Rare 1910 INDIANAPOLIS Indiana IN 2 VOLUME SET Antique 1st Edition
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A scarce original 2 Volume historical / genealogical set, this is:GREATER INDIANAPOLISThe History, the Industries, the Institutions, and the People of a City of Homesby Jacob Piatt Dunn, Secretary of the Indiana Historical SocietyThe Lewis Publishing Company 1910. 1st Edition
NOTE: Volume II has been placed in a plastic book cover - the leather is split along both edges of spine.
Each volume 8" by 10 3/4" hardcover (leather at spines & corners, cloth over boards, ...gilt top page edges, marbled other page edges). A total of 1, 257 pages in the two volumes PLUS numerous portraits and illustrations on un-numbered plates. Most of the portraits are tissue-protected engravings.Among many, many others, includes a portrait and biography of General Lew Wallace (Civil War general and author of Ben Hur - see photos)
CONTENTS of Volume I:CHAPTER I. In the BeginningCHAPTER II. The Lay of the Land CHAPTER III. The Navigable Stream CHAPTER IV. Planning the City CHAPTER V. The First Settlers CHAPTER VI. The Beginnings of Government CHAPTER VII. The Primordial Life CHAPTER VIII. The Coming of the Capital CHAPTER IX. The Moral Foundation CHAPTER X. Development of the TownCHAPTER XI. The State Builds CHAPTER XII. The Town Governments CHAPTER XIII. The Early Schools CHAPTER XIV. The Mexican War CHAPTER XV. Advent of the Railroads CHAPTER XVI. Becoming a City CHAPTER XVII. The Volunteer Fire Companies CHAPTER XVIII. Some Old-Time Religion CHAPTER XIX. As Others Saw Us CHAPTER XX. The Germans in Indianapolis CHAPTER XXI. Civil War Times CHAPTER XXII. The Colored Brother CHAPTER XXIII. Railroad Development CHAPTER XXIV. The Public Schools CHAPTER XXV. The Paid Fire Department CHAPTER XXVI. A Political Epoch CHAPTER XXVII. The City Charter CHAPTER XXVIII. Public Utilities CHAPTER XXIX. Business Development CHAPTER XXX. Insurance Companies CHAPTER XXXI.Fraternal OrganizationsCHAPTER XXXII. The Press CHAPTER XXXIII. Under the Charter CHAPTER XXXIV. The Suburban Towns CHAPTER XXXV. "The Demon Rum" CHAPTER XXXVI. The Theater and Theatricals CHAPTER XXXVII. The Fine Arts CHAPTER XXXVIII. The Social Swirl CHAPTER XXXIX. The Literary Atmosphere CHAPTER XL. The Soul of Music CHAPTER XLI. The Medical Profession CHAPTER XLII. Courts, Bench and Bar CHAPTER XLIII. The Churches CHAPTER XLIV. The Churches (Continued) CHAPTER XLV. The Churches (Continued) CHAPTER XLVI. Roster of City Officials, 1847-1909
Volume II contains hundreds of biographies, many accompanied by portrait. Included are doctors, merchants, bankers, attorneys, manufacturers, insurance men, engineers, artists, military veterans, etc., etc.Following is a sampling of surnames from this biographical volume:Ashby; Atkins; Ayres; Baker; Barnhill; Bass; Bennett; Brigham; Bruce; Buschmann; Butler; Carey; Claypool; Coffin; Cooper; Cox; Dark; Dorsey; Downey; Duncan; Dunn; Eaglesfield; Earnshaw; Eastman; Elder; Elliott; EnglishFairbanks; Fletcher; Foster; Gates; Gladding; Griffith; Hadley; Hanna; Harlan; Hawkins; Henderson; Holmes; Holt; Howe; Hume; Hunt; Jacobs; Jordan; June; Kennedy; Ketcham; Klausmann; Knight; Krauss; Kregelo; Kuhn; KyleLanders; Landes; Lawrence; Laycock; Lieber; Lilly; Marmon; Marshall; Mayer; McBride; McCulloch; McIntosh; Merrill; Miller; Newcomb; Osenbach; Parker; Patrick; Pattison; Peirce; Perry; Pickens; Potter; Pritchard; Pugh; QuillReardon; Remy; Richardson; Roberts; Rubush; Russe; Seidensticker; Sharpe; Shirley; Spann; Stalnaker; Steele; Stephenson; Stewart; Sullivan; Taggart; Tanner; Taylor; Thomas; Thompson; Tuck; TtutewilerVan Camp; Van Vorhis; Vonnegut; Walker; Wallace; Ward; Warrum; Wicks; Wilkins; Williams; Wilson; Wishard; Wood; Woodbury; Wolf; Woollen; Wright; Wynn; YandesMany more.
Indianapolis is the capital of Indiana and the County Seat of Marion County. The consolidated city boundaries are coterminous with Marion County, with the exception of the autonomous municipalities of Beech Grove, Lawrence, Southport, and Speedway. Compared with similar-sized American cities, Indianapolis is unique in that it contains some 200 farms covering thousands of acres of agricultural land within its municipal boundaries.
CONDITION: As noted above, leather is split along both spine edges on volume II, also along front spine edge on volume I. Worn through at tip of corners. One page of the index is torn. There is a pencilled name on the front endpaper of volume II. Still good overall.
SHIPPING: Heavy set. U.S. media rate s&h as shown, includes tracking. Priority with insurance available. We combine multiple wins for savings on shipping.See our other auctions for more books including rare, antiquarian, history, genealogy, Civil War, directories, bound periodicals and more.
NOTE: Volume II has been placed in a plastic book cover - the leather is split along both edges of spine.
Each volume 8" by 10 3/4" hardcover (leather at spines & corners, cloth over boards, ...gilt top page edges, marbled other page edges). A total of 1, 257 pages in the two volumes PLUS numerous portraits and illustrations on un-numbered plates. Most of the portraits are tissue-protected engravings.Among many, many others, includes a portrait and biography of General Lew Wallace (Civil War general and author of Ben Hur - see photos)
CONTENTS of Volume I:CHAPTER I. In the BeginningCHAPTER II. The Lay of the Land CHAPTER III. The Navigable Stream CHAPTER IV. Planning the City CHAPTER V. The First Settlers CHAPTER VI. The Beginnings of Government CHAPTER VII. The Primordial Life CHAPTER VIII. The Coming of the Capital CHAPTER IX. The Moral Foundation CHAPTER X. Development of the TownCHAPTER XI. The State Builds CHAPTER XII. The Town Governments CHAPTER XIII. The Early Schools CHAPTER XIV. The Mexican War CHAPTER XV. Advent of the Railroads CHAPTER XVI. Becoming a City CHAPTER XVII. The Volunteer Fire Companies CHAPTER XVIII. Some Old-Time Religion CHAPTER XIX. As Others Saw Us CHAPTER XX. The Germans in Indianapolis CHAPTER XXI. Civil War Times CHAPTER XXII. The Colored Brother CHAPTER XXIII. Railroad Development CHAPTER XXIV. The Public Schools CHAPTER XXV. The Paid Fire Department CHAPTER XXVI. A Political Epoch CHAPTER XXVII. The City Charter CHAPTER XXVIII. Public Utilities CHAPTER XXIX. Business Development CHAPTER XXX. Insurance Companies CHAPTER XXXI.Fraternal OrganizationsCHAPTER XXXII. The Press CHAPTER XXXIII. Under the Charter CHAPTER XXXIV. The Suburban Towns CHAPTER XXXV. "The Demon Rum" CHAPTER XXXVI. The Theater and Theatricals CHAPTER XXXVII. The Fine Arts CHAPTER XXXVIII. The Social Swirl CHAPTER XXXIX. The Literary Atmosphere CHAPTER XL. The Soul of Music CHAPTER XLI. The Medical Profession CHAPTER XLII. Courts, Bench and Bar CHAPTER XLIII. The Churches CHAPTER XLIV. The Churches (Continued) CHAPTER XLV. The Churches (Continued) CHAPTER XLVI. Roster of City Officials, 1847-1909
Volume II contains hundreds of biographies, many accompanied by portrait. Included are doctors, merchants, bankers, attorneys, manufacturers, insurance men, engineers, artists, military veterans, etc., etc.Following is a sampling of surnames from this biographical volume:Ashby; Atkins; Ayres; Baker; Barnhill; Bass; Bennett; Brigham; Bruce; Buschmann; Butler; Carey; Claypool; Coffin; Cooper; Cox; Dark; Dorsey; Downey; Duncan; Dunn; Eaglesfield; Earnshaw; Eastman; Elder; Elliott; EnglishFairbanks; Fletcher; Foster; Gates; Gladding; Griffith; Hadley; Hanna; Harlan; Hawkins; Henderson; Holmes; Holt; Howe; Hume; Hunt; Jacobs; Jordan; June; Kennedy; Ketcham; Klausmann; Knight; Krauss; Kregelo; Kuhn; KyleLanders; Landes; Lawrence; Laycock; Lieber; Lilly; Marmon; Marshall; Mayer; McBride; McCulloch; McIntosh; Merrill; Miller; Newcomb; Osenbach; Parker; Patrick; Pattison; Peirce; Perry; Pickens; Potter; Pritchard; Pugh; QuillReardon; Remy; Richardson; Roberts; Rubush; Russe; Seidensticker; Sharpe; Shirley; Spann; Stalnaker; Steele; Stephenson; Stewart; Sullivan; Taggart; Tanner; Taylor; Thomas; Thompson; Tuck; TtutewilerVan Camp; Van Vorhis; Vonnegut; Walker; Wallace; Ward; Warrum; Wicks; Wilkins; Williams; Wilson; Wishard; Wood; Woodbury; Wolf; Woollen; Wright; Wynn; YandesMany more.
Indianapolis is the capital of Indiana and the County Seat of Marion County. The consolidated city boundaries are coterminous with Marion County, with the exception of the autonomous municipalities of Beech Grove, Lawrence, Southport, and Speedway. Compared with similar-sized American cities, Indianapolis is unique in that it contains some 200 farms covering thousands of acres of agricultural land within its municipal boundaries.
CONDITION: As noted above, leather is split along both spine edges on volume II, also along front spine edge on volume I. Worn through at tip of corners. One page of the index is torn. There is a pencilled name on the front endpaper of volume II. Still good overall.
SHIPPING: Heavy set. U.S. media rate s&h as shown, includes tracking. Priority with insurance available. We combine multiple wins for savings on shipping.See our other auctions for more books including rare, antiquarian, history, genealogy, Civil War, directories, bound periodicals and more.
