a central door, flanked by trees and a fence.
A black-and-white photo of a bell tower attached to a building, with a person cycling on the street in the foreground.
Vintage street scene with a car, buildings with signs "Rose Bowl" and "Rugs and Carpets," and a bicycle against a pole.
Vintage two-story building with ground-floor shops and parked vehicles.
Black and white photo of a street corner with vintage buildings and a clear sky.
Historic photo of a train depot with freight car, streetcar, tracks, and overhead wires.
Black and white photo of an old industrial building with vintage cars parked outside.
Black and white photo of an old corner building with boarded-up storefronts and a "One Way" sign.
Historic large building with a clock tower, multiple windows, and arches, possibly a school or institutional building, with an open field in front.
Vintage cars parked outside an old single-story building.