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
Black Lives Matter Murals Two mural projects emerged in Indianapolis following protests that erupted in downtown Indianapolis and other urban areas after the death… Read More »Black Lives Matter Murals
Engine No. 587 In August 1918, the Baldwin Locomotive Works completed the Lake Erie and Western engine No. 5541. When the Nickel Plate… Read More »Engine No. 587
Gatling Gun The Gatling Gun was an early rapid-firing weapon, or machine gun, invented by Richard J. Gatling. Gatling was a physician… Read More »Gatling Gun
Golden Hill Totem Pole of Indianapolis In the fall of 1903, Hoosier native and then-governor of the Alaska Territory John Brady sailed on the U.S. Revenue… Read More »Golden Hill Totem Pole of Indianapolis
Indiana AIDS Memorial Located on the grounds of Crown Hill Cemetery, the Indiana AIDS Memorial is the first permanent AIDS memorial installation in… Read More »Indiana AIDS Memorial
Panic Bar Carl Prinzler, manager of the Builders Hardware Department at Vonnegut Hardware Company, developed the idea for the panic bar after… Read More »Panic Bar
Robert Hanna Reputedly, the Robert Hanna (aka General Hanna) was the only steamboat ever to ascend the white river to Indianapolis. In… Read More »Robert Hanna
Wonder Bread Taggart Baking Company debuted a new bread with a mysterious advertisement that first showed up in The Indianapolis Star on… Read More »Wonder Bread
Wooton Patent Desks The elaborately crafted Wooton Patent Desk was the creation of William S. Wooton who, along with his furniture expertise, was… Read More »Wooton Patent Desks
