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Square Deal BBQ and Gas Station
Beverly Shores, Indiana
Date: 1929
Source Type: Unknown
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not applicable
Collection: Mike Fleming
Remark: The house visible in the center of this image is the
home of the Louis H. Joers family. Louis was the youngest son of August (1866-1950) and Augusta Bartels Joers (1867-1943), and the grandson of John (1820-1901) and Eliza Bolzien Joers (1822-1894), German immigrants.
Today [2020], this area is now the site of Dunes Antiques and Beverly Shores post office.
The Joers family operated a large dairy farm on 120 acres in the eastern one-half of Section 10 in Pine Township, Porter County, Indiana. August Joers was a leader in the local Democratic political circles, served as Pine Township Trustee, as did his sons, and was once mentioned as a candidate for governor of Indiana. Joers family members also resided in houses east of today's antique shop.
The structures in this image may have been located in unincorporated Porter County as the Beverly Shores town limits extended 185 feet south of the center line of U.S. Route 12.
It is possible that the individuals visible in this image are members of the Joers family.
Information courtesy of Carl O. Reed.
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Dunn's Bridge Over the Kankakee River
Kankakee River, Porter County, Indiana
Date: 1965
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Kouts Centennial Book (1965)
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The original Dunn's Bridge was erected during the 1880s by Isaac Dunn, a native of Maine residing in Jasper County, as a means of moving his farming equipment from one side of the Kankakee River to the other side.
In an article published in the October 23, 1897, issue of The Westchester Tribune, an individual signing themselves as “A Taxpayer” had become annoyed with the fact that P. E. Lane of the Lane Bridge & Iron Works, who was from Illinois, was receiving numerous contracts to construct bridge spans throughout Porter County. “A Taxpayer” complained that the county commissioners were allowing “old iron of the World’s Fair, corroded, rusty, and full of holes” to be “dumped on the people of Porter county.”
In this same article, it is also mentioned that the auditor of Porter County had paid the Lane Bridge & Iron Works on November 13, 1895, for the construction of “Dunn’s bridge.” Thus, Dunn’s Bridge was constructed in November and December of 1895 by the Lane Bridge & Iron Works using iron originating from buildings that were razed after the conclusion of the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago.
Between 1895 and 1897, the Lane Bridge & Iron Works had constructed at least six other bridges using discarded World’s Fair iron in Porter County.
Three of these bridges were located in Westchester Township, one being the bridge over Coffee Creek in Chesterton where today’s Porter Avenue now spans this creek, another spanning Coffee Creek on today's Brummitt Road (just west of the Brummitt School), and the third being located just west of the present day Howe Road bridge over the Little Calumet River.
One thirty-six foot long trestle bridge was constructed in Morgan Township over Crooked Creek on present day Indiana State Road 49, just north of County Road 500 South. Another bridge was built in Washington Township just west of present day County Road 400 East along Indiana State Road 2. Finally, in Jackson Township, the Lane Bridge & Iron Company constructed a bridge where present day Mander Road spans Coffee Creek, which was replaced in the 1970s.
Dunn’s Bridge is the only known surviving bridge that the Lane Bridge & Iron Works built in Porter County. In 1895, Porter County paid Lane Bridge & Iron Works $3,613.45 for the materials to construct Dunn's Bridge. It is unclear from the source of this information as to whether this represented one-half of the materials costs, with Jasper County paying the other one-half, or if this amount was the total cost of materials.
The iron bridge span seen in this image was erected to replace the original wood bridge structure built by Isaac Dunn. It has long been rumored that the Dunn's Bridge iron framing was constructed from iron trusses taken from the world's first Ferris wheel that operated at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. This rumor is untrue since the top of the bridge arch flattens out and, more importantly, the 1893 Ferris wheel from the World's Columbian Exposition was removed to St. Louis, Missouri, for use at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition - being dynamited on May 11, 1906, and sold for scrap. Thus, the bridge's construction predated the dismantling of the Ferris wheel by many years.
The bridge trusses did indeed originate from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, but they originated from one or more of the domed or barrel-arched structures that were dismantled after the exposition. One persistent theory is that the arches for Dunn's Bridge were obtained from the dismantled Administration Building from the World's Columbian Exposition.
Sources:
Centennial Committee. 1965. Kouts Centennial, 1865-1965. Kouts, Indiana: Centennial Committee. 181 p.
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; December 25, 1897; Volume 14, Number 37, Page 1, Columns 1-2. Column titled "The News of the Week. Taxpayer of Valparaiso Throws a Bombshell Into Camp by Claiming the County Commissioners Have a New Bird to Throw Money at."
Nichols, Kay Folsom. 1965 The Kankakee: Chronicle of an Indiana River and Its Fabled Marshes. Brooklyn, New York: Theodore Gaus' Sons, Inc. 209 p.
The Westchester Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; October 23, 1897; Volume 14, Number 28, Page 1, Columns 3-5. Column titled "Those Iron Bridges. A Correspondent Asks Pertinent Questions About Them. And is Answered With the Testimony Given by Chairman Fulton of the County Board of Commissioners, Who Makes Some Startling Admissions."
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Date: 1920
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Will Voss
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This photograph is labeled "Orchestra" and was taken at Polk's School of Piano Tuning. Caleb Clark Polk was the proprietor of this school, which was established in 1896 and incorporated in 1900. The school was initially located within a house located at the northeast corner of Indiana Avenue and Lafayette Street in Valparaiso, and would shortly thereafter move to the old Merchant's Hotel building south of the courthouse square. In January 1921, Polk sold his school to C. M. Towne of Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, and William R. Powell of Oklahoma. Powell became president of the company and began to relocate the school to LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Polk's School of Piano Tuning was located on what historically has been called the Excelsior Block, which is located on the southeast corner of Mechanic Avenue (now Indiana Avenue) and Washington Street. Constructed in 1858, the structure was initially used for many years as housing by private families and a place where rooms were rented out. Later, the building became known as the Winchell House. In 1875, the structure became known as the Merchant's Hotel, with Thomas T. Maulsby as proprietor; the Merchant's Hotel was a leading hotel in Porter County for many years. Polk's School of Piano Tuning then became the primary tenant of the building, and later the Court Hotel, operated by Charles Kenyon. The structure was destroyed by fire in 1927, ending its 69 years of existence.
This photograph was included in an album of photographs that appear to have been taken by Will Voss between 1919 and 1921. Most of the photographs in the album are labeled and dated. The bulk of the photographs in the album were taken in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
It is apparent from the photographs taken in and around Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, that Will Voss was a student at Polk's School of Piano Tuning in Valparaiso.
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Date: 1920
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Will Voss
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This photograph is labeled "Office of piano school" and was taken at Polk's School of Piano Tuning. Caleb Clark Polk was the proprietor of this school, which was established in 1896 and incorporated in 1900. The school was initially located within a house located at the northeast corner of Indiana Avenue and Lafayette Street in Valparaiso, and would shortly thereafter move to the old Merchant's Hotel building south of the courthouse square. In January 1921, Polk sold his school to C. M. Towne of Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, and William R. Powell of Oklahoma. Powell became president of the company and began to relocate the school to LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Polk's School of Piano Tuning was located on what historically has been called the Excelsior Block, which is located on the southeast corner of Mechanic Avenue (now Indiana Avenue) and Washington Street. Constructed in 1858, the structure was initially used for many years as housing by private families and a place where rooms were rented out. Later, the building became known as the Winchell House. In 1875, the structure became known as the Merchant's Hotel, with Thomas T. Maulsby as proprietor; the Merchant's Hotel was a leading hotel in Porter County for many years. Polk's School of Piano Tuning then became the primary tenant of the building, and later the Court Hotel, operated by Charles Kenyon. The structure was destroyed by fire in 1927, ending its 69 years of existence.
This photograph was included in an album of photographs that appear to have been taken by Will Voss between 1919 and 1921. Most of the photographs in the album are labeled and dated. The bulk of the photographs in the album were taken in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
It is apparent from the photographs taken in and around Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, that Will Voss was a student at Polk's School of Piano Tuning in Valparaiso.
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Calumet Mining Company
Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho
Date: 1906
Source Type: Stock Certificate
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Goes Lithographing Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Calumet Mining Company, located in Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho, was incorporated in the State of Idaho on September 25, 1906. The company forfeited its corporate status on December 2, 1916, due to inactivity.
The company was founded by Owen Dugan, of Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho, and M. J. Murphy and Fred Muse, both being residents of Burke, Shoshone County, Idaho. The purposes for which the corporation was formed were: "acquiring, purchasing, leasing, owning and operating of lands, mines, mining claims, water rights, smelters, reduction works, mills, machinery and electric and steam power plants...."
Source:
The Idaho Press, Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho; September 22, 1906; Volume 13, Number 6, Page 5, Column 1. Column titled "New Incorporations. Calumet Mining Company."
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WHITE PINE LOG STORAGE AT CAMP SEVEN.
Date: 1907
Source Type: Photograph Booklet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: F. D. Straffin, Inland Printing Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Remark: Camp Seven was officially referred to as Camp 7-1 Moose Creek Dam. The camp was located at in the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 26, Township 41 North, Range 1 West Boise Meridian, about 1.5 miles northwest of Bovill, Latah County, Idaho. The camp fully operated from 1907 through 1914, though some activity was taking place in the camp as early as 1905. The camp was one of the Potlatch Lumber Company's first camps in the area.
The logs visible here are being stored on Moose Creek, which had been dammed.
This photograph is contained in a view booklet published under the authority of the Potlatch Lumber Company in 1907. The purpose of the booklet was to induce individuals to locate in the company town of Potlatch, Latah County, Idaho, and work for the company. The town of Potlatch was founded in 1905. At the time the sawmill in Potlatch was constructed, it was one of the largest in the United States, and the largest white pine sawmill in the world.
Sources
Farbo, Tom. 1996. White Pine Wobblies and Wannigans: A History of Potlatch Logging Camps. Lewiston, Idaho: Steeley Print and Binding. 356 p.
Straffin, F. D. 1907. Potlatch Lumber Company, Manufacturers of Fine Lumber: Idaho White Pine, Western Pine and Larch. Spokane, Washington: Inland Printing Company. 70 p.
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A. W. LAIRD ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER.
Date: 1907
Source Type: Photograph Booklet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: F. D. Straffin, Inland Printing Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Remark: Allison White Laird, the son of John and Charlotte (Jarvis) Laird, was born December 7, 1863, in Chippewa Falls, Pope County, Minnesota, and died of cancer on April 30, 1931, in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California.
The Potlatch Lumber Company's mill located in Potlatch, Latah County, Idaho, began operating on September 11, 1906. The September 14, 1906, issue of the Palouse Republic newspaper reported that "The first log cut will be white pine and the lumber will be fashioned into a desk for assistant manager A. W. Laird." Hence, the desk shown in this image may be from that first log.
This photograph is contained in a view booklet published under the authority of the Potlatch Lumber Company in 1907. The purpose of the booklet was to induce individuals to locate in the company town of Potlatch, Latah County, Idaho, and work for the company. The town of Potlatch was founded in 1905. At the time the sawmill in Potlatch was constructed, it was one of the largest in the United States, and the largest white pine sawmill in the world.
Sources
Peterson, Keith C. 1987. Company Town: Potlatch, Idaho, and the Potlatch Lumber Company. Pullman, Washington: Washington state University Press. 284 p.
Straffin, F. D. 1907. Potlatch Lumber Company, Manufacturers of Fine Lumber: Idaho White Pine, Western Pine and Larch. Spokane, Washington: Inland Printing Company. 70 p.
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The Inca Trail is a magnificent, well preserved Inca Trail route which connects Machu Picchu with what once were other regions of the Inca Empire, and today it is one of the world’s most popular treks. This four-day walk goes from the highlands of 4,200mts and down through the cloud forests to finally arrive at Machu Picchu - 2,380mts.
DAY 01. - Between 06:00 and 06:30 we pick you up at your hotel in our private bus. Ensure you have your original passport and ISIC student card (if applicable – for a discount on entree fee to Machu Picchu).
The journey by bus to km 82 (the starting point for the Inca Trail) takes approximately 3 hours. Once we get there and are all ready to go, this first day will have us walking mostly through the valley. It starts at 2380m with a small climb to a plateau overlooking the Incan site of Llactapata and rewards you with superb views of Mount Veronica. Walking times are always approximate depending on weather conditions, group ability and other factors, but generally you will walk about 2-3 hours before lunch. Then after lunch we walk on just past the village of Wayllabamba to reach our first campsite at 3000m.
Approx 14km, 6 hours walking this day at Inca Trail.
DAY 02. - Day 2 is the most difficult day as you Inca Trail walk from about 3000m to 4200m — the highest pass of the trek (known as Dead Woman’s Pass – but don’t be discouraged!). You can walk at your own pace and stop to get your breath whenever you like. You’ll find your energy returns once you continue down to the valley of Pacaymayo, where we camp at 3600m.
You can hire a porter from the village of Wayllabamba to carry your pack to the top of this pass for approximately 70 soles. If you wish to do so you must organize and pay this money directly to the person who carries your items, and please check your belongings upon receiving them at the end of this service as these people are not Sap Adventures staff.
This is the coldest night at Inca Trail; between +2/+4 degrees Celsius (in December) and -3/-5 degrees Celsius (in June). Approx 12km, 7 hours walking this day at Inca Trail.
DAY 03.- Day 3 is exceptionally beautiful because of the ruins you will witness and the incredible stone Inca Trail you walk one, and also because there is a lot more downhill than uphill! However, there are about 2000 stairs descending from the ruins of Phuyupatamarca to those of Wiñaywayna, so take care with your knees. If you have had knee or ankle injuries an extra porter is recommended so that you are not carrying extra weight and overstressing your joints. There is a guided tour of all the ruins on the way. Camping is usually at Wiñaywayna 2700 mtrs.
Take extra care of your personal belongings at this campsite as all the tours campsites are nearby. As usual, always keep your daypack containing your valuables with you. The only hot shower on the Inca Trail is on this third night at Wiñaywayna. There is a hostel near the campsite with an 8min hot shower for 5 soles, and a bar and restaurant where you can purchase bottled water.
Approx 16km, 6 hours walking this day on Inca Trail.
DAY 04.- We get up extremely early to arrive at the magical Intipunku "The Gate of the Sun" as the first rays begin illuminating the lost city of Machu Picchu down bellow. A further 20 min walk down from here takes us to the famous view from the terraces at the end of the trail. It is a good time to take pictures before the 10:30 crowds arrive. Your tour of Machu Picchu should last about 2 hours and finish between 10:30 and 11:00am. Then you have free time to climb Huayna Picchu if you wish (This is the famous peak in the background of most images of Machu Picchu. The trek is about 90 minutes). A maximum of 400 hikers can climb this mountain per day so if you are determined then start immediately after your tour! Or, of course, you may simply just collapse under a tree and quietly reflect in amazement at the mystery, the architectural achievement and beauty of Machu Picchu.
From Machu Picchu, it is a pleasant walk through sub-tropical jungle down to Aguas Calientes (about 45 mins), but if you are weary you may also take a bus – the $7 bus ticket is included and your guide will give you the ticket.
Once in Aguas Calientes you can have a hot shower, and then store your backpack while you go to have lunch, visit the hot springs or shop around the village.
If you are not extending your stay for one night in Aguas Calientes*, you will leave around 6pm to return to Cusco by train or by a combination of train & bus. Please note that during the high season there are a number of different departure times for the trains that run only to Ollantaytambo, from where buses run onwards till Cusco. The type of return journey depends simply on availability. You will arrive back in Cusco around 9 - 9.30pm.
Approx 7km, 2 hours walking this day on Inca Trail.
LOGIE-BUCHAN, a parish, in the district of Ellon, county of Aberdeen, 2 miles (E. by S.) from Ellon; containing 713 inhabitants.
The word Logie, expressive of a low-lying spot, was given to this place on account of its applicability to the tract in which the church is situated; while the affix is descriptive of the position of the parish in that part of the county called Buchan.
Logie-Buchan Parish Church is located on the southern slope of the River Ythan valley, in gently rolling countryside with small fields, rough grazing and enclosures of trees. There is a narrow trackway and footbridge across the river a short distance to the north. The church stands in a sloping graveyard, bounded by a rubble wall. The large former manse is positioned to the south and the church itself closed recently and a new use had not been found when it was visited (2012).
A church here was granted to Aberdeen Cathedral by David II in 1361, while the current church was built in the late 18th century with later additions and alterations.
Description (exterior)
The church is a small, simple building with little architectural detailing. It is aligned roughly east-west and has harled, rubble walls and a slate roof. There are narrow strips of granite stone around the windows and doors. The church is rectangular on plan, with a small, gabled porch and a lean-to vestry at the west end.
The east elevation has a hipped or piended roof rather than a gable. There are two rectangular windows with simple timber tracery and small panes of leaded glass. There has clearly been alterations carried out at this end of the church, shown by two blocked openings, a doorway and window, in the centre of the east elevation.
The north elevation of the church has four equally-spaced rectangular windows, each with simple tracery and latticed glazing. The opposite south elevation has two larger rectangular windows, towards the centre, again with tracery and latticed glazing.
The west end of the church has a small, gabled porch with a rectangular doorway on the south side, which is the main entrance into the church. There is a rectangular window in the west gable of this porch and a tall chimney rises from the apex, serving a fireplace in the small lean-to vestry extension to the north of the porch. The church has a tall gable at the west end, topped by an ashlar-built bellcote, which has a stone ball finial.
Description (interior)
Some of the fittings remain in the church but are likely to be removed if and when a new use is found for the church, which is no longer in use.
People / Organisations:
Name RoleDates Notes
William RuxtonRecast the interior 1912
Robert MaxwellMade the church bell1728
Events:
Church built on site of older church (1787)
Porch and vestry added to west (1891)
Interior recast (1912)
Logie-Buchan is separated on the east from the German Ocean by the parish of Slains, and is intersected by the river Ythan.
The river abounds with various kinds of trout, also with salmon, eels, lounders, and mussels; and pearls are still occasionally found.
It has a ferry opposite the parish church, where its breadth at low water is about sixty yards; and two boats are kept, one for general passengers, and the other, a larger boat, for the conveyance of the parishioners to church from the northern side.
A tradition has long prevailed that the largest pearl in the crown of Scotland was obtained in the Ythan; and it appears that, about the middle of the last century, £100 were paid by a London jeweller to gentleman in Aberdeen, for pearls found in the river.
Most of the inhabitants of the district are employed in agricultural pursuits, a small brick-work recently established being the only exception.
The great north road from Aberdeen passes through the parish, and the mail and other public coaches travel to and fro daily. On another road, leading to the shipping-port of Newburgh, the tenantry have a considerable traffic in grain, lime, and coal, the last procured from England, and being the chief fuel.
The river Ythan is navigable for lighters often or twelve tons' burthen at high water. The marketable produce of the parish is sent to Aberdeen. Logie- Buchan is ecclesiastically in the presbytery of Ellon, synod of Aberdeen, and in the patronage of Mr. Buchan.
The church was built in 1787, and contains 400 sittings.
Cemeteries - Presbyterian / Unitarian
Logie Buchan Parish Church, Logie-Buchan, Church of Scotland
The church of Logie-Buchan was dedicated to St Andrew.
St Andrew's Church was built in 1787 and has been much altered. It contains a 1728 bell.
Logie-Buchan (Aberdeen, Buchan). Also known as Logie Talargy, the church was granted by David II in 1361 to the common fund of the canons of Aberdeen cathedral, and this was confirmed to the uses of the canons by Alexander, bishop of Aberdeen in 1362, both parsonage and vicarage fruits being annexed while the cure was to become a vicarage pensionary.
Although possession was obtained by the dean and chapter, this was subsequently lost, and the church had to be re-annexed in 1437, the previous arrangement being adhered to, with both parsonage and vicarage remaining annexed.
St Andrew's Kirk, 1787. Undistinguished externally, porch 1891, inside original ceiling with Adam-like centrepiece and two-light Gothic windows, part of 1912 recasting, William Buxton. Pulpit was originally in the centre of the N wall with a horseshoe gallery bearing the Buchan coat of arms (George Reid, Peterhead, carver). Monuments to Thomas (d. 1819) and Robert (d. 1825) Buchan.
Bell, 1728, Robert Maxwell. Church bought by Captain David Buchan to ensure access and survival.
Kirkyard: plain ashlar gatepiers and rubble walls; some table tombs.
Chicago-New York Electric Airline Railroad, Goodrum Power Station
Liberty Township, Porter County, Indiana
Date: 1911
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Air Line News
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The Goodrum Junction power station was a 300 kilowatt power generation station located east of the intersection of present day County Road 950 North and Indiana Highway 49. The station was named after George C. Goodrum, a real estate broker and resident of Fall River, Massachusetts, who had invested significantly in the Chicago-New York Electric Airline Railroad venture. The station, which began operation on July 17, 1911, provided power to a section of the Chicago-New York Electric Airline Railroad. This building was destroyed after it was struck by lightning in 1925. A new power station to replace this one was constructed at Woodville Junction in 1926. The Air Line Railroad was incorporated in April 1906 with the vision of constructing a rail line from New York to Chicago along a 742 mile route, which was considerably shorter than any existing routes at the time. A section between LaPorte and Gary was completed, but the full route to New York was never constructed due to financial issues. The Goodrum station was located at the intersection of the interurban feeder routes arriving from Valparaiso and Chesterton, thereby feeding Gary and LaPorte with passengers from northern and southern portions of Porter County.
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The following newspaper item concerning the power station at Goodrum Junction appears in the November 24, 1910, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
AIR LINE HUSTLING.
Construction Train Nosing Its Way Towards Chesterton.
The Air Line people are pushing hard on grading and track laying in Chesterton and Laporte before winter becomes too severe. The last piece of track will be laid from the Valparaiso road at Goodrum to Laporte this week. It will be a comparatively easy matter to complete the rail construction from there to Chesterton and Porter. It is understood that this must be done and cars run over the track by the first day of December to hold the franchise.
It looks like the Air Line folks have a good lot of work cut out for them yet before the dream is realized. It is no longer a question of financing the project, but of obtaining the material and equipment and doing the work. The first carload of copper came in Monday and the overhead work will be begun at once. A catenary power line will be stretched and cars will run soon. Unless unexpected hinderances arise the whistle of the construction engine will be heard in Chesterton within ten days. It is practically decided that the sub-power house will be built at Goodrum.
Owing to a breakdown in the power house at South Laporte last week the engine was put out of commission and traffic on the Westville division held up for five days. A new engine has been installed and traffic will open this week.
A narrow gauge locomotive and twenty cars for construction work are unloading at Valparaiso. These with two miles of track, now at Valparaiso, will be used this winter in pushing work on the Valparaiso and Northern. With the Air Line nearing completion and the Geist line stretching out to the West, in the near future, Chesterton will occupy a prominent place on the map.
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The following newspaper item concerning the power station at Goodrum Junction appears in the December 8, 1910, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
CONTRACT FOR POWER
THE VALPARAISO & NORTHERN MAKES TEN YEAR AGREEMENT WITH GEIST COMPANY.
Large Substation Will be Built at Goodrum, South of Chesterton, at Once.
The people of this county will be very much interested in the fact that a tenyear [sic] power contract has been executed this week at Philadelphia and Chicago between the Valparaiso and Northern Railway and the Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Company. This contract solves the power problem for the Valparaiso and Northern and in fact for the entire first division from Laporte to Gary, for the Valparaiso and Northern will furnish power to the latter line under a suitable subcontract.
The Valparaiso and Northern will erect a substation at once at Goodrum, the junction point of the two railways. The Northern Indiana Company will deliver at 12000 volt power current at this substation from its power plant in Michigan City and it will be transformed and converted into a 600 volt direct current.
The Goodrum substation will be one of the finest in the west, equal in every respect to the $25,000 substation of the Gary and Interurban at West Gary. The latter was pronounced by the General Electric Company to be the best one in the vicinity of Chicago. The Goodrum substation in fact, will cost a little more, as it will be quipped with three 300 kw converters instead of two 500 kw converters as is the case at West Gary.
The Goodrum substation will be rushed to completion, the Company desiring to have it in readiness as early as possible next spring. Meanwhile a temporary plant will be installed for the operation of the Chesterton end of the Valparaiso and Northern and the line from Laporte.
A strong effort will be made to complete the extension of the Valparaiso and Northern from Flint Lake to Goodrum by the time the substation is ready for business. Much local capital is being invested in the road, especially in Valparaiso, whose people have had a chance to guage [sic] the earning power of such a road under favorable conditions.
The power contract marks another and very important step forward in the creation of an interurban railway system which will connect Valparaiso, Chesterton and Laporte with Gary, the Calumet district and Chicago and which will make Laporte and Porter counties direct beneficiaries of the extraordinary industrial development which is taking place throughout the Calumet district, particularly at Gary.
The importance of the Valparaiso and Northern to this system and the importance of the remainder of the system to the Valparaiso and Northern becomes more apparent every day. The new substation will develop power enough to operate at least twenty heavy interurban cars and it looks as if that will be none too many to take care of the business which will develop as soon as the Air Line extension to Gary can be completed.
Sources:
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; November 24, 1910; Volume 27, Number 35, Page 1, Column 2. Column titled "Air Line Hustling."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; December 8, 1910; Volume 27, Number 37, Page 1, Column 3. Column titled "Contract for Power."
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Library
Production Date: 1940
Source Type: Spiral Bound Booklet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Company 229, Camp Willow Creek F-188 of the United States Civilian Conservation Corps was located southwest of Emida, Benewah County, Idaho, on Willow Creek at the base of Harvard Mountain.
Camp Willow Creek F-188 was responsible for several major projects that exist today. Most notably, it was responsible for creating the North-South Ski Bowl and ski shelter and the development of Laird Park into a recreational area. The camp also erected telephone lines and constructed roads, trails, fish ponds, and fire towers. Burned over lands were planted in trees by members of the camp, and blister rust control was a major camp task.
Officers that commanded Company 229 included Captain McGuire, Lieutenant Miller, Lieutenant Jones, Lieutenant A. A. Frambach, and Lieutenant Alden C. Russell, Jr.
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CANDIANO
SUPER
FOOD STAMP CREDIT
1¢
IN ELIGIBLE FOODS
Date: Circa 1970s
Source Type: Token
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Plasco Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Albeno and Margaret E. Candiano was the owner of Candiano Super Market located at 701 West Chicago Avenue in East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana.
In March 1968, Candiano Super Market was "disqualified from participation in the Food Stamp Program for 60 days" in an action taken by the United States Department of Agriculture. The disqualification was based on Candiano's violation of "program regulations by accepting food coupons in exchange for ineligible items." Regulations excluded the purchase of non-food items and certain imported goods with food stamps.
Beginning in the 1930s, the federal government issued coupons to families and individuals whose income level was below a certain threshold. The purpose of the coupons was to assist in the purchase of food. Today, SNAP cards are issued by the federal government for the same purpose.
During the 1970s, the lowest denomination of federally issued "food stamps" was one dollar and federal law prohibited the exchange of food stamps for money. Hence, to solve the issue of providing change to customers, companies issued credit tokens in lieu of money. These tokens could then be used to purchase "eligible food" items.
The federal law changed in January 1979 and retailers were allowed to provide change to customers as long as the coins amounted to less than one dollar. This new law essentially eliminated the use of food stamp credit tokens in the United States.
⦿ Wagaman No. E-400a; rarity modern
Sources:
The Times, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana; March 22, 1968; Volume 67, Number 236, Page 5B, Column 4. Column titled "Disqualified."
Wagaman, Lloyd E. 1981. Indiana Trade Tokens. Fairfield, Ohio: Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio Token and Medal Society. 302 p.
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STORE OF LEWEY & SON, FURNESSVILLE.
[Note: Lewey is misspelled and should be Lewry.]
Date: 1895
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Lee and Lee
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: William Lewry was a native of Brighton, County Sussex, England, and emigrated to the United States in 1855. He and his wife, Sarah, moved to Furnessville in 1858. One history reports that William opened his Lewry & Son store in 1878, though a newspaper item in the Porter County Vidette strongly suggests it was opened 1880. William's son, Henry, operated the store after his father's death in 1917.
The original complex illustrated here includes Lewry's store, wagon shop, and blacksmith shop. All three buildings were destroyed by fire in 1923, and only the store was rebuilt.
Henry Lewry served as postmaster of Furnessville from 1883 to 1909, operating the post office from the grocery and provisions store. The newly built store remained in operation until the construction of the Dunes Relief Highway (US Highway 20), where it was in the path of the road construction. The store was removed to Porter where it served as a church and later as a private residence. The structure is believed to still exist. Lewry is the storekeeper referred to in naturalist Edwin Way Teale's autobiography Dune Boy: The Early Years of a Naturalist [1943; Dodd, Mead, & Company].
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The following newspaper item appeared in the August 26, 1880, issue of the Porter County Vidette:
THE COUNTY.
FURNESSVILLE.
Mr. Wm. Lewry, our village blacksmith, contemplates building a store, which will be a great benefit to our people, and as Mr. Lewry is one of the early settlers and a trustworthy and honorable person we know of no other which could carry on the business so successfully.
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The following newspaper item appeared in the December 16, 1880, issue of the Porter County Vidette:
THE COUNTY.
FURNESSVILLE.
Wm. Lewry is building up a good trade in clothing and groceries. His prices are low and terms cash. We wish Mr. Lewry success in this line of business.
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The following newspaper item appeared in the May 31, 1923, issue of the The Chesterton Tribune:
SOCIAL & PERSONAL
Fire totally destroyed the general store and other buildings of Henry Lewry at Furnessville Wednesday morning of last week. The blaze was discovered about 7 o'clock. No one seems to know what caused the fire. The loss is said to be something like $5,000. This was one of the old landmarks of this part of the county.
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The following newspaper item appeared in the May 21, 1925, issue of the The Chesterton Tribune:
SOCIAL & PERSONAL
Henry Lewry, of Furnessville last Thursday brought two actions against the Michigan Central railroad in the Porter circuit court, in which damages of $2,300 are asked for the burning of the Lewry store building at Furnessville on May 23, 1923. In the complaint the plaintiff alleges the fire was caused by sparks from one of the defendant's locomotives falling on the roof of the store building, consuming the structure, together with a stock of goods and a small blacksmith shop nearby.
Sources:
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; May 31, 1923; Volume 40, Number 12, Page 5, Column 2. Column titled "Social & Personal."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; May 21, 1925; Volume 42, Number 11, Page 12, Column 1. Column titled "Social & Personal."
Lee and Lee. 1895. Lee and Lee's Atlas of Porter County, Indiana. Chicago, Illinois: Lee and Lee. 81 p.
Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; August 26, 1880; Volume 24, Number 35, Page 3, Column 4. Column titled "The County. Furnessville."
Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; December 16, 1880; Volume 24, Number 51, Page 2, Column 3. Column titled "The County. Furnessville."
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Production Date: 1936
Source Type: Photograph
Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The photograph is identified as Camp Black Bear located on Bertha Hill along the North Fork of the Clearwater River at Headquarters, Idaho. Camp Black Bear was established by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Camp Black Bear was officially registered as Camp S-262, Company 1647 in the CCC, and it was established on May 2, 1934. This CCC camp focused on improvements in state-owned forests.
The man in this photograph is identified as "Butch."
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CENTRAL SMOKE HOUSE
H.
HOMANN
PROP.
LA PORTE, IND.
GOOD FOR
5¢
MERCHANDISE
Date: Circa 1890s
Source Type: Token
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The Central Smoke House at LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, was owned and operated by Harry Homann. The business was located at 1122 Lincolnway Avenue, directly across the street from today's [2018] LaPorte Hospital. Homann was born June 18, 1878, in Indiana, the son of William Homann and Amelia (Guerke) Homann. Harry died February 21, 1925, at LaPorte of kidney failure; his death certificate indicates an occupation of "Prop. of Cigar Store." He is buried at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in LaPorte.
⦿ Unlisted in Wagaman, but similar to Wagaman No. L-2230d, a 10¢ bimetallic token with rarity 10 (1 example known to exist)
Source:
Wagaman, Lloyd E. 1981. Indiana Trade Tokens. Fairfield, Ohio: Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio Token and Medal Society. 302 p.
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Indian Medicine Company, Promotional Card
Tremont, Indiana
Date: Circa 1935
Source Type: Promotional card
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Indian Medicine Company
Postmark: Not applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Wonder of the Age. The Indian Medicine Co. Sole Agents for Bloodzone and its Remedies for Indiana. Doc. Chas. Clayton, The Medicine Man, Full Blood Indian. Doc Chas. Clayton, A Mircale. A. H. Pollentzke, Sec'y-Treas. Agents wanted to Sell Our Medicines. For Full Particulars Write or Phone. The man you have heard about at new location on Dunes Highway, (Road 43), between Gary and Michigan City. Office Hours: 9 A. M. to 8 P. M., expcept Thursday eve. from 5 to Friday at 11 A. M. Saturday and Sunday 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. Consultation Free. Post Office Address: Chesterton, Ind. Telephone Chesterton 519-W-1.
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The following newspaper item was published December 6, 1923, in The Chesterton Tribune:
MEDICINE COMPANY TO HOLD FORTH ONH DUNES HIWAY
The Indiana Medicine company, of which County Commissioner H. A. Polentzke is one of the incorporators, has opened up for business on the Polentzke farm on the Dunes Hiway one-half miles east of Tremont. Dr. O. L. Stephenson, of Gary, and an Indian doctor will be in charge of the place, and all kinds of diseases will be treated. The company expects to maintain six rooms for patients and later on will erect additions to the building."
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The following newspaper item was published December 13, 1923, in The Chesterton Tribune:
NEW SANITARIUM ON DUNES ROAD
One of the new improvements along the Dunes highway west is to be seen a short distance east of Tremont. It is located just off the main highway a few hundred feet, on a new stone road that is being built to the south. It is a story-and-a-half structure, at present of 30x80 feet dimensions, with basement, and will be known as the office headquarters and sanitarium of the Indiana Medicine Company, Inc., of Indiana.
The new company is composed of Mr. A. H. Pollentske, of Furnessville, and owner of the large farm on part of which the new sanitarium is located. Mr. Pollentzke is also one of the county commissioners of Porter county, which office he has held for eight or ten years. Associated with Mr. Pollentske, in the company, are Doctor Chas. Clayton, familiarly known here and at Gary as the "Indian Doctor," of Gary; B. McKensie, of St. Louis, Mo., India Medicine Company, of that city; and Dr. o. L. Stephenson, practicing physician at Gary and formerly practicing at Indianapolis.
The new institution has been well equipped for office and consultation as well as for treatments and sanitarium service; although the capacity for the latter service at present limited it is intended that this will be greatly increased by additional and larger buildings and the institution grows, as it no doubt will. The company is intending the undertaking to be the nucleus of a large and growing institution, which shall take its place among the prominent and serviceable sanitariums of this party of the country.
The "Indian Doctor," as he is called, has been in Gary and has been coming to Michigan City for a long time, and is well known. The new institution was opened for business Sunday [December 9, 1923], and those from Michigan City, Gary, and other nearby places will find the new Indiana Medicine Company headquarters open for inspection.
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The following newspaper item was published March 26, 1925, in The Chesterton Tribune:
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Charles Clayton, president of the Indian Medicine company, of Tremont, is the proud owner of a dog that is attracting considerable attention hereabout. It is a German police black wolf, just past four months old. Its mother is international champion and the sire is a national champion. The markings of this dog are really unusual, the boat being coal black, without a single discolored hair. Both sire and dam are priceless, the owners refusing to sell at any price. Mr. Clayton is very proud of his pet, and has good reason to be. His partner, Herman Pollentske also owns a silver grey wolf dog that is now in training under the instruction of a professional Germain trainer of Chicago. The dog is being trained for police work, and will graduate in three months more. The animal is unusually intelligent naturally, and with the expert training it is receiving, will be unusually valuable.
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The following newspaper item was published April 9, 1925, in The Chesterton Tribune:
LOCAL-PERSONAL-SOCIAL
The Indian Medicine company, of which Charles Clayton is president and Herman Pollentzke is treasurer, with headquarters at Tremont on the Dunes highway has recently opened branch offices in Walkerton and Chicago. The new branches are doing a splendid business right from the start in both places. The Chicago branch is located on the north side.
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The following newspaper item was published May 13, 1926, in The Chesterton Tribune:
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Herman Pollentzke, of the Indian Medicine Co., with headquarters at Tremont, and branches in Chicago, tells us that his company has perfected a treatment for asthma and hay fever sufferers that is standing severe tests and giving great relief to many victims of these dread afflictions. Many Porter county people are compelled to spend July, august and September in northern climates to live at all during these periods. The Indian Medicine company's treatment will make these annual pilgrimages unnecessary, Mr. Pollentske believes. He invites his Porter county friends to try the treatment.
Sources:
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; December 6, 1923; Volume 40, Number 39, Page 1, Column 6. Column titled "Medicine Company to Hold Forth on Dunes Hiway."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; December 13, 1923; Volume 40, Number 40, Page 8, Columns 5-6. Column titled "New Sanitarium on Dunes Road."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; March 26, 1925; Volume 42, Number 3, Page 8, Column 2. Column titled "Social and Personal."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; April 9, 1925; Volume 42, Number 5, Page 5, Column 3. Column titled "Local-Social-Personal."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; May 13, 1926; Volume 43, Number 10, Page 8, Column 5. Column titled "Social and Personal."
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Date: 1916
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Camp Wilders was established as a survey crew camp that operated in the Wilders, Indiana, area in 1916 for the Erie Railroad. The crew lived in an old passenger railcar and was employed surveying for a new bridge over the Kankakee River and other smaller bridges over waterways (i.e., creeks and ditches) in Porter and LaPorte Counties. Identified in this photograph are Hillhouse, Wicker, Giella, McCarthy, and Tucker. On the reverse of this photograph is written the following: "Field and Office of Camp Wilders. Indiana. Erie Engineers."
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Recreation Hall
Production Date: 1940
Source Type: Spiral Bound Booklet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Company 229, Camp Willow Creek F-188 of the United States Civilian Conservation Corps was located southwest of Emida, Benewah County, Idaho, on Willow Creek at the base of Harvard Mountain.
Camp Willow Creek F-188 was responsible for several major projects that exist today. Most notably, it was responsible for creating the North-South Ski Bowl and ski shelter and the development of Laird Park into a recreational area. The camp also erected telephone lines and constructed roads, trails, fish ponds, and fire towers. Burned over lands were planted in trees by members of the camp, and blister rust control was a major camp task.
Officers that commanded Company 229 included Captain McGuire, Lieutenant Miller, Lieutenant Jones, Lieutenant A. A. Frambach, and Lieutenant Alden C. Russell, Jr.
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Goodrum Junction Station, Air Line Railroad
Liberty Township, Porter County, Indiana
Date: Circa 1912
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Air Line News
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This image shows an interurban from Chesterton departing the Goodrum Junction station for LaPorte. The Goshen, South Bend & Chicago Railroad was responsible for constructing the bridge that spanned Coffee Creek. Since the land approaching the creek was essentially a marsh, fill had to be brought in to create a stable base. The Coffee Creek trestle was 6,800 feet in length (at one percent grade), 180 feet wide at its base, and 30 feet wide at track level. Trestle construction required one million board feet of lumber, which supposedly was harvested from 54 acres of company timberland. More than 400,000 cubic yards of fill was then used to fill in over the trestle. After the trestle was constructed, it was filled in with fill to create an elevated track. The span was completed on September 22, 1910. The Indiana Toll Road now parallels this grade in eastern Liberty Township and western Jackson Township.
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Date: Circa 1905
Source Type: Photograph
Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This photograph is believed to have been taken on the George M. Howell farm located near Albion, Whitman County, Washington. The photograph was obtained with a group of Howell farm photographs and the writing style on the reverse is identical to the other photographs.
George M. Howell homesteaded land approximately one mile west of Albion, Washington. Howell's farm consisted of 400 acres, which included the North Half of Section 8 (320 acres) and the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 8 (80 acres), both located in Township 15 North, Range 44 West.
At one point in time, Howell owned the hotel in Albion, Hotel Albion, which burnt to the ground on February 21, 1910, as well as a store retailing farming implements and supplies, also located in Albion.
Howell was granted a U.S. government land patent on the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 8 and the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 8, a total of 160 acres, on June 1, 1882. He received a second land patent on the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 8 and the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 8, also consisting of 160 acres, on October 11, 1888. Given that it took at least five years to "prove up" a land claim under the Homestead Act of 1862, Howell was living in Section 8 as early as June 1877.
The Howell farm was located north of where present day [2014] Albion Road and Hoffman Road intersect.
Written in ink on the back of this photograph is the following: Cook car & Threshing crew (Washington).
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Gary Railways Interurban Line, Valparaiso Division, at Milepost 18.9, Wauhob Lake
Valparaiso, Indiana
Date: 1938
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: J. F. Humiston
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The Gary and Valparaiso Railway's Valparaiso Line operated from 1917 to October 23, 1938, when it was abandoned. The interurban provided hourly runs between Garyton (East Gary/Lake Station) and Valparaiso for many years. During the Great Depression, however, the schedule was reduced, with runs being operated every two hours. The discontinuance of interurban service was largely affected by the increasing use of automobiles, an improved highway system, and the financial depression. A freight service was also run on this line, transporting goods between Gary, LaPorte, South Bend, and Goshen. Milk cars were especially important in moving this commodity to larger population centers located to the west; milk cars were run on this line between Chesterton, Gary, Hammond, Indiana Harbor, LaPorte, and Valparaiso. Milk traffic on the line increased from 70 cans a day in 1913 to 270 cans by 1916. Milk cars continued operation from Valparaiso to Hammond until 1924. Originally called Van Loon Lake, Wauhob Lake was purchased by Olcott Dillingham. William Wahoub acquired ownership of the land and lake after marrying Betsy Electa Dillingham on January 28, 1837, renaming the lake after himself. By 1876, Wauhob Lake was owned by Chauncey Elwood. Around 1900, Elwood sold his property to Isaac W. Dillingham, who also owned farm land to the north of Elwood's property. Along the western shore of Wauhob Lake ran the Valparaiso & Northern Railway's interurban line, and a station was established at the lake. At the northwest side of the lake a deep cut, known as the Wauhob Cut, was made into the hillside during the construction of the interurban line as it proceeded north to its junction at Woodville. The Wauhob Cut is visible today from County Road 700 North, east of Indiana State Road 49.
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Radio Station and Operator
Production Date: 1940
Source Type: Spiral Bound Booklet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Company 229, Camp Willow Creek F-188 of the United States Civilian Conservation Corps was located southwest of Emida, Benewah County, Idaho, on Willow Creek at the base of Harvard Mountain.
Camp Willow Creek F-188 was responsible for several major projects that exist today. Most notably, it was responsible for creating the North-South Ski Bowl and ski shelter and the development of Laird Park into a recreational area. The camp also erected telephone lines and constructed roads, trails, fish ponds, and fire towers. Burned over lands were planted in trees by members of the camp, and blister rust control was a major camp task.
Officers that commanded Company 229 included Captain McGuire, Lieutenant Miller, Lieutenant Jones, Lieutenant A. A. Frambach, and Lieutenant Alden C. Russell, Jr.
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Date: 1908
Source Type: Book
Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Spokane & Inland Railroad
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: In 1908, the Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad published a booklet to boost the economic prospects of the Palouse region of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. This image was taken from page thirty-four of this promotional booklet.
Source
Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad. 1908. The Truth About the Palouse Country: Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. Spokane, Washington: Inland Press. 40 p.
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Date: 1908
Source Type: Book
Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Spokane & Inland Railroad
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: In 1908, the Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad published a booklet to boost the economic prospects of the Palouse region of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. This image was taken from page thirty-eight of this promotional booklet.
Source
Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad. 1908. The Truth About the Palouse Country: Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. Spokane, Washington: Inland Press. 40 p.
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Memorial Opera House
Date: 1905
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: A. H. Reading
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The Memorial Opera House, named so as to commemorate the soldiers of the Civil War, was designed by Valparaiso architect Charles F. Lembke. The structure, located at 104 East Indiana Avenue, was built during 1892 and 1893. Numerous individuals of international, national, and regional fame found an audience at the Memorial Opera House. With the growth of the motion picture industry, a period of decline set in. However, the Memorial Opera House found new life in 1955 when it began to be used once again for theatrical performances.
Source:
Reading, A. H. 1905. The City of Homes, Schools and Churches: A Pictorial Story of Valparaiso, Its People and Its Environs. Valparaiso, Indiana: A. H. Reading. 82 p. [see p. 19]
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Auto Mechanics Class
Production Date: 1940
Source Type: Spiral Bound Booklet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Company 229, Camp Willow Creek F-188 of the United States Civilian Conservation Corps was located southwest of Emida, Benewah County, Idaho, on Willow Creek at the base of Harvard Mountain.
Camp Willow Creek F-188 was responsible for several major projects that exist today. Most notably, it was responsible for creating the North-South Ski Bowl and ski shelter and the development of Laird Park into a recreational area. The camp also erected telephone lines and constructed roads, trails, fish ponds, and fire towers. Burned over lands were planted in trees by members of the camp, and blister rust control was a major camp task.
Officers that commanded Company 229 included Captain McGuire, Lieutenant Miller, Lieutenant Jones, Lieutenant A. A. Frambach, and Lieutenant Alden C. Russell, Jr.
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Leaders and Assistant Leaders
Production Date: 1940
Source Type: Spiral Bound Booklet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Company 229, Camp Willow Creek F-188 of the United States Civilian Conservation Corps was located southwest of Emida, Benewah County, Idaho, on Willow Creek at the base of Harvard Mountain.
Camp Willow Creek F-188 was responsible for several major projects that exist today. Most notably, it was responsible for creating the North-South Ski Bowl and ski shelter and the development of Laird Park into a recreational area. The camp also erected telephone lines and constructed roads, trails, fish ponds, and fire towers. Burned over lands were planted in trees by members of the camp, and blister rust control was a major camp task.
Officers that commanded Company 229 included Captain McGuire, Lieutenant Miller, Lieutenant Jones, Lieutenant A. A. Frambach, and Lieutenant Alden C. Russell, Jr.
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Residence of John E. Small.
SECT 15, UNION TP: PORTER, CO. IND:
Date: 1876
Source Type: Engraving
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: A. G. Hardesty
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The John E. Small house is located SE¼ of SW¼ of NE¼ of Section 15 in Union Township in an area that was at one time referred to as Sorghum Corners. The house, which still exists [2020], is situated northwest of the present day intersection of County Road 350 North and County Road 725 West. County Road 725 West is the road seen at the bottom of this engraving, while County Road 350 North is visible to along the left side adjacent to the Chicago & Grant Trunk Railway tracks. Interestingly, these tracks were not laid until 1877, a year after this engraving was published, but the route for the rail line had been surveyed by that time. This engraving's view is looking west.
The following biographical sketch of John E. Small is published in the Lewis Publishing Company's 1912 history of Porter County:
JOHN E. SMALL, deceased, was for forty years a respected citizen of Porter county, Indiana. As such, the following facts as to his life and family are of specific interest in this work, devoted, as it is, to a portrayal of the leading men and women of this locality.
John E. Small was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 17, 1829, son of Richard and Mary Small, and the eldest of a family of thirteen children, three of whom -- William P., Findlay and Simon -- were soldiers in the Civil war and fought valiantly for the preservation of the Union.
In his native state John E. Small learned the trade of miller, and was connected with the rolling mills in Pennsylvania in his early life. He remained there until 1865, when he came west to Indiana and settled in Porter county, which has since been the family home. Soon after his arrival here he purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land, to which he subsequently added until he owned two hundred and sixty acres. This tract of land he improved and developed into a fine farm, having good buildings and a general air of thrift and prosperity. And here he lived for four decades, and died March 1, 1905, at the ripe age of seventy-six years.
On April 24, 1851, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, John E. Small and Miss Mary Jane Riley were united in marriage, and as the years came and went sons and daughters to the number of nine were given to them. Of this number, one, Anna, died in infancy. Of the others, we record that Mary became the wife of George Baker; Elizabeth, who married John Chrissman, of Deep River, Indiana, has five children, Lottie, John, Mary J., Ethel and Thomas; Kate, wife of Edward Wood, of Lowell, Indiana, has three sons, Linton, Burt and Harry; Indiana is the wife of George H. Fuller, a contractor of Chicago Heights; Richard, who married Carrie Hackston, has seven children, George, Marcine, Harry, John, Isaac, Ray and Grace; Isaac, who married Mary Small, is deceased; John, who married Anna Marquart, has four daughters, Ina, Gretchen, Edith and Mary; Simon, who married Anna Fox, has four children, Tryphosa, Dolphus, John and Martha.
Mrs. Mary Jane Small was born in Armaugh, Ireland, daughter of Isaac and Joanna Riley, and when five years old came with them to America, their settlement being at Pittsburg, where she was reared and married. Mr. Riley's location was on the site where now stands the Pittsburgh Union depot, and for years he was employed in the rolling mills of that city. He and his wife had two daughters, Eliza and Mary Jane. Eliza became the wife of Mathew McBride. Mrs. Small still occupies the old homestead, where she is well known for her genial hospitality and neighborly kindness. One of the pets of her household is Don, a beautiful California parrot, whose companionship is a source of pleasure to her. Don greets her callers and friends and bids them good-by as though he fully realized the responsibility of his position as a courteous member of the household.
Mrs. Small is a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal church, as also was Mr. Small. Politically he was a Republican, staunch in the support of the party, and fraternally he was a Knight Templar. For many years he was an enthusiastic Mason, and perhaps no member of the order ever attended more conclaves than he.
Sources:
Hardesty, A. G. 1876. Illustrated Historical Atlas of Porter County, Indiana. Valparaiso, Indiana: A. G. Hardesty. 90 p. [see p. 29]
Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. History of Porter County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of its Historical Progress, its People and its Principal Interests. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company. 881 p. [see pp. 735-736]
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New TRD lift kit provides applicable 2022 and newer Tundra models with 3.0-inch lift in front and 2.0-inch in back
Developed by TRD engineers, this is the only Toyota-approved lift kit compatible with Toyota Safety Sense system
Includes Bilstein shocks, Roush forged upper control arms, red TRD-tuned coil springs and installation hardware
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"The Rhythm Aces"
Production Date: 1940
Source Type: Spiral Bound Booklet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Company 229, Camp Willow Creek F-188 of the United States Civilian Conservation Corps was located southwest of Emida, Benewah County, Idaho, on Willow Creek at the base of Harvard Mountain.
Camp Willow Creek F-188 was responsible for several major projects that exist today. Most notably, it was responsible for creating the North-South Ski Bowl and ski shelter and the development of Laird Park into a recreational area. The camp also erected telephone lines and constructed roads, trails, fish ponds, and fire towers. Burned over lands were planted in trees by members of the camp, and blister rust control was a major camp task.
Officers that commanded Company 229 included Captain McGuire, Lieutenant Miller, Lieutenant Jones, Lieutenant A. A. Frambach, and Lieutenant Alden C. Russell, Jr.
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The Inca Trail is a magnificent, well preserved Inca Trail route which connects Machu Picchu with what once were other regions of the Inca Empire, and today it is one of the world’s most popular treks. This four-day walk goes from the highlands of 4,200mts and down through the cloud forests to finally arrive at Machu Picchu - 2,380mts.
DAY 01. - Between 06:00 and 06:30 we pick you up at your hotel in our private bus. Ensure you have your original passport and ISIC student card (if applicable – for a discount on entree fee to Machu Picchu).
The journey by bus to km 82 (the starting point for the Inca Trail) takes approximately 3 hours. Once we get there and are all ready to go, this first day will have us walking mostly through the valley. It starts at 2380m with a small climb to a plateau overlooking the Incan site of Llactapata and rewards you with superb views of Mount Veronica. Walking times are always approximate depending on weather conditions, group ability and other factors, but generally you will walk about 2-3 hours before lunch. Then after lunch we walk on just past the village of Wayllabamba to reach our first campsite at 3000m.
Approx 14km, 6 hours walking this day at Inca Trail.
DAY 02. - Day 2 is the most difficult day as you Inca Trail walk from about 3000m to 4200m — the highest pass of the trek (known as Dead Woman’s Pass – but don’t be discouraged!). You can walk at your own pace and stop to get your breath whenever you like. You’ll find your energy returns once you continue down to the valley of Pacaymayo, where we camp at 3600m.
You can hire a porter from the village of Wayllabamba to carry your pack to the top of this pass for approximately 70 soles. If you wish to do so you must organize and pay this money directly to the person who carries your items, and please check your belongings upon receiving them at the end of this service as these people are not Sap Adventures staff.
This is the coldest night at Inca Trail; between +2/+4 degrees Celsius (in December) and -3/-5 degrees Celsius (in June). Approx 12km, 7 hours walking this day at Inca Trail.
DAY 03.- Day 3 is exceptionally beautiful because of the ruins you will witness and the incredible stone Inca Trail you walk one, and also because there is a lot more downhill than uphill! However, there are about 2000 stairs descending from the ruins of Phuyupatamarca to those of Wiñaywayna, so take care with your knees. If you have had knee or ankle injuries an extra porter is recommended so that you are not carrying extra weight and overstressing your joints. There is a guided tour of all the ruins on the way. Camping is usually at Wiñaywayna 2700 mtrs.
Take extra care of your personal belongings at this campsite as all the tours campsites are nearby. As usual, always keep your daypack containing your valuables with you. The only hot shower on the Inca Trail is on this third night at Wiñaywayna. There is a hostel near the campsite with an 8min hot shower for 5 soles, and a bar and restaurant where you can purchase bottled water.
Approx 16km, 6 hours walking this day on Inca Trail.
DAY 04.- We get up extremely early to arrive at the magical Intipunku "The Gate of the Sun" as the first rays begin illuminating the lost city of Machu Picchu down bellow. A further 20 min walk down from here takes us to the famous view from the terraces at the end of the trail. It is a good time to take pictures before the 10:30 crowds arrive. Your tour of Machu Picchu should last about 2 hours and finish between 10:30 and 11:00am. Then you have free time to climb Huayna Picchu if you wish (This is the famous peak in the background of most images of Machu Picchu. The trek is about 90 minutes). A maximum of 400 hikers can climb this mountain per day so if you are determined then start immediately after your tour! Or, of course, you may simply just collapse under a tree and quietly reflect in amazement at the mystery, the architectural achievement and beauty of Machu Picchu.
From Machu Picchu, it is a pleasant walk through sub-tropical jungle down to Aguas Calientes (about 45 mins), but if you are weary you may also take a bus – the $7 bus ticket is included and your guide will give you the ticket.
Once in Aguas Calientes you can have a hot shower, and then store your backpack while you go to have lunch, visit the hot springs or shop around the village.
If you are not extending your stay for one night in Aguas Calientes*, you will leave around 6pm to return to Cusco by train or by a combination of train & bus. Please note that during the high season there are a number of different departure times for the trains that run only to Ollantaytambo, from where buses run onwards till Cusco. The type of return journey depends simply on availability. You will arrive back in Cusco around 9 - 9.30pm.
Approx 7km, 2 hours walking this day on Inca Trail.
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"Just in Case of Fire"
Production Date: 1940
Source Type: Spiral Bound Booklet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Company 229, Camp Willow Creek F-188 of the United States Civilian Conservation Corps was located southwest of Emida, Benewah County, Idaho, on Willow Creek at the base of Harvard Mountain.
Camp Willow Creek F-188 was responsible for several major projects that exist today. Most notably, it was responsible for creating the North-South Ski Bowl and ski shelter and the development of Laird Park into a recreational area. The camp also erected telephone lines and constructed roads, trails, fish ponds, and fire towers. Burned over lands were planted in trees by members of the camp, and blister rust control was a major camp task.
Officers that commanded Company 229 included Captain McGuire, Lieutenant Miller, Lieutenant Jones, Lieutenant A. A. Frambach, and Lieutenant Alden C. Russell, Jr.
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Old Porter County Court House
OLD COURT HOUSE
Date: 1875 (published in 1911)
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Joseph Decker
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The 1912 history of Porter County, Indiana, published by the Lewis Publishing Company discusses this structure as follows:
"In 1850 a new court house was commenced. It was finished in 1853, the delay having been caused by the use of unsuitable material, a portion of the building having to be torn down and rebuilt, yet when completed it was considered one of the handsomest county buildings in the state. It was 40 by 60 feet, built of brick, and cost the county $13,000. As the county continued to grow, additions to this building became necessary, and by 1880 the question of erecting a new building came up for consideration. In December, 1882, the board of county commissioners ordered the erection of a new court house."
When this structure was torn down during the spring of 1883 to be replaced with a larger building, the foundation stones were used to provide the foundation stones for St. Paul's Catholic Church.
Sources:
Decker, Joseph. 1911. Souvenir Book of Valparaiso, Indiana. Valparaiso, Indiana: Valparaiso Printing Company. Unpaginated.
Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. History of Porter County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of its Historical Progress, its People and its Principal Interests. Volume I. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company. 357 p. [see p. 59]
Porter County Vidette, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; May 10, 1883; volume 27, Number 19, Page 5, Column 3.
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Yannick Val Gesto – Booming
28 november 2015 – 9 january 2016
CINNNAMON, Rotterdam
Opening: Nov 28, 5-8pm
'Deliberately naive' is also a phrase that is applicable to the work of Yannick Val Gesto. His work is an expression of a fast paced world of cyber culture and internet memes, but his prints also give away a longing for in-the-worldness that parallels Rachel de Joode's.
Delving into a wealth of images to be found on the web, Val Gesto cleverly cuts and pastes his source material into intricate works that have a surprisingly painterly quality. Drawing from online subcultures to be found in gaming, manga forums, etc, Val Gesto is specifically intrigued by the amateur aesthetics of 'fan art' that people put online. Val Gesto appropriates and reworks this footage into complex, layered images. Lines, patterns and scribbles are added, seemingly at random and deliberately clumsy, but for the trained eye it is clear that these works are minutely composed and genuinely skillful.
For this exhibition at CINNNAMON Val Gesto has created and installation with mural drawings, prints, and a found footage video, allowing the viewer to be physically present in the otherwise virtual realm of his work. Scanning the room and zooming in on the details it becomes clear that Val Gesto's over-anxious virtual universe entails its own negation: we can read feel good quotes like "Wii are one" and "stay positive" on the works and the walls, a relaxing found footage video of a rainy rain forest plays in the background.
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Yannick Val Gesto (Belgium, 1987) studied graphic design and visual arts at St Lucas Academy in Antwerp. He lives and works in Antwerp. Booming is Val Gesto's first solo exhibition in the Netherlands.
Previously exhibitions include: Soul Hackers - with Kate Steciw, Lvey Delval, Brussels (2015); Close Both Eyes To See, Obsolete Studio, Brussels (solo, 2015); Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, The Stable, Waregem (2015); V.I.P., Hole of The Fox, Antwerp (2014); Soft Intensities, Gloria Knight Gallery, Auckland (2014); The New Beauty of Our Modern Life, Higher Pictures, New York (2014); Bad Gateway, Elaine Levy Project, Brussels (2013)
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displayed works:
believe
2015
inkjet print on gatorfoam, matte finish, aluminum
50 x 70 cm
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wii are one
2015
inkjet print on gatorfoam, matte finish, aluminum
120 x 70 cm
eternal
2015
inkjet print on gatorfoam, matte finish, aluminum
120 x 70 cm
yogimii
2015
inkjet print on gatorfoam, matte finish, aluminum
120 x 70 cm
lil sprout
2015
inkjet print on gatorfoam, matte finish, aluminum
120 x 70 cm
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Wilderness Rainshower
2015
excerpt from Wilderness Rainshower 11 Hours -Sounds of Nature 27 of 59 - Pure Nature Sounds
168 minutes
Courtesy of Gaia & Soft Music & Yoga ~ YogaYak
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The Poem for Everyone's Souls
2015
mural, acrylic paint
variable dimensions
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Special thanks to Pieter, Rachel, Shana, Werner, Martine, Benny, Saskia, Elaine, Florent, Alexandra and Leon.
LOGIE-BUCHAN, a parish, in the district of Ellon, county of Aberdeen, 2 miles (E. by S.) from Ellon; containing 713 inhabitants.
The word Logie, expressive of a low-lying spot, was given to this place on account of its applicability to the tract in which the church is situated; while the affix is descriptive of the position of the parish in that part of the county called Buchan.
Logie-Buchan Parish Church is located on the southern slope of the River Ythan valley, in gently rolling countryside with small fields, rough grazing and enclosures of trees. There is a narrow trackway and footbridge across the river a short distance to the north. The church stands in a sloping graveyard, bounded by a rubble wall. The large former manse is positioned to the south and the church itself closed recently and a new use had not been found when it was visited (2012).
A church here was granted to Aberdeen Cathedral by David II in 1361, while the current church was built in the late 18th century with later additions and alterations.
Description (exterior)
The church is a small, simple building with little architectural detailing. It is aligned roughly east-west and has harled, rubble walls and a slate roof. There are narrow strips of granite stone around the windows and doors. The church is rectangular on plan, with a small, gabled porch and a lean-to vestry at the west end.
The east elevation has a hipped or piended roof rather than a gable. There are two rectangular windows with simple timber tracery and small panes of leaded glass. There has clearly been alterations carried out at this end of the church, shown by two blocked openings, a doorway and window, in the centre of the east elevation.
The north elevation of the church has four equally-spaced rectangular windows, each with simple tracery and latticed glazing. The opposite south elevation has two larger rectangular windows, towards the centre, again with tracery and latticed glazing.
The west end of the church has a small, gabled porch with a rectangular doorway on the south side, which is the main entrance into the church. There is a rectangular window in the west gable of this porch and a tall chimney rises from the apex, serving a fireplace in the small lean-to vestry extension to the north of the porch. The church has a tall gable at the west end, topped by an ashlar-built bellcote, which has a stone ball finial.
Description (interior)
Some of the fittings remain in the church but are likely to be removed if and when a new use is found for the church, which is no longer in use.
People / Organisations:
Name RoleDates Notes
William RuxtonRecast the interior 1912
Robert MaxwellMade the church bell1728
Events:
Church built on site of older church (1787)
Porch and vestry added to west (1891)
Interior recast (1912)
Logie-Buchan is separated on the east from the German Ocean by the parish of Slains, and is intersected by the river Ythan.
The river abounds with various kinds of trout, also with salmon, eels, lounders, and mussels; and pearls are still occasionally found.
It has a ferry opposite the parish church, where its breadth at low water is about sixty yards; and two boats are kept, one for general passengers, and the other, a larger boat, for the conveyance of the parishioners to church from the northern side.
A tradition has long prevailed that the largest pearl in the crown of Scotland was obtained in the Ythan; and it appears that, about the middle of the last century, £100 were paid by a London jeweller to gentleman in Aberdeen, for pearls found in the river.
Most of the inhabitants of the district are employed in agricultural pursuits, a small brick-work recently established being the only exception.
The great north road from Aberdeen passes through the parish, and the mail and other public coaches travel to and fro daily. On another road, leading to the shipping-port of Newburgh, the tenantry have a considerable traffic in grain, lime, and coal, the last procured from England, and being the chief fuel.
The river Ythan is navigable for lighters often or twelve tons' burthen at high water. The marketable produce of the parish is sent to Aberdeen. Logie- Buchan is ecclesiastically in the presbytery of Ellon, synod of Aberdeen, and in the patronage of Mr. Buchan.
The church was built in 1787, and contains 400 sittings.
Cemeteries - Presbyterian / Unitarian
Logie Buchan Parish Church, Logie-Buchan, Church of Scotland
The church of Logie-Buchan was dedicated to St Andrew.
St Andrew's Church was built in 1787 and has been much altered. It contains a 1728 bell.
Logie-Buchan (Aberdeen, Buchan). Also known as Logie Talargy, the church was granted by David II in 1361 to the common fund of the canons of Aberdeen cathedral, and this was confirmed to the uses of the canons by Alexander, bishop of Aberdeen in 1362, both parsonage and vicarage fruits being annexed while the cure was to become a vicarage pensionary.
Although possession was obtained by the dean and chapter, this was subsequently lost, and the church had to be re-annexed in 1437, the previous arrangement being adhered to, with both parsonage and vicarage remaining annexed.
St Andrew's Kirk, 1787. Undistinguished externally, porch 1891, inside original ceiling with Adam-like centrepiece and two-light Gothic windows, part of 1912 recasting, William Buxton. Pulpit was originally in the centre of the N wall with a horseshoe gallery bearing the Buchan coat of arms (George Reid, Peterhead, carver). Monuments to Thomas (d. 1819) and Robert (d. 1825) Buchan.
Bell, 1728, Robert Maxwell. Church bought by Captain David Buchan to ensure access and survival.
Kirkyard: plain ashlar gatepiers and rubble walls; some table tombs.
Chesterton Roller Mills [Blackwell Mill]
Date: 1905
Source Type: Advertisement
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Bumstead
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: H. L. Cooper, proprietor. Manufacturer of winter wheat flour, whole wheat flour, Graham flour, rye and buckwheat flour, cornmeal, and feed. Chesterton Roller Mills was a flouring mill located at the northeast corner of present day intersection of Calumet Avenue and Porter Avenue in Chesterton. Coffee Creek ran east of the mill and provided the mill's source of power. The mill site was originally called Ingraham's Mill after Daniel P. Ingraham, who established the mill site on what later would be referred to as Lot 4 of Block 4 in the Quick's Addition. Ingraham was extensively engaged in the stumpage and lumber business in the townships of Jackson, Liberty, and Westchester. Thomas Blackwell purchased the milling business in December 1875, and the mill's name was changed to Blackwell's Mill. During Blackwell's ownership, the mill included a three-run grist operation, a sawmill, a planar mill, a matcher, and machine shop, which was valued at more than $2,000 in 1882. John A. Kettring would purchase the mill from Blackwell, which he then sold to H. L. Cooper of Morgan Park, Cook County, Illinois, in 1903. Cooper leased the mill to James E. Flynn in September 1907. Flynn had moved to Chesterton from Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana.
Source:
Bumstead & Company. 1905. Bumstead's Valparaiso City and Porter County Business Directory, Including Rural Routes. Chicago, Illinois: Radtke Brothers. 421 p. [see p. 315]
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6300 MILLER AVE
WILCO
GARY IND.
FOOD STAMP CREDIT
5¢
IN ELIGIBLE FOODS
Date: Circa 1970s
Source Type: Token
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Plasco Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The Wilco Food Center was a chain of grocery stores located in Northwest Indiana. The first store opened in the Miller neighborhood of Gary in 1962 and is named after William Costas, the proprietor. Prior to opening Wilco, Costas owned the Gary Produce Company in Gary.
Today [2018], this Wilco Food Center in Miller is an abandoned building. Prior to abandonment, the building was used by the Urban Construction and Training Academy operated by the Gary Urban enterprise Association. The building is located directly south of the Marquette Apartments on South Grand Boulevard.
Beginning in the 1930s, the federal government issued coupons to families and individuals whose income level was below a certain threshold. The purpose of the coupons was to assist in the purchase of food. Today, SNAP cards are issued by the federal government for the same purpose.
During the 1970s, the lowest denomination of federally issued "food stamps" was one dollar and federal law prohibited the exchange of food stamps for money. Hence, to solve the issue of providing change to customers, companies issued credit tokens in lieu of money. These tokens could then be used to purchase "eligible food" items.
The federal law changed in January 1979 and retailers were allowed to provide change to customers as long as the coins amounted to less than one dollar. This new law essentially eliminated the use of food stamp credit tokens in the United States.
⦿ Wagaman No. G-3000b; rarity modern
Source:
Wagaman, Lloyd E. 1981. Indiana Trade Tokens. Fairfield, Ohio: Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio Token and Medal Society. 302 p.
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Sitting Room in Recreation Hall
Production Date: 1940
Source Type: Spiral Bound Booklet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Company 229, Camp Willow Creek F-188 of the United States Civilian Conservation Corps was located southwest of Emida, Benewah County, Idaho, on Willow Creek at the base of Harvard Mountain.
Camp Willow Creek F-188 was responsible for several major projects that exist today. Most notably, it was responsible for creating the North-South Ski Bowl and ski shelter and the development of Laird Park into a recreational area. The camp also erected telephone lines and constructed roads, trails, fish ponds, and fire towers. Burned over lands were planted in trees by members of the camp, and blister rust control was a major camp task.
Officers that commanded Company 229 included Captain McGuire, Lieutenant Miller, Lieutenant Jones, Lieutenant A. A. Frambach, and Lieutenant Alden C. Russell, Jr.
Copyright 2015. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook.
Date: 1920
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Will Voss
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This photograph is labeled "Player Department. Electric and treadle." and was taken at Polk's School of Piano Tuning. Caleb Clark Polk was the proprietor of this school, which was established in 1896 and incorporated in 1900. The school was initially located within a house located at the northeast corner of Indiana Avenue and Lafayette Street in Valparaiso, and would shortly thereafter move to the old Merchant's Hotel building south of the courthouse square. In January 1921, Polk sold his school to C. M. Towne of Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, and William R. Powell [seen in this photograph] of Oklahoma. Powell became president of the company and began to relocate the school to LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Polk's School of Piano Tuning was located on what historically has been called the Excelsior Block, which is located on the southeast corner of Mechanic Avenue (now Indiana Avenue) and Washington Street. Constructed in 1858, the structure was initially used for many years as housing by private families and a place where rooms were rented out. Later, the building became known as the Winchell House. In 1875, the structure became known as the Merchant's Hotel, with Thomas T. Maulsby as proprietor; the Merchant's Hotel was a leading hotel in Porter County for many years. Polk's School of Piano Tuning then became the primary tenant of the building, and later the Court Hotel, operated by Charles Kenyon. The structure was destroyed by fire in 1927, ending its 69 years of existence.
This photograph was included in an album of photographs that appear to have been taken by Will Voss between 1919 and 1921. Most of the photographs in the album are labeled and dated. The bulk of the photographs in the album were taken in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
It is apparent from the photographs taken in and around Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, that Will Voss was a student at Polk's School of Piano Tuning in Valparaiso.
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C. W. Bartholomew.
Date: 1905
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: A. H. Reading
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: C. W. Bartholomew and his wife Margaret resided at 706 North Washington Street in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana. This house still stands in 2021.
Sources:
Bumstead & Company. 1905. Bumstead's Valparaiso City and Porter County Business Directory, Including Rural Routes. Chicago, Illinois: Radtke Brothers. 421 p. [see p. 54]
Reading, A. H. 1905. The City of Homes, Schools and Churches: A Pictorial Story of Valparaiso, Its People and Its Environs. Valparaiso, Indiana: A. H. Reading. 82 p. [see p. 76]
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