Terre Haute - A history and a guide
This is my history and guide to my adopted home - Terre Haute, Indiana.
Old Postcards - 30
More postcards from my collection...
State Normal School Library
This unused postcard has the printed text...
The Model
A-20809
State Normal School Library
This used postcard was stamped in Terre Haute on 29th August, 1913 and has the printed text
W
C.T. Photochrom.
State Normal School Library
This used postcard was stamped in Terre Haute on 20th July, 1916 and has the printed text
10772
The Valentine - Souvenir Co., New York
Printed in U.S.A.
Superior Quality
Famous Throughout The World
Indiana State Normal School
This postcard, stamped in Terre Haute on April 5th, 1917, has the printed text...
R-24750
The Model
The postcard shows the Training School (top left), Main Building (top right), Science Building (bottom left) and the Normal Library (bottom right).
Indiana State Normal School
This unused postcard has the printed text...
Copyright 1907 by Bundy
Pub by Bundy, Terre Haute, Ind.
Indiana State Normal School
This used postcard with an unreadable stamp, has the printed text...
No. AA2884
Published by the Indiana News Co. Indianapolis, IND
Dresden, Leipzig, Berlin
Made in Germany
Excelsior
ANC NY
Leipzig, Dresden, Berlin
Indiana State Normal School
This postcard, stamped in Greenfield, Indiana in April, 1909, has the printed text...
No. D3941
Published by the Indiana News Co. Indianapolis, Ind.
Dresden, Leipzig, Berlin
Made in Germany
Litho-Chrome Trade Mark
ANC NY
Leipzig, Dresden, Berlin
Indiana State Normal School
This postcard has no other printed text but has the hand-written date 11/15/06. Another card I've seen has the postdate of December 4th, 1905.
Indiana State Normal School
This used postcard was stamped in Terre Haute but with an unreadable date except for May 23rd, has the printed text...
1141
Illustrated Post Card Co., N.Y.
The postcard has thin bands of glitter, they show up brown in the scan, on the highlights, but I'm not sure if they are part of the original postcard as they are very fine.
Indiana State Normal School
This postcard was stamped in Terre Haute on June 6th, 1910, just has the printed text - 8899
Indiana State Normal School
This used postcard was stamped in Terre Haute but with an unreadable date, has the printed text...
Made expressly for S. H. Knox & Co.
Germany
I have another copy of the above card that is post-marked October 5th, 1907.
Indiana State Normal School
This used postcard was stamped in Terre Haute on 30th June, 1910 and has the printed text...
Made in Germany
Published by Bundy, Terre Haute, Ind.
Indiana State Normal School
This used but unstamped postcard and has the printed text...
12176
Published Expressly for S. H. Knox & Co.
Printed in USA
Another copy of this postcard was posted in Terre Haute on September 30th, 1909.
Indiana State Normal School
This postcard, stamped in Terre Haute on June 21st, 1911, has the printed text...
A-15329
The Model
Indiana State Normal School
This postcard, stamped in Terre Haute on July 12th, 1914, has the printed text...
6862
Levin Bros.
The Acmegraph Co., Chicago
Indiana State Normal School
This postcard, stamped in Brazil, Indiana on October 31st, 1915, has the printed text...
219460
The Valentine-Souvenir Co., New York
Printed in U.S.A.
The back of this card is interesting because it was used as a calling card by the Miller-Parrott Baking Company of Terre Haute...
Miller-Parrott baked for the Terre Haute area from 1880 to 1958. It appears that at least part of the company was based in Indianapolis but was wholly moved to Terre Haute in 1907. They first had premises at Dowling Hall but built a new building at 1450 Wabash avenue in 1914. The Gilt Edge Baking Products Company bought the company in 1956 and in 1958 it moved to Seelyville on 15 acres of land across from the Corral Drive-In for the plant. The old building on Wabash Avenue eventually had several occupants such as Eastern Express, American Tredex and Patterson Equipment. In 1990, Herbert Patterson made a gift of the building to the Light House mission that still occupies it.
Indiana State Normal School
This used postcard was stamped in Terre Haute on 2nd July, 1922 and just has the printed text 5299
Indiana State Normal School Interior
This postcard, stamped in Terre Haute on December 27th, 1909, has the printed text...
Made expressly for S. H. Knox & Co. Printed in Germany
Indiana State Normal School - Women's Hall
This postcard image is from one of the compendium scenic folders
Situated on the Mulberry and Eagle Streets block the Indiana State Normal School, a training school for teachers, opened in 1865. The original building burned down in 1888 but in 1889 the new brick building shown in the postcards above was built. The north Hall was added in 1895. These buildings remained in use until 1950 when they were demolished.
The library was built in 1910 and a six-storey addition was completed in 1957. In 1965, it was renamed in honour of Arthur Cunningham, the librarian. It remained in use until the new Arthur Cunningham Library opened in 1973. It is still standing and now named normal Hall.
The Indiana State Normal School of 1865, although the main original buildings are long gone, has gone from strength to strength. In 1929 it became the Indiana State Teachers College, in 1961, Indiana State College and in 1965 it became Indiana State University.
This page created 2nd March 2008, last modified 10th May 2008