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- Holiday Inn of Angola, Indiana, 1974 - Holiday Inns achieved success in the 1950s by providing consistent, quality service and amenities at reasonable prices. In-room televisions and outdoor pools were standard at early Holiday Inns, but many locations upgraded their offerings to meet changing demands. In 1974, this Indiana location touted color TVs, an indoor pool, and a whirlpool and sauna.
- May 20, 1974
- Collections - Artifact
Holiday Inn of Angola, Indiana, 1974
Holiday Inns achieved success in the 1950s by providing consistent, quality service and amenities at reasonable prices. In-room televisions and outdoor pools were standard at early Holiday Inns, but many locations upgraded their offerings to meet changing demands. In 1974, this Indiana location touted color TVs, an indoor pool, and a whirlpool and sauna.
- 1817 Map of Indiana -
- 1817
- Collections - Artifact
1817 Map of Indiana
- Farming Pumpkins in Indiana, 1920-1929 -
- 1920-1929
- Collections - Artifact
Farming Pumpkins in Indiana, 1920-1929
- "Bridge on Road 52, Rushville, Ind. Built by A.M. Kennedy & Sons," circa 1940 - Covered bridges were built across the United States throughout the 19th and into the early 20th centuries. Bridges provided important commercial and community connections, but constructing them required careful planning and a substantial investment of time, labor, and materials. Walls and a roof helped preserve these valuable structures by protecting the truss system and keeping structural timbers dry.
- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
"Bridge on Road 52, Rushville, Ind. Built by A.M. Kennedy & Sons," circa 1940
Covered bridges were built across the United States throughout the 19th and into the early 20th centuries. Bridges provided important commercial and community connections, but constructing them required careful planning and a substantial investment of time, labor, and materials. Walls and a roof helped preserve these valuable structures by protecting the truss system and keeping structural timbers dry.
- Holiday Inn of Jasper, Indiana, circa 1970 - As the interstate highway system expanded in the late 1950s, Holiday Inn changed its original layout to a new "roadside" design: two buildings organized around a recreational courtyard with a pool and other facilities. For convenience, one building housed the lobby, restaurant, and meeting rooms. Before long, the modern roadside Holiday Inn became an iconic feature of the American landscape.
- circa 1970
- Collections - Artifact
Holiday Inn of Jasper, Indiana, circa 1970
As the interstate highway system expanded in the late 1950s, Holiday Inn changed its original layout to a new "roadside" design: two buildings organized around a recreational courtyard with a pool and other facilities. For convenience, one building housed the lobby, restaurant, and meeting rooms. Before long, the modern roadside Holiday Inn became an iconic feature of the American landscape.
- 1820 Map of Indiana -
- 1820
- Collections - Artifact
1820 Map of Indiana
- Burger Chef Restaurant, Indiana, circa 1967 - Beginning with McDonald's in the early 1950s, fast-food chains quickly spread to every corner of the nation. Their success was based on systems for feeding large numbers of people efficiently and inexpensively. Here, travelers in Indiana pack a Burger Chef franchise. Within five years of opening its first Miami, Florida, restaurant in 1954, Burger Chef had become a national chain.
- circa 1967
- Collections - Artifact
Burger Chef Restaurant, Indiana, circa 1967
Beginning with McDonald's in the early 1950s, fast-food chains quickly spread to every corner of the nation. Their success was based on systems for feeding large numbers of people efficiently and inexpensively. Here, travelers in Indiana pack a Burger Chef franchise. Within five years of opening its first Miami, Florida, restaurant in 1954, Burger Chef had become a national chain.
- Barber Pole, McCordsville, Indiana, 1980 - In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- 1980
- Collections - Artifact
Barber Pole, McCordsville, Indiana, 1980
In the mid-1970s, John Margolies began to assemble a visual record of America's built roadside landscape. Over the following three decades, he traveled thousands of miles to photograph the overlooked and often quickly vanishing structures that had grown out of American automobile culture and main street commerce. His photographs of hotels, motels, diners, service stations, drive-ins and attractions celebrate and capture a unique chapter of American history.
- Souvenir Viewbook, "Indiana Toll Road," 1957 - This souvenir postcard packet shows scenes along the Indiana Toll Road about 1960. Opened in 1956 and still in use today, the toll road stretches along the northernmost part of Indiana.
- circa 1957
- Collections - Artifact
Souvenir Viewbook, "Indiana Toll Road," 1957
This souvenir postcard packet shows scenes along the Indiana Toll Road about 1960. Opened in 1956 and still in use today, the toll road stretches along the northernmost part of Indiana.
- Hallmark "NBA Collection: Indiana Pacers" Christmas Ornament, 1999 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1999
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "NBA Collection: Indiana Pacers" Christmas Ornament, 1999
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.