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Title |
Mills Memorial Fountain and Market Street, Thorntown, Indiana, circa 1911 |
Catalog Number |
ia-0214-0302 |
Description |
Postmarked July 5, 1911. Birds'-eye view of businesses near Mills Memorial Fountain, one of four fountains on Main Street funded by Brigadier General Anson Mills in honor of his parents. This view looks north on North Market Street from the West Main Street intersection. The First Methodist Episcopal Church is in the distance. This 32-foot fountain with two bowls and a large basin was surrounded by a metal fence with street lights. It stood from 1909 until 1944, when plans for State Road 47 (along Main Street), led to the removal of the fountain. It is assumed that it was melted down and one source states it was sacrificed as part of World War II's scrap drive. The head was later in the collection of the Thorntown Heritage Museum. In 2007 the Thorntown Public Library commissioned a replica of part of the fountain from the original plans. "Helen at the Well" is at the entrance to the library. |
Geographic Location |
North Market and West Main Streets, Thorntown, Boone County, Indiana, United States |
Subjects |
Fountains Street scenes Commercial streets Thorntown (Ind.) Boone County (Ind.) |
Date of Original |
1911, circa |
Year Range Begin |
1907 |
Year Range End |
1911 |
Process |
Photographic prints |
Format |
Postcards |
Type |
still image |
Copyright |
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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. |
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Catalog date |
2017-03-15 |