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Adam N. Adler Grocery Company
Booth at Municipal Market; 1923 (Adler 3)
Adam N. Adler Grocery Company
Display of products at Municipal Market; 1923 (Adler 1)
Adam N. Adler Grocery Company
Booth at Municipal Market; 1917 (Adler 2)
Adam N. Adler Grocery Company
Display of products at Municipal Market; 1923 (Adler 4)
Akin-Erskine Mill
Photo dated 1900 (Knecht 3193)
Alcoa Warrick Operations
Aerial view of proposed changes in Rt. 66 near the plant (Knecht 976)
Anchor Supply Company
C. early 1960s (Meyer-Schlamp 107)
Arkla Industries
Plant at Franklin and Kentucky Aves.; photo dated June 11, 1989 (11PC-40)
Automobile Shippers, Inc.
Service garage; n.d. (Mesker Steel Collection)
Bakery
Photo taken by Ratliff of New Harmony, IN; c. early 1900s (Phillips 4)
Bakery
Photo taken by Ratliff of New Harmony, IN; c. early 1900s (Phillips 2)
Bement & Seitz Company
Wholesale grocery building at Water and Ingle Sts.; photo dated 1937 (Chandler 7)
Bennighof Nolan Company
C. 1910 (Knecht 3195)
Bernardin Bottle Cap Comapny
New building addition; photo dated 1918 (Knecht 3200)
Berry Plastics Corporation
C. 1995 (16PC 87)
Blount Plow Works
Illinois and Main Sts.; early 1900s (Payne 21)
Brickyard
Probably located on city's west side; early 1900s (Riggs 76)
Briggs
New warehouse; photo dated March 1939 (Mesker Steel Collection)
Briggs
Warehouse under construction; c. late 1930s (Mesker Steel Collection)
Briggs Indiana Corporation
820 E. Columbia St.; photo dated March 23, 1953 (Knecht 861)
Brown Derby Cottages & Grill
S. Kentucky Ave.; photo dated 1937 (Newman Collection)
Bucyrus Erie Company
Employees engaging in "industrial recreation;" photo dated 1919 (Knecht 1968)
Burkhart-Anderson Funeral Home
400 Chandler Ave.; c. 1920 (Knecht 3199)
Cargill Plant
Ohio St.; photo dated November 1981 (6PC 23)
Chrysler Corporation
U.S.A.C. Transport outside the Chrysler plant at 1625 N. Garvin; photo dated November 1951 (Winternheimer 3)
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler employees admiring the one millionth Plymouth automobile manufactured in Evansville; photographed by Edgar M. Greenwell in March 1953 (Winternheimer 12)
Chrysler Corporation
Open house in the Chrysler-Plymouth show room; photographed by Edgar M. Greenwell in November 1954 (Winternheimer 33)
Chrysler Corporation
Truck on display in Chrysler show room; photographed by Edgar M. Greenwell in November 1954 (Winternheimer 44)
Chrysler Corporation
Stringtown Rd.; photo undated (Knecht 3209)
Chrysler Corporation
Aerial view of Chrysler taken in 1948 after plant (formerly Graham Brothers truck plant) was tripled in size; the area is where N. Garvin and Stringtown Rd. converge (Graham 122)
Citizens National Bank
Fourth and Main Sts.; c. 1930 (Winterman 1)
Citizens National Bank
19 NW Fourth St.; photo dated April 10, 1960 (Petroleum Club Collection)
Coal Mine
Unidentified; dated 1909 (Knecht 3215)
Coca-Cola Bottling Works
927 Pennsylvania St.; c. 1983 (5PC-85)
Coffin Company
C. 1900 (Meyer-Schlamp 318)
Cook Brewery (NEW PHOTO)
The F. W. Cook Company, Inc., was located at Seventh and Sycamore streets; founded in 1853, the company closed in 1955, and the building was razed in the 1960s to make way for the Civic Center; photo dated May 26, 1964 (Knecht 1859)
Cotton Mill
Early 1900s (Knecht 796)
Cotton Mill
Located near the present site of the Mead Johnson Co.; c. 1894 (photo from "Souvenir of Evansville, Ind." booklet)
Cotton Mill
Members of the Evansville Country Club fishing at the former cotton mill, which was incorporated into the Mead Johnson Company in 1915; photo probably dates to about that time (Knecht 4224)
Crescent Furniture Company
Photo dated July 31, 1907 (Ahles 4)
Crescent Furniture Company
C. 1907 (Ahles 11)
Crescent Furniture Company
Factory interior; photo dated March 30, 1914 (Ahles 9)
Crescent Furniture Company
Workers assembling furniture in factory; photo dated March 30, 1914 (Ahles 7)
Crescent Furniture Company
301 First Avenue; c. 1905 (Ahles 1)
Crescent Furniture Company
Employees outside factory at 301 First Avenue; dated April 12, 1904 (Ahles 2)
Crescent Furniture Company
Office staff; the man in the center (background) is Henry Schu, and the man at right is Elmer Schu; dated 1914 (Ahles 5)
Crescent Furniture Company
Factory workers; dated 1914 (Ahles 6)
Crescent Furniture Company
Factory workers (note young boys in front row); dated March 30, 1914 (Ahles 8)
Crescent Furniture Company
Office staff; dated March 30, 1914 (Ahles 10)
Crescent Furniture Company
301 First Avenue; c. 1910 (Ahles 12)
DeJeans Place
Fifth and Court Sts.; photo dated 1937 (Knecht 986)
Delta Cream Ice Cream Shop
N. Green River Rd.; c. 1980 (1PC 13)
Dixie Motors Comapny
First Ave. and Ingle St.; c. 1923 (Knecht 893)
E. Andel's Saddlery
Main St.; c. 1910 (Buckwinkel 2)
Elliott's Restaurant
C. 1999 (20PC 31)
Evansville Brewing Association
Sterling Beer advertising sign on top of building in 500 block of Main St.; early 1900s (Deeds 16)
Evansville Brewing Association
Stock house, 330 Fulton Avenue; early 1900s (Deeds 18)
Evansville Brewing Association
Bottling department; early 1900s (Knecht 3247)
Evansville Enameling Company
C. 1920s (Indiana Stove Works Collection)
Evansville Furniture Company
Factory workers assembling furniture; c. 1912 (Belz 2)
Evansville Ice & Storage Company
310-314 NW Eighth St.; c. 1920s (Knecht 782)
Evansville Oil Company
Aftermath of fire in 1920 (Knecht 3709)
Evansville Packing Company
327 E. Morgan St. near Harriet St.; c. 1920s (Knecht 3234)
Evansville Packing Company
Interior of poultry department; early 1900s (Knecht 3229)
Evansville Stockyards
Farmers from Hanson, KY, unloading cattle and hogs; c. 1930s (Knecht 1988)
F. W. Cook Brewing Company
11 NW Seventh St.; c. 1920 (Deeds 21)
F. W. Cook Brewing Company
11 NW Seventh St.; c. 1940s (Donahue 3)
F. W. Cook Company
Brew house and offices, 7th St. at Sycamore; photo dated May 26, 1964 (Knecht 1859)
F. W. Cook Company
C. 1950s (Knecht 494)
Farmers Dairy Company
Main and Michigan Sts.; c. 1930 (Knecht 3256)
Faultless Caster Company
C. 1920 (Knecht 3258)
Fendrich Cigar Company
101 Oakley St. (now Berry Plastics building); c. 1920 (Knecht 3263)
Fendrich Cigar Company
Madisonville distributor W. C. Kell standing next to his truck promoting Charles Denby Cigars; Fendrich Cigar Co. is in the background; c. 1920s (Fendrich 9)
Fendrich Cigar Company
Female employees standing in front of the factory; c. 1920 (Knecht 607)
Fendrich Cigar Company
C. 1900 (Meyer-Schlamp 382)
Fendrich Cigar Company
Female employees in workroom; early 1900s (Elikofer 2)
Finke Furniture Company
C. 1920 (Knecht 3259)
Flying Saucer Cafe
Fifth and Sycamore Sts.; photo dated September 1, 1997 (19PC 41)
Frank's Supermarket
Located at 301 S. Third Ave and razed soon after the photo was taken on June 13, 1959 (Knecht 604)
Fred Miller Bakery
Early 1900s (Knecht 3194)
Fulton Avenue Mercantile Company
C. 1910 (Knecht 27)
Furniture Exchange
Dedication of the building (now known as the Court Building) at Fourth and Court Sts.; photo dated 1909 (Knecht 432)
Geiger Moving Company
Warehouse No. 2; c. 1920 (Meyer-Schlamp 283)
Globe-Bosse Furniture Company
New factory addition at Maryland St. and Ninth Ave.; c. 1915 (Knecht 3264)
Graham Bros. Truck Plant
View of the Speed Truck stock room; c. 1920s (Graham 159)
Graham Brothers Company
Final stage of truck assembly line in plant on Stringtown Rd.; photo dated 1920 (Knecht 218)
Hartmetz Brewery
Founded by John Hartmetz; forerunner to the Sterling Brewery company; c. 1883 (Meyer 111)
Heilman, Geo. P. & Company
Manufacturer of hominy and grits; c. 1890 (Meyer-Schlamp 345)
Heinz Plant
Princeton, IN; c. 1930s (Knecht 4924)
Heldt & Voelker Hardware Company
W. Franklin St.; c. 1984 (6PC 16)
Heldt & Voelker Hardware Company
Display window; photo dated July 20, 1984 (6PC 121)
Heldt & Voelker Hardware Company
Detail of exterior ornamentation; photo dated July 20, 1984 (6PC 119)
Heldt & Voelker Hardware Company
Store interior; photo dated September 12, 1984 (6PC 127)
Heldt Company
201-205 N. Main St.; c. 1915 (Knecht 3273)
Helfrich Pottery Works
Employees pose near a kiln; business was located at St. Joseph Ave. and Maryland St.; c. 1915-1920 (Helfrich 1)
Helfrich Pottery Works
Employees pose inside of plant, which was located at St. Joseph Ave. and Maryland St.; photo dated c. 1915-1920 (Helfrich 2)
Hilltop Inn
1100 Harmony Way; c. 1979 (1PC 29)
Hoosier Lamp & Stamping Corporation
New addition to business; photo dated November 1937 (Knecht 2230)
House of Crane
Wholesale cigar shop on Main St.; c. 1920 (Fendrich 64)
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