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Archive for February 2005

February 7, 2005

 

Lincoln’s Sum Book

Abraham Lincoln was a studious young man, though by his own account he had less than a year of formal schooling. A rare artifact from Abe’s school days in Indiana is from a student notebook.

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February 14, 2005

 

Lockfield Gardens

Lockefield Gardens was one of the first public housing projects. It also provided jobs for unemployed Hoosiers in an ailing economy struggling to recover from the great depression under the New Deal.

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February 21, 2005

 

Madame C.J. Walker

Madam C.J. Walker, the daughter of former slaves, founded the Walker Manufacturing Company and built a factory that would remain in Indianapolis for the next seven decades.

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February 28, 2005

 

Martin’s Photo Shop

From a small studio in Terre Haute, The Martin family documented almost a century of history with their photographs.

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