Processed by
Pamela Tranfield
April 1995
Revised by Dorothy Nicholson
October 2003
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
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VOLUME OF |
Five folders |
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COLLECTION |
1934–35 |
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PROVENANCE: |
Forms part of the Cecil Beeson/Blackford County Historical Society Collection. |
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RESTRICTIONS: |
None |
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COPYRIGHT: |
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REPRODUCTION |
Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society. |
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ALTERNATE |
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RELATED |
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ACCESSION |
1994.0734T |
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NOTES: |
Construction of the federal post office at 123 South High Street, Hartford City, Indiana, began in September 1934 and was completed in May 1935. The federal Department of Public Works awarded the construction contract to Dunlap and Company Incorporated, of Columbus, Indiana. John W. Sharrock was the construction engineer, and G. W. Stone was the superintendent of architecture. The project was Federal Public Works Number 207.
Sources:
Items found in the collection.
Hartford City and Montpelier City Directory, 1916–1917. Asheville, N.C.: House of Directories Publishers, ca. 1916.
Hartford City Indiana City Directory 1948. Columbus, Ohio: Mullin–Kille, 1948.
The collection consists of eighteen progress photographs that depict the construction of the federal post office building in Hartford City, Indiana. The photographs were created in compliance with federal government regulations for construction projects.
Wright Studio of Hartford City photographed the construction site from the northeast, northwest, and southeast corners on a monthly or bi-monthly basis until June 1935. Three interior photographs depict the main work area and lobby in May and June 1935. Six photographs show construction workers and laborers at work.
The processor retained the original order of the photographs and assigned folder titles in [] brackets.
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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[Views from Southeast, Northeast, and Northwest Corners of Site, September–November 1934] |
Folder 1 |
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[Views from Southeast Corner of Site, January–April 1935] |
Folder 2 |
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[Views from Northwest Corner of Site, January–May 1935] |
Folder 3 |
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[Interior Photographs, May–June 1935] |
Folder 4 |
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[Views of Completed Building, June 1935] |
For additional information on this collection, including a list of subject headings that may lead you to related materials:
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2. Click on the "Basic Search" icon.
3. Select "Call Number" from the "Search In:" box.
4. Search for the collection by its basic call number (in this case, P 0296).
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