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The vehicle details for BDU 668Y are:
Date of Liability 01 12 1992
Date of First Registration 07 10 1982
Year of Manufacture 1982
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1950CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Heavy Oil
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour BLUE
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]
Copyright 2009. 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.
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.
Copyright 2018. 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.
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.
Copyright 2023. 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.
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]
Copyright 2021. 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.
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
-
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.
Public seating auditorium chairs theatre chair
5-year warranty
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BS-7176
The specifications of our Public seating auditorium chairs theatre chair:
Applicable sites:Auditorium,Conference hall, Lecture room, Convention center,Convention centre, Parliament,Congress,hotel,Government, meeting room,Public area,Theater,Theatre,Church, Home Cinema, university, school, Training center, Stadium,Sport,Arena,bleacher, Platform,stand and Grandstand.
♦STEEL BASE/LEG OF Auditorium seat Auditorium seating Auditorium chair:
The base, the legs, and their welded supports is made of 2mm thick steel tube with powdered coating in black color. If extra required, 2-side leg can be replaced by the central single leg.
♦CHAIR BACK OF Auditorium seat Auditorium seating Auditorium chair:
plastic outer shell is made of high impact linear PP(polyethylene,injection molded) , resistant to fading by exposure to ultra-violet light, with an anti-static finish to repel dust and dirt.
the interior surface of the back is made of strong plywood, with a molded PU (polyurethane) foam pad , covered by high quality fabric. PU foam density of back is 45kgs/m3 and PU foam density of seat is 55 kgs/m3.
♦CHAIR SEAT of Auditorium seat Auditorium seating Auditorium chair:
Bottom surface: a plastic outer shell is made of high impact linear PP(polyethylene,injection molded), resistant to fading by exposure to ultra-violet light, with an anti-static finish to repel dust and dirt.
Interior surface: the interior surface of the seat is made of a strong plywood, with a molded PU(polyurethane) foam pad , covered by superior grade fabric of the customer's choice.
Tip-up seat folding mechanism: the seat folds silently by means of damper, with less noise.
♦ARM RESTS OF Auditorium seat Auditorium seating Auditorium chair:
Armrest can be wood (beech wood,cherry wood,dark walnut wood) or black PP plastic (PU).
♦ Optional Accessaries: anti-panic writing table writing pad,seat number,row number, cupholder,book holder,megazine basket,central single leg base, movable leg base,fixed base leg, fire retardant,
♦ UPHOLSTERY FABRIC OF Auditorium seat Auditorium seating Auditorium chair:
The upholstery fabric will be either Interweave or Sherpa Shire made of Olfin fibers.
The upholstery fabric is fire-resistant, The fabric is abrasion resistant (175,000 abrasion cycles)
♦ Chair arm center to arm center distance : 500-600mm.
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Pls note our chairs can be used in the following places:
Auditorium,Conference hall, Lecture room, Convention center,Convention centre, Parliament,Congress,hotel,Government, meeting room,Public area,Theater,Theatre,Church, Home Cinema, university, school, Training center, Stadium,Sport,Arena,bleacher, Platform,stand and Grandstand.
Date: 1911
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Joseph Decker
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: John W. Elam resided at 203 North Lafayette 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. 81]
Decker, Joseph. 1911. Souvenir Book of Valparaiso, Indiana. Valparaiso, Indiana: Valparaiso Printing Company. Unpaginated.
Copyright 2021. 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.
Lewry House, Western Face
Furnessville, Indiana
Date: After 1960
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Trent D. Pendley
Remark: The Lewry house, constructed in 1863, is one of the oldest surviving residences in northern Pine Township. The house, with a facing of local bricks, had two additions. The additions, which occurred in the 1880s, added bedrooms to the back of the house and a dining room and kitchen that doubled the depth of the two-story structure. During the Erwin and Bernice Burke period from 1940 to 1974, a first floor family room with a fireplace was added. The residence originally hosted a butler staircase. Nearby are the vacant Furness mansion and also the vacant Lidke house. Furnessville saw the removal of many homes from their antebellum or Victorian era foundations with the path of the Dunes Relief Highway (US Highway 20) after 1929, as well as after 1966 with the establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
Copyright 2002. 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.
Please respect the person (where applicable) in the photo.
Photo taene by me at Stoke-Con-Trent October 2016.
The vehicle details for HNV 433Y are:
Date of Liability 01 11 1996
Date of First Registration 10 08 1982
Year of Manufacture 1982
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1600CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Heavy Oil
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour GREY
Modified, 1989 Brushless Turbo Burns with almost all applicable, period correct options from the Kyosho manual.
BS-20 Universal joint (rear)
BS-63 Stabilizer Set (front)
BSW-19 Steel Gear (53T)
BSW-25 Special Front Damper Stay
BSW-29 Big Pressure Spring (Front, Hard)
BSW-30 Big Pressure Spring (Rear, Hard)
BSW-35 Special Tie Rod
BSW-36 Special Upper Rod
BSW-38 FRP Rear Shock Stay
BSW-41 Steel Shock Bushing
In addition all 3 diffs have been replaced with those from the later model Turbo Inferno with BSW-1 and BSW-2 gears.
The traditional Turbo burns box-art was painted with a Turbo Inferno light green and custom dark green instead of the box light blue/dark blue to emphasize the "green" electronic motor.
Team Orion motor, controler and batteries (4S), with kyosho RC system
Item # 14056
Lindsey Pierceâ„¢
Adult Collectible Doll
The JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMSâ„¢ Collection
Limited Edition Size of 500 Dolls
Estimated Ship Date: Approximately Late May/Early June 2015
Retail Price: $125.00 US + Shipping and Handling (and applicable sales tax for Maryland residents)
IT DIRECT EXCLUSIVE
Doll Tech Specs:
Body Type: JEM COLOR INFUSION
Head Sculpt: Rapture
Quick Switch Feature: No
Skin Tone: FR White
Hair Color: Pale Blond
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand Applied
Lindsey is a fully articulated vinyl doll with thick rooted curly blond locks and hand applied eyelashes. Our famous VJ comes dressed in her most iconic look from the hit 80's animated TV series, which is composed of a one piece bright orange mock neck sleeveless dress accessorized by a wide, low hanging contrasting vinyl belt, bright green tights and gauntlets, a fashionable head band, booties, bracelets and gold earrings. No TV reporter would be complete without her microphone and portable tape recorder, perfect to put all of the juicy scoop on record for posterity! For adult collectors ages 15 and up. Doll cannot stand alone; doll stand included.
This took me forever to upload and edit. I've had her for a while. She was my second doll to arrive in Ottawa. And now a second doll in my new apartment. Pretty doll and happy to have her.
Miniature Steel Mills, Dunes State Park, Indiana
Indiana Dunes State Park
Date: 1931
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: It is believed that these miniature steel plant building were used during the Gary, Indiana, Jubilee Pageant in 1931. According to an article published in the June 8, 1931, issue of The Indianapolis News:
"Postponed from Saturday night because of rain, Gary's jubilee pageant, feature of the city's celebration of its twenty-fifth birthday anniversary, will be presented on the lagoon at Marquette park tonight. More than 1,500 persons will take part in the pageant, which has taken approximately $10,000 to produce, and at least 50,000 persons from Gary and the metropolitan area are expected to crowd the shores of the lagoon for the spectacle.
The pageant will depict in pantomime the history of the Calumet district from the time of Marquette's trip across the sand dunes and representatives from fifty-four nationalities comprising Gary's population will take part in the program tonight.
Miniature steel mills built on the shores of the lagoon will send flames shooting skyward during the presentation."
Information Source:
The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; June 8, 1931; Volume 62, Number 156, Page 8, Column 1. Column titled "Gary Folk to Hold Postponed Pageant."
Copyright 2011. 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.
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.
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
The Poem for Everyone's Souls
2015
mural, acrylic paint
variable dimensions
-
Special thanks to Pieter, Rachel, Shana, Werner, Martine, Benny, Saskia, Elaine, Florent, Alexandra and Leon.
White Cross Gold Mining Company, Limited
Prospectus
Page 16
Date: 1902
Source Type: Pamphlet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Euclid Printing Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The articles of incorporation for the the White Cross Gold Mining Company, Limited, were subscribed to on June 2, 1900, and recorded in Latah County, Idaho, on June 5, 1900, by Oscar Larson, Latah County Recorder.
Six individuals were listed in the articles of incorporation, each owning 100,000 shares of the company valued at $10,000 (10¢ per share). These individuals were Dr. Frank Dunlap, Daniel S. Elder, R. L. Johnson, Hans J. Lestoe, J. W. Sherer, and F. C. Smith, all of whom were listed as residing in Moscow, Latah County, Idaho.
The White Cross Gold Mine is located in the SW¼ of SW¼ of SW¼ of Section 13, Township 40 North, Range 5 West of Boise Meridian.
While the mine did produce gold ore, the volume was insufficient to cover mining costs and the company ceased operation.
The Gray Eagle Gold Mining Company was located near the White Cross Mine but was not as fully developed as the White Cross Mine.
Sources:
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; March 31, 1901; Volume 18, Number 281, Page 7, Column 2. Column titled "White Cross Will Output. Moscow Property Making Test Shipment -- Election of Officers."
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; April 15, 1908; Volume 25, Number 305, Page 8, Column 1. Column titled "Mining Claims Contested. Woman's Stone and Timber Property Cause of Trouble. Mrs. Mary Hannah Disputes With White Cross and Gray Eagle Properties."
White Cross Gold Mining Company, Ltd. 1902. The White Cross Gold Mining Company, Ltd. Prospectus. Cleveland, Ohio: Euclid Printing Company. 20 p.
Copyright 2022. 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.
Franklin Hotel.
Date: 1905
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: A. H. Reading
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This structure still stands [2020] and is now referred to as the Franklin House since it no longer operates as a hotel. Situated at 58 South Campbell Street in Valparaiso, the structure housing the Franklin House pub was constructed in 1857. When the hotel was established it served as a hotel for passengers using the neighboring Pennsylvania Railroad Station, which had also been recently built.
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. 14]
Copyright 2009. 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.
BATES
GRILL
&
HOTEL
HOBART, IND.
GOOD FOR
5¢
IN TRADE
Date: Circa 1930s
Source Type: Token
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This token appears in tokencatalog.com, the premier source for token information.
The Bates Hotel and Grill was located at 314 Main Street in Hobart, Indiana, in what is referred to as the Orcutt Building. The proprietors of the business were Peter S. Bates and Lena Bates. The business was later replaced by the A&S Hobart Tap, and later the End Zone.
⦿ Wagaman No. H-5200c; rarity 3 (200 to 349 examples known to exist)
⦿ Token Catalog No. 187748
Sources:
Wagaman, Lloyd E. 1981. Indiana Trade Tokens. Fairfield, Ohio: Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio Token and Medal Society. 302 p.
TokenCatalog.com
Copyright 2016. 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.
White Cross Gold Mining Company, Limited
Prospectus
Page 18
Date: 1902
Source Type: Pamphlet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Euclid Printing Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The articles of incorporation for the the White Cross Gold Mining Company, Limited, were subscribed to on June 2, 1900, and recorded in Latah County, Idaho, on June 5, 1900, by Oscar Larson, Latah County Recorder.
Six individuals were listed in the articles of incorporation, each owning 100,000 shares of the company valued at $10,000 (10¢ per share). These individuals were Dr. Frank Dunlap, Daniel S. Elder, R. L. Johnson, Hans J. Lestoe, J. W. Sherer, and F. C. Smith, all of whom were listed as residing in Moscow, Latah County, Idaho.
The White Cross Gold Mine is located in the SW¼ of SW¼ of SW¼ of Section 13, Township 40 North, Range 5 West of Boise Meridian.
While the mine did produce gold ore, the volume was insufficient to cover mining costs and the company ceased operation.
The Gray Eagle Gold Mining Company was located near the White Cross Mine but was not as fully developed as the White Cross Mine.
Sources:
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; March 31, 1901; Volume 18, Number 281, Page 7, Column 2. Column titled "White Cross Will Output. Moscow Property Making Test Shipment -- Election of Officers."
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; April 15, 1908; Volume 25, Number 305, Page 8, Column 1. Column titled "Mining Claims Contested. Woman's Stone and Timber Property Cause of Trouble. Mrs. Mary Hannah Disputes With White Cross and Gray Eagle Properties."
White Cross Gold Mining Company, Ltd. 1902. The White Cross Gold Mining Company, Ltd. Prospectus. Cleveland, Ohio: Euclid Printing Company. 20 p.
Copyright 2022. 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.
Court House
College
H.B.B.
O.P.K.
Production Date: 1888
Source Type: Photograph, Cabinet Card
Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Marion M. Mudge
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The man in the upper right of the photograph is Henry Baker Brown. Brown served as president of The Northern Indiana Normal School and Business Institute, 1873-1900; Valparaiso College, 1900-1907; and Valparaiso University, 1907-1917. The man in the lower left of the photograph is Oliver Perry Kinsey. Kinsey served as Vice-President of The Northern Indiana Normal School and Business Institute, 1873-1900; Valparaiso College, 1900-1907; Valparaiso University, 1907-1917; and Acting President of Valparaiso University, 1912-1919. This image shows the original campus building of the Valparaiso Male and Female College, which was founded by the Methodist Church and operated between 1859 to 1871. The college went defunct in 1871 and was closed for approximately two years, reopening in 1873 as the Northern Indiana Normal School and Business Institute. The original large brick structure consisted of the center portion of the building between the two towers. The tower and east wing to the left in this image were erected in 1867, while the tower and west wing to the right were added later. The structure shown here, with its several additions, was destroyed on February 15, 1923, by a fire originating from an overheated stove.
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The following news item appears in the February 22, 1923, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
BUILDING TO RISE FROM THE RUINS
Arising from the blackened ruins of the historic administration building of Valparaiso university which was destroyed by fire last Thursday morning, will come a new and modern administration building and library, according to a decision of the trustees at a meeting held Saturday.
The loss is estimated between $150,000 and $175,000. This was fairly well covered with insurance and the trustees believe the building can be replaced. Committees were named to find out exactly what is needed in the way of new buildings and some decision will be reached at the next meeting of the board, February 28.
The fire which is of unknown origin was hard to fight on account of the cold. It started about 5 A. M. and the flames were not under control before 10:30 o'clock, when the building was a heap of smoldering ruins. For a time the flames threatened to spread to other buildings. Water dashed against the building froze on the walls so that the buildings looked like an ice plant without and a raging inferno within. Two students who lived in the towers narrowly escaped with their lives and lost all personal effects.
Male and co-ed students joined in an effort to save the school library when the fire was discovered. Shielding their faces with dampened towels and handkerchiefs, the students worked frantically, carrying armful after armful of books and records out from the ever-growing inferno into the cold.
Numerous valuable paintings in the art school, also housed in the administration building were destroyed.
In addition to the library and art school the administration building contained executive officers of the university and the class rooms of the university high and dramatic school.
The building was the oldest on the campus. It was erected 50 years ago and housed the original college.
Source:
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; February 22, 1923; volume 39, Number 50, Page 1, Column 1. Column titled "Building to Rise From the Ruins."
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HOTEL VENDOME.
North Shore, Flint Lake
Date: 1924
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Dodge's Telegraph, Railway Accounting and Radio (Wireless) Institute
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Hotel Vendome would have been located at Edgewater Beach assuming that the caption is appropriately locating this photograph. As early as 1876, Mary Clay owned nearly all the property abutting the entire north shore of Flint Lake. Clay sold her property in 1890 to Howard Dickover, who then constructed a resort hotel and named the property Edgewater Beach. The resort included swimming, boating, camping, as well as some summer rental cabins. By the second half of 1910, Edgewater Beach had its own railroad station, which provided for easy access to the electrified Valparaiso & Northern Railway interurban line. A grocery store, called the Green Lantern, was also located on the Edgewater Beach site.
The following news item concerning Hotel Vendome appears in the May 27, 1899, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
THE HOTEL VENDOME
Flint Lake's Popular New Hostelry In Charge of E. E. Drom.
The Tribune is pleased to note that genial Ed Drom, an old-time editor of the Westville Indicator, has taken the management of the "Hotel Vendome," at Flint Lake for the summer. Mr. Drom enters the business with considerable experience in this line, having spent many years in the hotel business under his father. For the past twelve years he has been a traveling man, and if Flint Lake does not become the mecca of the Knights of the Grip, it will no be the fault of the manager of the Hotel Vendome. In a neat circular the following ravishing description is given of the Valparaiso's water resort.
"This most beautiful sheet of water seems to have been painted by the God of nature for the enjoyment of mankind; high bluffs, deep ravines, grandly towering hills and beautiful groves all kiss the waters of its shores, in one grand panorama of loveliness."
Now, if that don't fetch 'em, they can stay right at home all dog days and swelter.
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The following news item concerning Hotel Vendome appears in the June 24, 1899, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
Flint Lake News.
The Hotel Vendome gave its first Sunday dinner last Saturday. Fifty-four guests sat down when Manager Drom gave the signal. This hotel fills a long felt want at Flint Lake. It is just what was lacking to make the place up-to-date and under the management of Ed Drom, a prince of good fellows, its financial success is assured.
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The following news item concerning Hotel Vendome appears in the September 24, 1930, issue of The Vidette-Messenger:
OLD FLINT LAKE HOTEL NO MORE
The old Vendome hotel at Edgewater, on Flint lake's north side, is being razed by W. A. Fraser, of the Kilmer-Fraser, owners of Blackhawk beach. Mr. Fraser recently acquired a strip of 140 foot frontage on the lake, including the hotel property of Mr. and Mrs. Ejnor Hanson. He will use lumber from the building to build cottages. The hotel was built a number of years ago by C. Howard Dickover, who formerly owned the land thereabouts and conducted a summer resort for a number of years.
Sources:
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; May 27, 1899; Volume 16, Number 7, Page 5, Column 4. Column titled "The Hotel Vendome. Flint Lake's Popular New Hostelry In Charge of E. E. Drom."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; June 24, 1899; Volume 16, Number 11, Page 5, Column 4. Column titled "Flint Lake Notes."
The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana; September 24, 1930; Volume 4, Page 4, Column 2. Column titled "Old Flint Lake Hotel No More."
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South Shore Line Station
Tremont, Indiana
Date: Circa 1920s
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This view looks northeast down the Shore Shore Line commuter railroad. The sign on the station says: "SOUTH SHORE LINE, TREMONT, THE GATEWAY TO THE DUNES."
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The following news item appeared in the December 10, 1925, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
TREMONT TO GET NEW R. R. DEPOT
Electric line improvements of the Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railway company, recently taken over by the Insull interests, have undergone a marvelous transformation. Twenty-nine steel passenger gars now are being built by the Pullman company, two of which will be dining cars, two will be parlor cars and 25 will serve as passenger coaches. They will be ready for service by July 1, next year, it was announced.
A force of 900 men is now engaged in making improvements on the line between Kensington. Ill., where the South Shore connects with the Illinois Central railroad, and South Bend. Ten miles of old 70 and 80 pound rails between Kensington and Hammond have been replaced with 100 pound rails and the entire track from South Bend to Kensington has been resurfaced with more than 300 cars of cinder ballast. Approximately 11,000 pairs of angle bars have been used. All block and other signals have been rebuilt along with new telephone lines for complete and satisfactory communication. The entire right of way has been cleared of undergrowth, improving the range of vision at highway crossings.
Portions of the rehabilitation work now under way include rock ballasting of the section from Kensington to Hammond, 60 per cent completed; one mile of new steel trusses for support of trolley wires to be installed between Kensington and Hammond; fencing gage at work west of Gary, erecting 54-inche fence with barbed wire strand at top on edges of right of way; steam shovel at work west of New Carlisle widening cuts and grading.
Preliminary arrangements are being made for starting work on the Dunes highway bridge head and plans are under way for the bridge across the Industrial highway. At Tremont the railroad has purchased a building 40 feet square, which formerly stood at the east of the highway crossing at that point. It is to be permanently located as a station on a spot directly north of the old station site. It will be remodeled both on the interior and exterior. A long siding will also be constructed at Tremont to care for special parties and other extra trains carrying visitors to the dunes region. Forty new shelters to be used at local stops are being built.
Source:
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; December 10, 1925; Volume 42, Number 40, Page 8, Columns 1-4. Column titled "Tremont to Get New R. R. Depot."
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Date: Circa 1910
Source Type: Postcard
Printer, Publisher, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Typed along the bottom of this photograph is the following:
Another picture of the Albion Baseball team. Earl Zimmerman in front, other players from left, Vergil Jennings, Tom Garrett, Jim Cunningham, don't know the next lad, Bill Miller, Pearly Jennings, Soren Peterson, Billie Garrett. Can't recall who the fellow standing at left, myself and Mert Markum, and some boy.
Virgil Jennings and Pearlie Jennings are brothers. They appear in the 1910 U.S. Federal Census for Precinct 67, Whitman County, Washington. Virgil's age is listed as 19, while Pearlie is listed as being 16 years old.
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White Cross Gold Mining Company, Limited
Prospectus
Page 14
Date: 1902
Source Type: Pamphlet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Euclid Printing Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The articles of incorporation for the the White Cross Gold Mining Company, Limited, were subscribed to on June 2, 1900, and recorded in Latah County, Idaho, on June 5, 1900, by Oscar Larson, Latah County Recorder.
Six individuals were listed in the articles of incorporation, each owning 100,000 shares of the company valued at $10,000 (10¢ per share). These individuals were Dr. Frank Dunlap, Daniel S. Elder, R. L. Johnson, Hans J. Lestoe, J. W. Sherer, and F. C. Smith, all of whom were listed as residing in Moscow, Latah County, Idaho.
The White Cross Gold Mine is located in the SW¼ of SW¼ of SW¼ of Section 13, Township 40 North, Range 5 West of Boise Meridian.
While the mine did produce gold ore, the volume was insufficient to cover mining costs and the company ceased operation.
The Gray Eagle Gold Mining Company was located near the White Cross Mine but was not as fully developed as the White Cross Mine.
Sources:
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; March 31, 1901; Volume 18, Number 281, Page 7, Column 2. Column titled "White Cross Will Output. Moscow Property Making Test Shipment -- Election of Officers."
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; April 15, 1908; Volume 25, Number 305, Page 8, Column 1. Column titled "Mining Claims Contested. Woman's Stone and Timber Property Cause of Trouble. Mrs. Mary Hannah Disputes With White Cross and Gray Eagle Properties."
White Cross Gold Mining Company, Ltd. 1902. The White Cross Gold Mining Company, Ltd. Prospectus. Cleveland, Ohio: Euclid Printing Company. 20 p.
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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 "Action Models" 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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Modified, 1989 Brushless Turbo Burns with almost all applicable, period correct options from the Kyosho manual.
BS-20 Universal joint (rear)
BS-63 Stabilizer Set (front)
BSW-19 Steel Gear (53T)
BSW-25 Special Front Damper Stay
BSW-29 Big Pressure Spring (Front, Hard)
BSW-30 Big Pressure Spring (Rear, Hard)
BSW-35 Special Tie Rod
BSW-36 Special Upper Rod
BSW-38 FRP Rear Shock Stay
BSW-41 Steel Shock Bushing
In addition all 3 diffs have been replaced with those from the later model Turbo Inferno with BSW-1 and BSW-2 gears.
The traditional Turbo burns box-art was painted with a Turbo Inferno light green and custom dark green instead of the box light blue/dark blue to emphasize the "green" electronic motor.
Team Orion motor, controler and batteries (4S), with kyosho RC system
G. C. Benney.
Date: 1905
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: A. H. Reading
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: G. C. Benney and his wife Ada resided at 208 North East Street [now North Garfield 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. 57]
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. 64]
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Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad Directors, Inspecting in Chesterton
Chesterton, Indiana
Date: October 18, 1909
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Air Line News
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Directors of the Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad visit Chesterton on October 18, 1909, to inspect the construction of the Valparaiso & Northern Railway subsidiary line being constructed there. Service to and from Chesterton on the Valparaiso & Northern Railway began on February 4, 1911. At that time the Valparaiso & Northern Railway was operating between Valparaiso and Sheridan Beach on Flint Lake, as well as from Chesterton to Goodrum Junction. Since no track had yet been completed between Sheridan Beach and Goodrum Junction, the connection between these two points was made by a horse-drawn bus. By October 7, 1911, track was completed from Sheridan Beach to Woodville, thereby allowing passengers to make a short walk between Goodrum Junction and Woodville to make connections. A new bridge over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Woodville allowed for the connection between Woodville and Goodrum Junction beginning February 12, 1912. Incorporated in August 1908, the Valparaiso & Northern Railway construction was financed by citizens of Valparaiso and outside investors; the railway was to become one of the feeder lines the the Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad.
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Porter County Court House
Valparaiso, Indiana
Date: Circa 1905
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Specht Family Photograph
Postmark: Not applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The image here shows the third court house constructed in Porter County. This structure was completed in 1883 at a cost of $157,348, nearly 25 percent over the original bid cost of $125,909. The building's footprint measured 128 feet by 98 feet, and had a tower height of 168 feet. A fire at the court house occurred during near zero temperatures on December 27, 1934, and required the assistance of fire departments from Gary and LaPorte to help extinguish the blaze. Tragically, fireman Raymond Meinke died of injuries sustained when his fire truck skidded on an icy highway six miles from Valparaiso on its return trip to LaPorte from this fire. Considerable controversy resulted from this fire; several residents had stated that the county had been warned repeatedly about building safety issues, especially about alleged faulty wiring, long before the fire took place and that these warnings were continually ignored by the county commissioners. William Hutton, an architect from Hammond, Indiana, assisted the county in receiving $100,000 from insurance companies after the fire. In 1936, William Scholer, an architect from Lafayette, Indiana, was hired by the county to prepare two separate plans: one plan for the complete demolition and construction of a new court house, and the second plan for the remodeling of the fire-damaged structure. In the end, remodeling the damaged structure won out. The cost for reconstructing the fire-damaged structure was $172,000, which was completed in 1937 by the the local firm Foster Lumber Company.
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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 six 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: Circa 1930s
Source Type: Token
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This token appears in tokencatalog.com, the premier source for token information.
⦿ Wagaman No. V-250a; rarity 10 (1 example known to exist)
⦿ Token Catalog No. 187242
Sources:
Wagaman, Lloyd E. 1981. Indiana Trade Tokens. Fairfield, Ohio: Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio Token and Medal Society. 302 p.
TokenCatalog.com
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White Cross Gold Mining Company, Limited
Prospectus
Page 15
At the Tunnel.
Date: 1902
Source Type: Pamphlet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Euclid Printing Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The articles of incorporation for the the White Cross Gold Mining Company, Limited, were subscribed to on June 2, 1900, and recorded in Latah County, Idaho, on June 5, 1900, by Oscar Larson, Latah County Recorder.
Six individuals were listed in the articles of incorporation, each owning 100,000 shares of the company valued at $10,000 (10¢ per share). These individuals were Dr. Frank Dunlap, Daniel S. Elder, R. L. Johnson, Hans J. Lestoe, J. W. Sherer, and F. C. Smith, all of whom were listed as residing in Moscow, Latah County, Idaho.
The White Cross Gold Mine is located in the SW¼ of SW¼ of SW¼ of Section 13, Township 40 North, Range 5 West of Boise Meridian.
While the mine did produce gold ore, the volume was insufficient to cover mining costs and the company ceased operation.
The Gray Eagle Gold Mining Company was located near the White Cross Mine but was not as fully developed as the White Cross Mine.
Sources:
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; March 31, 1901; Volume 18, Number 281, Page 7, Column 2. Column titled "White Cross Will Output. Moscow Property Making Test Shipment -- Election of Officers."
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; April 15, 1908; Volume 25, Number 305, Page 8, Column 1. Column titled "Mining Claims Contested. Woman's Stone and Timber Property Cause of Trouble. Mrs. Mary Hannah Disputes With White Cross and Gray Eagle Properties."
White Cross Gold Mining Company, Ltd. 1902. The White Cross Gold Mining Company, Ltd. Prospectus. Cleveland, Ohio: Euclid Printing Company. 20 p.
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Date: May 16, 1920
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The aerial view of downtown Valparaiso shows the court house in the distance. The old St. Paul Catholic Church steeple is the church located to the west (left) of the courthouse. The photograph was taken looking in a northwest direction. The photographer may have been in the Union Street Cemetery (also known as the Old City Cemetery) when taking the picture.
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Date: 1916
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Date: 1916
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This photograph shows the Erie Railroad bridge over the Kankakee River looking south near Wilders, Indiana, in 1916. New pilings can be seen in the distance to the right of the tracks and across the river. It is believed that this bridge was replaced in 1916. The bridge would have been located approximately 4,000 feet east of present day US Route 421 (Michigan Road).
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Cooks
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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White Cross Gold Mining Company, Limited
Prospectus
Page 13
1 Stamp Mill. 2 Engine Room. 3 Assay Office. 4 Saw Mill.
Date: 1902
Source Type: Pamphlet
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Euclid Printing Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The articles of incorporation for the the White Cross Gold Mining Company, Limited, were subscribed to on June 2, 1900, and recorded in Latah County, Idaho, on June 5, 1900, by Oscar Larson, Latah County Recorder.
Six individuals were listed in the articles of incorporation, each owning 100,000 shares of the company valued at $10,000 (10¢ per share). These individuals were Dr. Frank Dunlap, Daniel S. Elder, R. L. Johnson, Hans J. Lestoe, J. W. Sherer, and F. C. Smith, all of whom were listed as residing in Moscow, Latah County, Idaho.
The White Cross Gold Mine is located in the SW¼ of SW¼ of SW¼ of Section 13, Township 40 North, Range 5 West of Boise Meridian.
While the mine did produce gold ore, the volume was insufficient to cover mining costs and the company ceased operation.
The Gray Eagle Gold Mining Company was located near the White Cross Mine but was not as fully developed as the White Cross Mine.
Sources:
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; March 31, 1901; Volume 18, Number 281, Page 7, Column 2. Column titled "White Cross Will Output. Moscow Property Making Test Shipment -- Election of Officers."
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington; April 15, 1908; Volume 25, Number 305, Page 8, Column 1. Column titled "Mining Claims Contested. Woman's Stone and Timber Property Cause of Trouble. Mrs. Mary Hannah Disputes With White Cross and Gray Eagle Properties."
White Cross Gold Mining Company, Ltd. 1902. The White Cross Gold Mining Company, Ltd. Prospectus. Cleveland, Ohio: Euclid Printing Company. 20 p.
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Old College Building, 1873
Date: 1873 (published in 1911)
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Joseph Decker
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This and six small dwelling houses were all the buildings on College Hill (practically the Fourth Ward of the city) in 1873, when the school was established. The entire ward is now covered with College Buildings, Dormitories and hundreds of private residences, all used by the school.
Founded by the Methodist Church, the Valparaiso Male and Female College operated between 1859 to 1871. It was one of the first four year coeducational institutions to operate in the United States. The college went defunct in 1871 and was closed for approximately two years, reopening in 1873 as the Northern Indiana Normal School and Business Institute. The original large brick structure consisted of the west portion of the building (right side of building in the image below). The tower and the east wing were erected in 1867. The structure shown here, with several additions, was destroyed on February 15, 1923, by a fire originating from an overheated stove.
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The following news item appears in the February 22, 1923, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
BUILDING TO RISE FROM THE RUINS
Arising from the blackened ruins of the historic administration building of Valparaiso university which was destroyed by fire last Thursday morning, will come a new and modern administration building and library, according to a decision of the trustees at a meeting held Saturday.
The loss is estimated between $150,000 and $175,000. This was fairly well covered with insurance and the trustees believe the building can be replaced. Committees were named to find out exactly what is needed in the way of new buildings and some decision will be reached at the next meeting of the board, February 28.
The fire which is of unknown origin was hard to fight on account of the cold. It started about 5 A. M. and the flames were not under control before 10:30 o'clock, when the building was a heap of smoldering ruins. For a time the flames threatened to spread to other buildings. Water dashed against the building froze on the walls so that the buildings looked like an ice plant without and a raging inferno within. Two students who lived in the towers narrowly escaped with their lives and lost all personal effects.
Male and co-ed students joined in an effort to save the school library when the fire was discovered. Shielding their faces with dampened towels and handkerchiefs, the students worked frantically, carrying armful after armful of books and records out from the ever-growing inferno into the cold.
Numerous valuable paintings in the art school, also housed in the administration building were destroyed.
In addition to the library and art school the administration building contained executive officers of the university and the class rooms of the university high and dramatic school.
The building was the oldest on the campus. It was erected 50 years ago and housed the original college.
Sources:
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; February 22, 1923; volume 39, Number 50, Page 1, Column 1. Column titled "Building to Rise From the Ruins."
Decker, Joseph. 1911. Souvenir Book of Valparaiso, Indiana. Valparaiso, Indiana: Valparaiso Printing Company. Unpaginated.
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Taken from the grounds of St . Thomas Hospital .
4S&S this track could well be applicable to any shot on flickr - but I have chosen this one .
Modified, 1989 Brushless Turbo Burns with almost all applicable, period correct options from the Kyosho manual.
BS-20 Universal joint (rear)
BS-63 Stabilizer Set (front)
BSW-19 Steel Gear (53T)
BSW-25 Special Front Damper Stay
BSW-29 Big Pressure Spring (Front, Hard)
BSW-30 Big Pressure Spring (Rear, Hard)
BSW-35 Special Tie Rod
BSW-36 Special Upper Rod
BSW-38 FRP Rear Shock Stay
BSW-41 Steel Shock Bushing
In addition all 3 diffs have been replaced with those from the later model Turbo Inferno with BSW-1 and BSW-2 gears.
The traditional Turbo burns box-art was painted with a Turbo Inferno light green and custom dark green instead of the box light blue/dark blue to emphasize the "green" electronic motor.
Team Orion motor, controler and batteries (4S), with kyosho RC system
Applicable picture. No white Christmas, temperatures in the double digits Celsius.
A good 2016 for everyone!
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Modified, 1989 Turbo Burns with almost all applicable, period correct options from the Kyosho manual including the front brake.
BS-20 Universal joint (rear)
BS-63 Stabilizer Set (front)
BSW-19 Steel Gear (53T)
BSW-25 Special Front Damper Stay
BSW-29 Big Pressure Spring (Front, Hard)
BSW-30 Big Pressure Spring (Rear, Hard)
BSW-35 Special Tie Rod
BSW-36 Special Upper Rod
BSW-38 FRP Rear Shock Stay
BSW-41 Steel Shock Bushing
BSW-43 Front Brake Set
KYO39308 Medium sized fuel filter
Modified, 1989 Brushless Turbo Burns with almost all applicable, period correct options from the Kyosho manual.
BS-20 Universal joint (rear)
BS-63 Stabilizer Set (front)
BSW-19 Steel Gear (53T)
BSW-25 Special Front Damper Stay
BSW-29 Big Pressure Spring (Front, Hard)
BSW-30 Big Pressure Spring (Rear, Hard)
BSW-35 Special Tie Rod
BSW-36 Special Upper Rod
BSW-38 FRP Rear Shock Stay
BSW-41 Steel Shock Bushing
In addition all 3 diffs have been replaced with those from the later model Turbo Inferno with BSW-1 and BSW-2 gears.
The traditional Turbo burns box-art was painted with a Turbo Inferno light green and custom dark green instead of the box light blue/dark blue to emphasize the "green" electronic motor.
Team Orion motor, controler and batteries (4S), with kyosho RC system
F. A. Turner.
Date: 1905
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: A. H. Reading
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Frank A. Turner and his wife Lulu resided at 606 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. 149]
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. 62]
Copyright 2021. 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: Multiple
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Elk City, Idaho County, Idaho, was practically destroyed by fire on March 16, 1930.
Bailey provides the following description of this photograph:
Three view of Elk City, one of the richest producers of placer gold in Idaho during the early sixties. Later it has developed into a splendid quartz mining camp. These pictures show how the town looked before it burned, while burning, and afterwards.
Source:
Bailey, Robert G. 1935. River of No Return. Lewiston, Idaho: Bailey-Blake Printing Company. 515 p. [see p. 272]
Copyright 2020. 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.
Coffee Creek Culvert, Air Line Railroad
Liberty Township, Porter County, Indiana
Date: Circa 1910
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Air Line News
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Concrete culvert channeling Coffee Creek under the Air Line Railroad. 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.
Copyright 2009. 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.