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    Indianapolis in Vintage Postcards
    Indianapolis in Vintage Postcards
    Indianapolis in Vintage Postcards
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    Indianapolis in Vintage Postcards

    By W.C. Madden

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    In the late 1800s, postcards of Indianapolis began appearing in mailboxes throughout the country. Since that time, the many prominent monuments, buildings, and parks of the Hoosier capital have been featured on countless cards.

    Using an impressive collection of these images, author W.C. Madden takes the reader on an historic journey through Indianapolis from 1890 to 1950, providing a visual history of the development of the city. Indianapolis experienced great growth during the first half of the 20th century, which gave rise to innovative art and architectural structures, many that serve as the subject of postcards featured here. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, the Indiana World War Memorial, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Union Station, and Claypool Hotel, to name a few, are all highlighted.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateMar 12, 2003
    ISBN9781439613801
    Indianapolis in Vintage Postcards
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    W.C. Madden

    The authors are longtime baseball historians with an expertise in the collegiate game. W.C. Madden has written the College World Series Record Book and The College World Series: A Baseball History, 1947-2003, along with many other titles. John E. Peterson, senior pastor at Bensonvale Covenant Church in Omaha, is the author of The Kansas City Athletics: A Baseball History, 1954-1967.

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      Indianapolis in Vintage Postcards - W.C. Madden

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      MONUMENTS

      SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MONUMENT. This monument, dedicated on May 15, 1902, is the most popular attraction in Indianapolis and has come to symbolize the city. An outstanding achievement of architectural and sculptural art, the Solders and Sailors Monument was designed by Bruno Schmitz, an architect from Berlin, Germany. At the time it was built at the turn of century, it towered above the cobblestone streets and all other buildings in Indianapolis. Nearly the size of the Statue of Liberty, the monument was originally built to honor Indiana’s Civil War veterans, but now commemorates the valor of Indiana’s military men and women in all wars prior to World War

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