Hervey Bates Sr. (Jan. 25, 1795-July 6, 1876). Hervey Bates was born at Fort Washington (now Cincinnati). He was the son of Daniel… Read More »Hervey Bates Sr.
Bass Photo Collection The largest surviving collection of photographs of 20th-century Indianapolis, the W. H. Bass Photo Company, commonly known as Bass Photo,… Read More »Bass Photo Collection
Herbert L. Bass (Nov 13, 1877-Apr. 8, 1926). A native and lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Bass designed numerous notable public residences, schools, commercial… Read More »Herbert L. Bass
Base Hospital No. 32 Also known as Lilly Base Hospital, Base Hospital No. 32 was founded in February 1917, in expectation of U.S. involvement… Read More »Base Hospital No. 32
Carl Barus (Oct. 12, 1823-June 7-1908). Born in Prussian Silesia, Barus studied organ and piano in Brieg and Breslau. In 1849 he… Read More »Carl Barus
John F. Barnhill (Jan. 2, 1865-Mar. 10, 1943). John F. Barnhill was a nationally known pioneer surgeon of the head and neck. A… Read More »John F. Barnhill
Barbasol In 1919 Frank Shields, an Indianapolis chemical engineer, began manufacturing a brushless shaving cream, naming it Barbasol after red-bearded medieval… Read More »Barbasol
Lyman S. Ayres (Sept. 4, 1824-May 7, 1896). Ayres was born and raised on a farm near Oswego, New York, and began his… Read More »Lyman S. Ayres
Avondale Playhouse Regarded as one of the Midwest’s top professional summer stock theaters, the Avondale Playhouse (or “Avondale-in the-Meadows”) contracted nationally recognized… Read More »Avondale Playhouse
One America Tower At 38 stories, One America Tower (One America Square, formerly AUL Tower), surpassed the 1970 Indiana National Bank Tower in… Read More »One America Tower
