Violet Temple Lewis (May 27, 1897-Mar. 22, 1968). Violet Temple Lewis was born in Lima, Ohio, to William David Harrison and Eva Brown… Read More »Violet Temple Lewis
Richard Lieber (Sept. 5, 1869-Apr. 15, 1944). Born into an affluent family in St. Johann, the Saarland, Germany, Richard Lieber attended the… Read More »Richard Lieber
Lilly Industries Lilly Industries was the outgrowth of a varnish company started by Henry B. Mears in 1865. Two years later, J.… Read More »Lilly Industries
Col. Eli Lilly (July 8, 1838-June 6, 1898). Eli Lilly was born in Maryland but soon thereafter moved with his family to Kentucky… Read More »Col. Eli Lilly
Eli Lilly (Apr. 1, 1885-Jan. 24, 1977). Eli Lilly was the son of and Lilly Ridgely Lilly; the grandson of ; and… Read More »Eli Lilly
Josiah Kirby (J. K.) Lilly Sr. (Nov. 18, 1861-Feb. 8, 1948). Son of and his first wife Emily Lemon Lilly, Josiah Kirby (J. K.) Lilly Sr.… Read More »Josiah Kirby (J. K.) Lilly Sr.
Josiah Kirby Lilly Jr. (Sept. 25, 1893-May 5, 1966). Born in Indianapolis, the younger son of and Lilly Ridgely Lilly, “Joe” earned a pharmacy… Read More »Josiah Kirby Lilly Jr.
Lincoln Hotel The brainchild of banker Albert E. Metzger and architects Preston Rubush and Edgar Hunter, the Lincoln Hotel had been on… Read More »Lincoln Hotel
Lindner’s Dairy David and Hannah Lindner operated a dairy in Dayton, Ohio, for 9 years before moving to Indianapolis in 1929, where… Read More »Lindner’s Dairy
Link-Belt Company In 1874, William Dana Ewart, an Iowa agricultural tool dealer, patented his idea of a detachable square-link chain for harvest… Read More »Link-Belt Company
