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Title |
Virginia Avenue looking northwest from Shelby Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1888 |
Catalog Number |
ia-0001-c003-0080 |
Description |
Fountain Square neighborhood businesses visible include George J. Shickentanz Fountain Exchange [tavern or bar with Mail Pouch Tobacco sign on side of building]; George B. Whitaker Flour and Feed at 663 Virginia Avenue; a coal, wood, and coke business at 655 Virginia; and F. W. Rosebrock & Co. Groceries at 666. The fountain with gas lights and a statue known as the Lady of the Fountain or Subscription Fountain (erected in 1885, bronzed iron cast by J. L. Mott iron works) is in the foreground at the intersection of Virginia, Prospect, and Shelby. To the left is the steeple of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Illustration from "Indianapolis Illustrated," published by H. R. Page & Company, Chicago, 1889. |
Geographic Location |
Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States |
Subjects |
Grocery stores Dirt roads Street scenes Commercial streets Fountains Fountain Square Neighborhood (Ind.) Indianapolis (Ind.) Marion County (Ind.) |
Date of Original |
1888, circa |
Year Range Begin |
1887 |
Year Range End |
1889 |
Process |
Photomechanical prints |
Type |
still image |
Collection Name |
Joan Hostetler Collection |
Copyright |
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Rights |
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Catalog date |
2016-09-13 |