Processed by
Pamela Tranfield
February 1998
Revised by Dorothy Nicholson
November 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 |
2 folders of photographs |
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COLLECTION |
Ca. 1935 |
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PROVENANCE: |
Hoosier Bookshop, Indianapolis, Indiana. September 1992. |
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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 |
None |
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RELATED |
None |
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ACCESSION |
1992.0906 |
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NOTES: |
The photographs in this collection show examples of stone and concrete bridges built in Indianapolis between 1905 and ca. 1912. These structures replaced existing wood and iron bridges in residential and industrial areas of the city.
Architect Henry W. Klaussman designed two structures featured in this collection: the College Avenue Bridge (1905) and the Thirtieth Street Bridge (1906). Both bridges spanned Fall Creek. The College Avenue Bridge was considered an engineering marvel, as its piers were set at an angle, in line with the flow of the water rather than the roadway above. At the time of construction the Thirtieth Street Bridge featured two stone mermaids on its central buttresses.
The Emrichsville Bridge (1906) crossed the White River at the south end of Riverside Park. This imposing edifice featured a stone archway and a corner tower. The bridge was razed in 1949.
Sources:
Items in the collection
Bass Photo Collection (P 0130), Indiana Historical Society Library
Bodenhamer, David J., and Robert G. Barrows. The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994.
Postcard Collection (Marion County-Bridges), Indiana Historical Society Library
“Search Fails to Discover Lost Lore of Emrichsville,” Indianapolis News, 13 September 1957, p. 10, col. 4.
“State to Build New Emrichsville Bridge,” Indianapolis News, 1 May 1948, p. 1, col. 8.
The collection contains fourteen black-and-white photographs of road and railway bridges in Indianapolis. An unidentified photographer made at least six images on 23 and 24 February 1935.
The images include views of the Thirtieth Street, Emrichsville, College Avenue, Garfield Park, New York Street, and Morris Street bridges. Six photographs include identification on the verso of the image. The processor identified five photographs by comparing the items to images in other photographic collections. Titles and numbers supplied by the processor are enclosed in square [ ] brackets. One photograph of a railway bridge is not identified, but the structure is a massive edifice characteristic of bridges built by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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[1] [Thirtieth Street Bridge] [2] [Thirtieth Street Bridge] [3] 30th Street Bridge over White River-Riverside Park. Feb. 23, 1935 [4] [Thirtieth Street Bridge] [5] Emerichville [sic] Bridge-16th and White River. Feb. 23-1935 [6] Washington Street Bridge over White River. Feb. 23-1935 [7] [unidentified] |
Photographs, Folder 1 |
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[8] [College Avenue Bridge] [9] [College Avenue Bridge] [10] [Pennsylvania Railroad Company Bridge?] [11] Garfield Park. Feb. 23, 1935. Evelyn Lewellyn, 2304 E. La Grande (Right), Geneva (center) [12] Belt R. R. Bridge over White River. Feb. 23-1935 [13] New York Street Bridge over White River. Feb. 23-1935 [14] Morris Street Bridge over White River. Feb. 23-1935 |
Photographs, Folder 2 |
For additional information on this collection, including a list of subject headings that may lead you to related materials:
1. Go to the Indiana Historical Society's online catalog: http://157.91.92.2/
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 0354).
5. When you find the collection, go to the "Full Record" screen for a list of headings that can be searched for related materials.