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Economy/Business

 
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William H. Block Company
William H. Block Company

In 1896, Herman Wilhelm Bloch, who later anglicized his name to , opened a small department store at 9 East… Read More »William H. Block Company

Willis Mortuary (C. M. C. Willis & Son Mortuary)
Willis Mortuary (C. M. C. Willis & Son Mortuary)

Cassius Marcellus Clay Willis (C. M. C. Willis), the first certified Black mortician, funeral director, and undertaker in Indiana founded… Read More »Willis Mortuary (C. M. C. Willis & Son Mortuary)

Women in the Professions and Business
Women in the Professions and Business

Homemaking and farming were the first occupations of pioneering Indianapolis women who settled in the city along with men in… Read More »Women in the Professions and Business

Wonder Bread
Wonder Bread

Taggart Baking Company debuted a new bread with a mysterious advertisement that first showed up in on May 18, 1921.… Read More »Wonder Bread

Richard Wood
Richard Wood

(Oct. 22, 1926-Apr. 16, 2020). Born in Brazil, Indiana, Richard Wood graduated from . While attending DePauw University during World… Read More »Richard Wood

Woodburn Sarven Wheel Company
Woodburn Sarven Wheel Company

In the mid-1860s, J. R. Osgood and S. F. Smith established a business producing wagon and carriage materials on South… Read More »Woodburn Sarven Wheel Company

Wooton Patent Desks
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

Work Force
Work Force

Founded in the first two decades of the 19th century, Indianapolis remained a small town until the late 1840s. Business… Read More »Work Force

Daniel Yandes
Daniel Yandes

(Jan. 28, 1793-June 10, 1878). Born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Daniel Yandes served in the War of 1812 under General… Read More »Daniel Yandes

Harold Yeagy Jr.
Harold Yeagy Jr.

(Aug. 10, 1957-Nov. 19, 2020). Harold (Hal) Yeagy Jr. was born in Indianapolis, the son of Harold Raymond Yeagy Sr.… Read More »Harold Yeagy Jr.

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