Main Street, Looking North, Carbon, Indiana
| Description: |
Carbon, Indiana was founded in 1870 by the Carbon Block Coal Company, who named it for its resource. The town was ravaged by a fire in 1905 that was caused by sparks from a passing train. It destroyed many of the business houses. This view shows Carbon’s Main Street. Postcard addressed to: Mrs. Haley of Vandalia, Indiana. |
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| Origin: | 1912 |
| Publisher: |
B.F. Beeson |
| Source: |
http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/P0391/id/1045 |
| Collection: |
Postcards of Indiana the Jay Small Collection |
| Copyright: |
Use must be accompanied with the attribution: Indiana Historical Society. |
| Geography: |
Indiana Clay |
| Subjects: |
Clay County (Ind.) Business districts Streets Storefronts Stores & shops Dirt roads Utility poles |
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