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Title |
Men playing instruments at the Bluffton Water Works, Bluffton, Indiana, 1886 |
Catalog Number |
ia-0308-0002 |
Description |
Men playing a guitar and banjo on the lawn of the Bluffton Water Works, a one story brick building with a tower. The writing at the bottom of the photograph reads "Nathan Linn Right / Lew [Lewis L.] DeHaven Left 1886." According to the Directory of Wells County and City of Bluffton, Indiana, 1908, Leroy was a musican and his father (Walter B. DeHaven) served as superintendent of the Bluffton Water Works. Sanborn Fire Insurance Company maps show this building near the southeast corner of Liberty and East Washington Streets. As of 2018 it is the site of the Bluffton Electric Department. |
Geographic Location |
514 East Washington Street, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, United States |
Subjects |
Waterworks Water towers Public utility companies Water supply Musical instruments Banjos Guitars Bluffton (Ind.) Wells County (Ind.) |
Date of Original |
1886 |
Year Range Begin |
1886 |
Year Range End |
1886 |
Process |
Albumen prints |
Format |
Card photographs |
Type |
Still Image |
Collection Name |
Kevin Kastner Collection |
Copyright |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Rights |
The Indiana Album, Inc. believes that this item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. |
Terms of Use |
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Catalog date |
2018-11-12 |