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Views of Evansville and Region
Deaconess Hospital Neighborhood
View towards the west from hospital complex; St. Anthony's Catholic Church, near intersection of First Ave. and Columbia St., is visible in top right; photo dated September 1986 (Deaconess 1)
Downtown
Looking towards the (south)east; the F. W. Cook Brewing Co. (flag flying atop its tower), located on Seventh St., can be seen in the distance (Deeds 49)
Downtown
Central High School tower visible at left; to right is Assumption Catholic Church steeple; photo dated October 18, 1928 (Bolin 3)
Downtown
The Vanderburgh County Courthouse is at left, and Central High School's tower is visible at the right; c. 1960 (Meyer-Schlamp 507)
Downtown
Aftermath of a fire in 1951 (smoke in center) on Main St. between Third and Fourth Sts.; Shear's Department Store is in the center foreground (Knecht 885)
Downtown
Central Union Bank (later, the Hulman-Vectren Building) on NW Fourth St.; the Old Courthouse, Court Building, and Sears Company can be seen at right; c. 1930 (Knecht 791)
Downtown
St. Mary's Catholic Church steeple at left; the new McCurdy Hotel under construction (center, near the river); c. 1916 (Payne 31)
Downtown
Looking towards Main St. from the roof of the Post Office and Customs House; building also housed the U. S. Weather Bureau quarters; c. 1917 (Post Office 43)
Downtown
View from Third St., looking towards the river; c. 1920s (Knecht 4493)
Downtown
View from Reitz Hill at night; photo dated 1983 (Center City 23)
Downtown
View from Citizens Bank on Main St., looking southeast (St. Mary's Catholic Church at upper right); photo dated 1928 (Gaisser 12)
Downtown
View towards the southeast, with the Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse in center; c. 1920s (Knecht 1009)
Downtown
View towards the east; Central High School is at lower left, Assumption Church (Seventh St.) near the center, and to right of church is Cook's Brewery (white smokestack); c. 1930s (Meyer-Schlamp 99)
Downtown
View towards the southeast; the roof of the Hulman-Vectren building is at lower left, and St. Mary's Catholic Church is visible at upper right; c. 1930s (Meyer-Schlamp 100)
Downtown
Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse in background (view towards the intersection of Fourth and Vine Sts.); early 1900s (Knecht 3192)
Downtown
View of downtown (center background) from far west side of city (lumber yard in foreground by the river); photo dated December 6, 1928 (Meyer-Schlamp 185)
Downtown
View of the city (in hazy distance) from the far west side; early 1900s (Knecht 3816)
Downtown
Barge headed toward the riverfront (old Courthouse in upper left corner); photo dated 1985 (7PC 51)
Downtown
General area where the Civic Center now is: Seventh St. (now Martin Luther King Dr.) runs through center of image; old Central High School at lower left; c. 1950s (Knecht 151)
Downtown
Looking towards the Ohio River (photo from a book published in April 1932 by the City Planning Publishing Co., Boston)
Downtown (Part 1 of 2)
Looking towards the Ohio River, probably from the top of the Courthouse (Holy Trinity Church tower in center of photo); c. 1935 (Knecht 3453)
Downtown (Part 2 of 2)
Looking towards the west (Mead Johnson Terminal and Reitz Hill visible in background); c. 1935 (Knecht 3453)
Downtown-East Side
Main St. (center street) curves to the left; near center are the old CE&I railroad station and depot; Assumption Cathedral and F. W. Cook Brewing Co. are in lower left; c. 1960s (VC 34)
Downtown-Near North Side
Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse in foreground; photo dated 1986 (8PC-96)
Downtown-Near North Side
NW Riverside Dr. (bottom) turns into Fulton Ave. at left, with Division St. intersecting middle of picture; c. 1960 (Fitzgerald 78)
Downtown-Near North Side
The Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse, Court building, and Sears building (under construction in foreground); c. 1925 (Willard Library Collection)
Evansville-Henderson Bridge
C. 1940 (Knecht 886)
First Avenue and Franklin Street
View looking southeast towards downtown Evansville, taken from the roof of the Crescent Furniture Co.; pre-1910 (Sabel 11)
Highway 41 (North)
Airport and present-day Whirlpool factory visible in upper left; Sunset Drive-In Theater (white area), upper right; c. 1950s (Winterman 62)
L & N Railroad Depot
Fulton Ave. at NW Second St. (depot in upper right of intersection); c. 1930s (Miscellaneous Collection 593)
Lincoln Gardens Site
View of area cleared for construction of the Lincoln Gardens housing project (Lincoln High School is in foreground); photo dated 1937 (Knecht 780)
Methodist Hill (Newburgh, IN)
Looking north from the Ohio River; early 1900s (Knecht 4831)
Mt. Vernon, Indiana
The commercial and residential areas near the riverfront; the County Courthouse is at the center of picture; c. 1940s (VC 35)
Newburgh, Indiana
Looking east towards Evansville down the Ohio River; c. 1915 (Knecht 5073)
North Side
The Republic Aviation plant (under construction) is visible at center left, and the airport is at center right; 1942 (Marchand 16)
North Side-Airport
Airport located between Highway 41 (left) and runway; c. 1940s (VC 52)
Oak Hill Cemetery
View of region around Oak Hill Cemetery; c. 1920s (Knecht 2110)
Pigeon Creek-West Side
Pigeon Creek, bounded by W. Franklin St. to the north, Eighth Ave. (west), and Seventh Ave. (east), where it empties into the Ohio River; c. 1888 (Marchand 1027)
Riverfront
Photo dated 1919 (Knecht 871)
Riverfront
View from across the Ohio River; c. 1916-1923 (Knecht 3796)
Riverfront and Downtown
Photo dated 1960 (Fitzgerald 2)
Stringtown-North Garvin Street
Foreground: former Graham Bros./Chrysler-Plymouth Plant buildings; c. 1950s (Fitzgerald 7)
Water Works Plant
C. 1940s (VC 46)
Water Works Plant
Looking south across the Ohio River towards Kentucky; c. 1940s (VC 47)
West Side
Preparations for the pavement and extension of Highway 62 west of St. Joseph Ave.; the arrow (foreground) designates the Barker Ave. overpass; photo dated June 23, 1956 (Knecht 697)
West Side
Lumberyard in foreground; c. 1890s-1910 (Riggs 10)
West Side
Mesker Park area; c. 1930 (Knecht 1468)
West Side
Looking northeast from Reitz Hill; c. 1930s-1940s (Meyer-Schlamp 1033)
West Side
Spires of St. Boniface Church visible in the distance; c. 1920s - 1930s (Henry Meyer Collection)
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