Author: Ashley Haynes

Penny Post: Mass Ave at Night

Posted by Ashley Haynes | Jan 14, 2015 | Penny Post |

Postmarked: INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – AUG 1-, 1913 – 6-PM Message: 230 South Illinois St....

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Penny Post: Riverside Bathing Beach

Posted by Ashley Haynes | Jan 7, 2015 | Penny Post |

Postmarked: INDIANAPOLIS, IND., FEB 1911 – 12:30 PM Message: Dear Annie – Rec’d...

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Penny Post: Yuletide Joys

Posted by Ashley Haynes | Dec 24, 2014 | Penny Post |

Postmarked: IND., 1916 – 6 PM Message: My dear little Granddaughter, I have been wondering...

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Penny Post: The Highest Building in Indianapolis

Posted by Ashley Haynes | Dec 3, 2014 | Penny Post |

…Well, at least in 1916! Postmarked: INDIANAPOLIS 2 IND., MAR 12, 1916 – 5:30 PM...

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Penny Post: Henry Ford at the 500

Posted by Ashley Haynes | Nov 12, 2014 | Penny Post |

If Detroit is the car capital of the world and Indianapolis in the racing capital of the world, it...

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Penny Post: An Indianapolis Souvenir

Posted by Ashley Haynes | Oct 15, 2014 | Penny Post |

The Indianapolis News Souvenir Post Card Indiana Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument Das Deutsche Haus...

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Penny Post: Your Home City

Posted by Ashley Haynes | Aug 6, 2014 | Penny Post |

Postmarked: Indianapolis, IND., MAR 15, 1909 – 5:30 PM Received: CAMPO, CAL., MAR 22, 1909...

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Penny Post: Circle Theatre, 1918

Posted by Ashley Haynes | Jul 30, 2014 | Penny Post |

Interior, Circle Theatre, Indianapolis, IND. When the Circle Theatre opened in 1916 on Monument...

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Penny Post: WM Brommer Saloon

Posted by Ashley Haynes | Jul 16, 2014 | Penny Post |

The prohibition of alcohol in Indiana began with a 1790 – 1795 Northwest Territory law that...

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Penny Post: Hugh J. McGowan’s Residence

Posted by Ashley Haynes | Jul 9, 2014 | Penny Post |

Hugh J. McGown’s Residence, Indianapolis, Ind. The turrets and spires of architect William...

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Penny Post: Write the letter to win the nickel

Posted by Ashley Haynes | Jun 25, 2014 | Penny Post |

Union Station, Indianapolis, IND. Indianapolis’ clock tower railway station, designed by...

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Penny Post: Indianapolis Orphan Home

Posted by Ashley Haynes | Jun 18, 2014 | Penny Post |

Indianapolis was home to three orphan asylums at the beginning of the 20th century, including the...

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Penny Post: St. Agnes Academy to Saw Lumber

Posted by Ashley Haynes | Jun 11, 2014 | Penny Post |

From 1893 until a 1970 merger with Ladywood, the St. Agnes Academy was an all-girls college...

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Penny Post: Everything’s Fine

Posted by Ashley Haynes | Jun 4, 2014 | Penny Post |

During the “Undivided Back” Postcard Era, personal messages were not permitted on the...

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Penny Post: I Think of You Often

Posted by Ashley Haynes | May 28, 2014 | Penny Post |

Some are Hoosiers by birth; others become Hoosiers by choice. Indianapolis area residents would...

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Penny Post: The First Lap into the North Turn

Posted by Ashley Haynes | May 21, 2014 | Penny Post |

Photo by F.M. Kirkpatrick Happy Race Week 2014, Indianapolis! Wilbur Shaw may have won his third...

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Penny Post: Indianapolis, a pretty place

Posted by Ashley Haynes | May 7, 2014 | Penny Post |

Postmarked: Indianapolis, IND., SEP 7, 1907, 11-AM Received: Buchel, KY., SEP 8, 1907, 11-AM...

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Penny Post: The Importance of Being Ernest

Posted by Ashley Haynes | Apr 23, 2014 | Penny Post |

I only stay in a city 3 or 4 days. Aqueduct, Indianapolis, Ind. Runners, bikers, and paddle boats...

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Penny Post: The Murat Temple from the State Fairgrounds

Posted by Ashley Haynes | Apr 16, 2014 | Penny Post |

Postmarked: Indianapolis, IND. SEP 6, 1951 4:30 PM Message: Hi Folks: – Having a fine time...

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Penny Post: The Riverside Bear Pit

Posted by Ashley Haynes | Apr 9, 2014 | Penny Post |

Forty years before Indianapolis Star columnist Lowell Nussbaum organized a fundraising drive for...

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