German American veterans at Athenaeum
| Description: |
This photograph depicts a group of soldiers, veterans, and children outside the Athenaeum at the corner of Michigan and New Jersey Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Indianapolis, Indiana. The group poses with a carriage, artillery, flags, and drums. The Athenaeum, formally known as Das Deutsche Haus, was constructed in two phases from 1893 to 1898 and was home to the German Turnverein Society, a gymnastic association. In response to anti-German sentiment during World War I, Das Deutsche Haus changed its name to Athenaeum in 1918. As of 2017, the Athenaeum remains open in its original location and hosts several organizations including a YMCA and the Rathskeller, the oldest continually operating restaurant in the city. |
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| Origin: | circa 1920s |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll13/id/2195 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State Library Photograph Collections |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Undetermined |
| Geography: |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Marion County (Ind.) Indianapolis (Ind.) photographs buildings streets city life artillery men children flags horses carriages veterans musical instruments Athenaeum (Indianapolis, Ind.) athenaeums |
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