Terre Haute Postcards
More postcards from my collection...
Midtown Motel
This unused postcard has the text...
400 So. 3rd St. - Terre Haute, Ind.
70 Rooms - Color TV - Dial Phones - Air Conditioning
Nearest to Downtown - Phone (812) 232-0383
When passing through we'll be glad to see you.
Butler Enterprises, Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27102
153.869
Midtown Hotel Matchbook
The motel is virtually unchanged but in 2007 changed it's name to the Regency Inn and Suites.
Mike's Toggery Shop
This unused postcard has the text...
The most handsome haberdashery in the
Middle West
"Mike's Toggery Shop"
Heenan & Garen, Terre Haute, Ind.
This postcard has the printed number 276.
J. Mike Heenan and Charles E. Garen owned this haberdashers that stood at 715 Wabash Avenue.
I have another copy of this postcard that was stamped in Terre Haute on February 11th, 1909. This card is also typed...
"Won't you let us talk to you about Spring Clothes, made as you wish them. Prices $22.50 and up.
Mike's Toggery Shop
This postcard has the same text as the other postcard pictured above. The reason I've included this card is because the colors are slightly different. For example red text on a grey ceiling instead of black on white.
Miller-Parrott Baking Company
This unused postcard has the printed text...
A-64850
The Model
Miller-Parrott Baking Company
This postcard, posted in Terre Haute on March 10th, 1919. The back of the postcard is an appointment for S. S. McKibbon representing the Miller-Parrott Baking Company, Evansville, Indiana to meet C. H. Hayes of Blanford, Indiana on Friday, 14th March, 1919 with a full line of samples.
The Miller-Parrott Baking Company operated in Terre Haute between 1880 and 1958. In 1914, the company moved from it's old premises at Dowling Hall to its purpose built premises at 1450 Wabash Avenue and moved from its old location in Dowling Hall. The building was later occupied by Eastern Express Inc., American Tredex and Patterson Equipment. In 1990, Herbert Patterson donated the building to the Light House Mission that stil occupies the building.
Miller Tailoring Company envelope
This envelope was printed for the Miller Tailoring Company of 21 North Seventh Street, Terre Haute.
Milwaukee Road Railway / L. J. Benson
This matchbook has the printed text...
The Milwaukee Road
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific
Safety Always
Always Safe
Think Safety
Slim says...
Congratulations
Keep up the good work of Accident Prevention
L. J. Benson
Safety Award Celebration
In Honor of the
Terre Haute Division Employees
for the
Best Division Safety
Record Year 1948
Terre Haute, Indiana
The Milwaukee Road was the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMSP&P RR) and operated from 1847 until its acquisition by the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. There are several websites that give the history of this railroad including the Milwaukee Road Historical Association, Milwaukee Road Online and Wikipedia.
This page created 10th October 2008, last modified 11th January, 2010
