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Buildings: Civic/Government
City Hall
Third and Walnut Sts.; photo dated 1909 (Knecht 240)
City Hall
Photo taken "prior to 1916" (Knecht 527)
City Hall
C. 1894 (photo from "Souvenir of Evansville, Ind." booklet)
Civic Center
Fountain at rear of City-County Administration building; c. 1980 (2PC-100)
Civic Center
View from the Old National Bank building at Sixth and Main Sts.; c. 1970s (Petroleum Club Collection)
Civic Center (NEW PHOTO)
New city-county government building; c. 1970 (Miscellaneous Collection)
Civic Circle
Rendering of new government complex proposed by Evansville's Future, Inc.; c. early 1960s (Sears Collection)
Coliseum
Construction of building; dated late 1916 (Knecht 476)
Coliseum
Formally named the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum; photo depicts the building in 1917, shortly after its construction (Knecht 4439)
Coliseum
Photo dated October 6, 1999 (20 PC-1)
Coliseum
Construction of the first exhibit in new building; c. 1917 (Knecht 4434)
Coliseum
First automobile show in new building; c. 1917 (Knecht 4435)
Coliseum
Audience inside the Coliseum on April 6, 1932 (Knecht 1961)
Coliseum
Photo dated January 20, 1925 (or 1928) (Knecht 2106)
Coliseum
Detail of sculpture designed by George Honig near the entrance to the Coliseum; photo dated 1917 (Knecht 1960)
Coliseum
Attendees of furniture and stove market convention held in April 1921 (Knecht 1038)
Coliseum
300 Court St.; c. 1996 (17PC 73)
Coliseum
Interior of auditorium; c. 1996 (17PC 67)
Coliseum
Detail of entrance door; c. 1996 (17PC 72)
Coliseum
Interior view showing the stage; c. 1996 (17PC 68)
County Courthouse
Main at Third Sts. (Payne 29)
County Courthouse
Main and Third Sts.; the building was razed in 1886 (Meyer-Schlamp 126)
County Courthouse Annex
Building formerly the Fourth Street M. E. Church in 200 block of NW Fourth St. (next to the Old Jail); photo dated January 1931 (Knecht 1446)
Courthouse and Jail
Rockport, IN; c. 1920 (Knecht 5132)
Federal Building
Named in honor of Winfield K. Denton, U. S. Congress from Indiana's Eighth District; c. 1996 (17PC 100)
Hose House No. 15
Grand and Washington Ave.; c. 1920 (Knecht 406)
Hose House No. 1
Third and Walnut Sts.; photo dated 1909 (Knecht 234)
Hose House No. 1
Unidentified men examining the firebell; photo dated 1936 (Knecht 1894)
Hose House No. 10
C. 1970s (Sonntag 1)
Hose House No. 12
1409 First Ave.; photo dated 1999 (21PC 36)
Hose House No. 15
960 S. Grand Ave.; c. 1910 (Marchand 1774)
Hose House No. 3
Located on the southeast corner of Fourth Ave. and W. Indiana St.; c. late 1970s (Marchand 2282)
Hose House No. 5
St. Joseph Ave., just north of Pennsylvania Ave.; photo dated October 1984 (6PC 68)
Hose House No. 7
Located at Dearborn and Delmar in Howell; top floor housed public library, and bottom floor was Hose House; photo dated 1923 (Knecht 4024)
Hose House No. 8
W. Columbia St.; photo dated 1902 (EPL 2)
Municipal Market
Looking south on First Ave. towards Pennsylvania St.; c. 1920 (Knecht 800)
Municipal Market
Interior view; c. 1920s (Miscellaneous Collection)
Municipal Market
Looking north at First Ave. and Pennsylvania St. (note horse trough in middle of intersection); c. 1940s (VC 29)
National Guard Armory
201 S. Rotherwood; c. 1980 (2PC 94)
National Guard Armory
Under construction on S. Rotherwood; photo by 113th Photo Section, 38th Division Aviation, Indiana National Guard, c. 1938 (Knecht 2402)
National Guard Armory
C. 1987 (9PC 34)
National Guard Armory (NEW PHOTO)
201 S. Rotherwood; c. 1970s (Miscellaneous Collection)
Old Vanderburgh County Jail
208 NW Fourth St.; built in 1890; photo undated (Misc. 83)
Old Vanderburgh County Jail
A guard on duty during the 1904 race riot (Knecht 4020)
Old Vanderburgh County Jail
Photo dated 1999 (21PC 9)
Old Vanderburgh County Jail
Looking northwest towards the Coliseum; c. 1979 (Marchand 308)
Old Vanderburgh County Jail
Photo dated 1980 (Marchand 2436)
Police Station
Third and Walnut Sts.; photo dated 1916 (Knecht 4414)
Police Station
Photo dated 1906 (Knecht 764)
Post Office and Customs House
Under renovation; photo dated July 1, 1916 (Post Office 5)
Post Office and Customs House
Under renovation; photo dated August 3, 1916 (Post office 7)
Post Office and Customs House
Under renovation; photo dated February 1, 1917 (Post Office 19)
Post Office and Customs House
Interior under renovation; photo dated September 1, 1917 (Post Office 30)
Post Office and Customs House
Postal employees; c. 1917 (Post Office 3)
Post Office and Customs House
Postal employees on the steps of the Post Office; c. 1917 (Post Office 2)
Post Office and Customs House
View from NW Second and Vine Sts.; photo dated 1985 (7PC 49)
Post Office and Customs House
Photo dated January 4, 1927 (Meyer-Schlamp 128)
Post Office and Customs House
C. 1980 (Powell 2)
Post Office and Customs House
The kiosk in the foreground contained weather instruments; photo dated winter 1914 (Knecht 4412)
Post Office and Customs House
C. 1999 (21PC 75)
Post Office and Customs House
100 NW Second St.; photo dated 1979 (Marchand 2740)
Roberts Stadium
Under construction; photo dated 1955 (Kleindorfer 7)
Roberts Stadium (NEW PHOTO)
Under construction in 1955 (Miscellaneous-Legeman Collection)
Roberts Stadium (NEW PHOTO)
Under construction in 1955 (Miscellaneous-Legeman Collection)
Roberts Stadium (NEW PHOTO)
Shrine Circus, possibly the first held in new stadium; c. 1956 (Miscellaneous-Legeman Collection)
Roberts Stadium (NEW PHOTO)
Concert (?) in new stadium; c. 1956 (Miscellaneous-Legeman Collection)
Vanderburgh County Courthouse
Looking southeast between Fourth and Fifth Sts.; c. 1915 (Knecht 1865)
Vanderburgh County Courthouse
Detail of building (note the man on the upper ledge, just left of center); early 1900s (Knecht 3112)
Vanderburgh County Courthouse
C. 1920 (Knecht 3113)
Vanderburgh County Courthouse
Looking northwest; the Coliseum is visible in the upper left corner; c. 1980s (Marchand 1828)
Vanderburgh County Courthouse
Photo dated January 4, 1927 (Meyer-Schlamp 129)
Vanderburgh County Courthouse
In background at left are an old German Methodist church (later used as an annex by the county), the steeple of Holy Trinity Church, and the Vanderburgh County jailhouse; photo dated 1909 (Knecht 765)
Vanderburgh County Courthouse
C. 1979 (Marchand 306)
Vanderburgh County Courthouse
Detail of exterior sculpture; photo dated 1999 (21PC 4)
Water Works and Filter Plant
C. 1915 (Knecht 4424)
Water Works Filter Plant
Interior view showing filters; c. 1910 (Knecht 4431)
Water Works Plant
Under construction in 1909 (Knecht 4426)
Water Works Plant
Photo dated 1937 (Knecht 2051)
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