Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon
| Description: |
Whimsical town names in Indiana, a single pumpkin vine with thirty pumpkins, and some covered bridges. Image Access WideTEK 25 Covered Bridges Since mention of Millersburg and Huffman bridges, W.L. Houghland of Winslow reports one at Newberry over White River. Dr. P.N. Hoover, aged 84, Boonville reports one over Patoka River near Wheeling in Gibson County. He crossed it as early as 1866 taking his brothers to Princeton to school. The Ladies Home Journal for October has a feature on how they are fast disappearing in the New England states. A single pumpkin vine covers 45 square feet of ground with more than 30 pumpkins It just grew Fred Barnes One pumpkin grew on top a pile of bricks. On a 10 acre tract at 2728 First Ave., Evansville, a garden worked by Jim Newman and Fred Barnes. Send photos with your notes V.C.J. of Evansville submits, for whimsical names of towns in Southern Indiana: Zipp Daylight Enterprise Liberal Solitude Derby Hope Bean Blossom South Gate Bath Buckskin Wood Coal City Eminence Gem Brick Chapel Orange Slabtown Birdseye Azalia Popcorn Need more Bramble Dogwood Redcross Speed Slate Lockspring Spades Freedom Santa Claus Organ Springs and Epsom. T.C. said to add Rabbit Hash to the list for Kentucky. |
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| Origin: | 2013 |
| Created By: |
Karl Kae Knecht |
| Source: |
http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/306 |
| Collection: |
Karl K. Knecht Collection |
| Copyright: |
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| Subjects: |
Oddities Geography Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States |
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