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A selection of subjects that provide an interesting look at Indianapolis and Hoosiers.

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Anti-Picketing Ordinance of 1919

A labor ordinance passed by the Indianapolis City Council September 19, 1919, forbade all forms of picketing by striking workers in the city and imposed fines and prison terms on… Read More »Anti-Picketing Ordinance of 1919

Antislavery Movement

Militant opposition to slavery was not widespread in Indianapolis because of the city’s large southern population and general race prejudice. Antislavery sentiments were evident, however, among various groups and organizations,… Read More »Antislavery Movement

Art Fairs

Indianapolis is home to several different art fairs that are held annually throughout the city. Talbot Street Art Fair The Talbot Street Art Fair (TSAF) is the oldest outdoor street… Read More »Art Fairs

Asian Indians

Asian Indians are persons of Indian-subcontinent origins. The United States Census Bureau uses the term Asian Indian to avoid confusion with Native Americans. Indianapolis, as well as the rest of… Read More »Asian Indians

Automobile Industry

Indianapolis was an early center for automobile manufacture and design. For a brief period early in the 20th century, it seemed that Indianapolis would rival Detroit for leadership in the… Read More »Automobile Industry

Aviation

Indianapolis was introduced to the “air age” in the late 1800s with hot air balloon ascensions and parachute jumps. On July 15, 1889, five special trains carried hundreds of spectators… Read More »Aviation

Bicycling

The earliest appearance of the bicycle in Indianapolis was a demonstration on the Circle of the high-wheeled “ordinary” in 1869. Within a few years hundreds of men were riding the… Read More »Bicycling

Bowling

Bowling is a popular sport and recreational activity that evolved from European ninepins and skittles. Often associated with taverns and gambling during the early 19th century, bowling gradually became a respectable… Read More »Bowling

Brewing Industry

During the 19th century and into the first decades of the 20th century, beer brewing in Indianapolis, as in the rest of the United States, was predominantly a German enterprise.… Read More »Brewing Industry

Bridges

Noted landscape architect George E. Kessler in 1922 proclaimed Indianapolis’ greatest possessions to be its beautiful bridges. Many waterways, including White River, Fall Creek, Eagle Creek, and Pleasant Run, pass… Read More »Bridges

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