Sunday Adverts: Benjamin A. Osborne, Chiropractor
This art deco ad from the August 30, 1930, issue of the Indianapolis Recorder advertises the...
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Author: Jessica Ballard-Barnett
Sunday Adverts: Holly Hock Hill Restaurant
1950’s Era Matchbook Courtesy of the Private Collection of Evan Finch. In 1928, V.D....
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Sunday Adverts: Van Sickle Radio Supply Company
I. Eugene Van Sickle, the owner of the Van Sickle Radio Supply Company, was born in Illinois in...
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Sunday Adverts: City Cigar Store
This advertisement, from the 1859 Indianapolis City Directory, features the City Cigar Store,...
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Sunday Adverts: Hoosier Coal & Oil Co.
Hoosier Coal & Oil, founded in 1917, used the above-pictured telephone index as an...
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Sunday Adverts: Marmon Motor Car Co.
The Marmon Motor Car Company, featured here in a HI article from 2012, began as a manufacturer of...
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Sunday Adverts: Sutton-Garten Co.
In 1916, Ray Garten met Charles R. Sutton in Chicago, Illinois, when Garten was transferred from...
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Sunday Adverts: W.F. Rupp & Co. Merchant Tailors
William F. Rupp was born in 1829, and entered the tailoring business in 1861. In 1872, Gustav...
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Sunday Adverts: Leon Tailoring
In 1905, Leo Ettinger immigrated from Austria to Indiana and opened Leon Tailoring. This ad, from...
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Sunday Adverts: Don Massa Electronics Store
Not too long ago, in the days before there was a television on every smartphone, it was a rarity...
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Sunday Adverts: Dr. David Tavel, Optometrist
In 1940, after returning from service in WWII as a Captain in the US Air Force, Dr. David Tavel...
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Sunday Adverts: Stokely Brothers & Co.
By the time William Burnett Stokely, Jr. moved his family’s canning plant to Indianapolis in...
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Sunday Adverts: Killinger Bar Fixtures
In 1890, at the corner of Market and Missouri, which is now the State Government Center North,...
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Sunday Adverts: Kingan & Co.
These days, bacon is everywhere – on sandwiches, in omelettes, and in cupcake icing. Back...
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Sunday Adverts: W.W. Gates, DDS
In the days before veneered celebrities were the norm, Dr. W.W. Gates DDS operated a dental...
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Sunday Adverts: Max Katz Bag Company
According to the Company History for the Max Katz Bag Co., Max Katz spoke not english when he came...
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Sunday Adverts: Indiana National Bank of Indianapolis
Courtesy of the Private Collection of Bradley Keen Before the days of online banking and tooth...
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Sunday Adverts: Indianapolis Engraving Company
The Indianapolis Engraving Company, featured here in a Chamber of Commerce advertisement from...
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Sunday Adverts: Bryant Heating and Cooling
Though not founded in Indianapolis, Bryant Heating and Cooling has a rich and long-standing...
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Sunday Adverts: The Sommers Store
The Sommers Store, heralded in this advertisement from 1910 as “The Largest, Exceptional,...
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