Description: |
A fine marble statue marks grave, an Indian bead with 510 on it, a ruffle maker machine, a mowing machine tangled in a tree, and a Roosevelt voting sign. Image Access WideTEK 25 This odd machine found hidden away in Evansville State Hospital was a mystery until an aged man patient said to was a ruffle maker. A female patient drew the above sketch. From Dr. J.H. Hare Supt. Alberta Yaggi, Record Clerk. James Hein Griffin Ind. found this Indian bead with a 510 on it. One inch long. This stature of fine marble marks a grave in a Fort Branch Ind. cemetery From Dr. C. Lomax Dale Ind. Edward Laubscher RFD. 5 - Evansville. Discarded a mowing machine 35 years ago and a catolpa tree grow around and into it - From Rev. Carl Allinger, Kratzville Petrified Fern This nigger head rock found 15 feet underground had a perfect fern leaf raise in relief - John C. Herschelman, RFD. Evansville. I will vote for Roosevelt Have you forgotten 4 years ago A farmer between Eddyville and Princeton KY. built and painted this sign on his farm - From Lloyd Wirth Furniture Bldg. Evansville. |
---|---|
Origin: | 2013 |
Created By: |
Karl Kae Knecht |
Source: |
http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/275 |
Collection: |
Karl K. Knecht Collection |
Copyright: |
Digital Image Copyright 2013 Evansville Museum of Arts, History, and Science. All rights reserved. Personnel, student records, and other personal information in the records are restricted. All other material is open to the public without restrictions. Copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. |
Subjects: |
Oddities Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States |
Further information on this record can be found at its source.