Author: Jessica Ballard-Barnett

Sunday Adverts: Ballard Ice Cream Company

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Jul 27, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

It’s Christmas in July! Business: Ballard Ice Cream Company Year of this Advertisement: 1921...

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Sunday Adverts: Indianapolis Tent and Awning Company

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Jul 20, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

Business: Indianapolis Tent and Awning Co. Year of this Advertisement: 1900 Location:  20 S....

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Sunday Adverts: Pink’s Pharmacy

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Jul 13, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

Business: Pink’s Pharmacy Year of this Advertisement: 1907 Location:  550 Indiana Avenue...

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Sunday Adverts: American Hominy Company

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Jul 6, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

Business: American Hominy Company (formerly Cerealine Manufacturing Company) Year of this...

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Sunday Adverts: J. I. Holcomb Manufacturing Company

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Jun 29, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

Business: J. I. Holcomb Manufacturing Company Year of this Advertisement: 1939 Location:  Barth...

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Sunday Adverts: The Marott Hotel

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Jun 22, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

Image courtesy of Evan Finch Business:  The Marott Hotel Year of this Advertisement:  Based on the...

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Sunday Adverts: Fendrick’s Restaurant

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Jun 15, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

Matchbook scan courtesy of Evan Finch. Business: Fendrick’s Restaurants Year of this...

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Sunday Adverts: William F. Piel & Co. (National Starch and Chemical Company)

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Jun 8, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

Trade card in public domain; scanned by the Boston Public Library Business: William F. Piel &...

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Sunday Adverts: Polk’s Milk

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Jun 1, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

Photo courtesy of Evan Finch Business: Polk’s Milk Year of this Advertisement: pre-1950...

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Sunday Adverts: The Claypool Shop

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | May 25, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

Business: The Claypool Shop of L.Strauss & Co. Year of this Advertisement: 1920 Address: 116...

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Sunday Adverts: Indianapolis Light and Heat Company

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | May 18, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

Image Courtesy of IMCPL Digital Collections From 1904 – 1926, the company now known as the...

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Sunday Adverts: George William Hoffman Co. (Bar-Keepers’ Friend)

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | May 4, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

In 1883, George William Hoffman, an Indianapolis chemist and owner of the George William Hoffman...

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Sunday Adverts: Metropolitan Theater

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Apr 27, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

Earlier this week, Historic Indianapolis featured the Metropolitan Theater in “A Room with a...

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Sunday Adverts: L. Strauss & Co.

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Apr 20, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

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Sunday Adverts: Ad. Hereth & Co.

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Apr 13, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

In 1852, John C. Hereth, a German immigrant who came to Indianapolis via Jefferson County,...

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Sunday Adverts: Hibben, Hollweg & Co.

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Apr 6, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

This 1920 advertisement, showcases a product sold at Hibben, Hollweg, & Co., a dry goods store...

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Sunday Adverts: The Freeman Newspaper

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Mar 30, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

In July 1888, Edward Elder Cooper, originally from Florida, founded The Freeman, the first...

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Sunday Adverts: Real Silk

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Mar 23, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

In 1922, brothers Jack and Lazure Goodman formed the Real Silk Hosiery Company, one of the first...

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Sunday Adverts: Stark, Wetzel, & Co.

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Mar 16, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

It is often the case that individuals who excel as lower-level employees in one business will...

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Sunday Adverts: The Pink Poodle

Posted by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Mar 9, 2014 | Sunday Ads |

Image courtesy of personal collection of Evan Finch. In the early 1960’s an up and coming...

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