William "Bill" Walker was a movie and television actor who was deeply involved in the Civil Rights movement. He was a graduate of Pendleton High School.
The Remy Electric Company made one of the most reliable magnetos in America. In 1910, a testimonial letter from Wm. H. Smith of the Regal Motor Car Co. (Detroit) praises the Remy magneto's reliability on a journey from New York to San Franciso. ...
"Wm. H. Smith in a "Regal Plugger" equipped with REMY magneto lowers world's touring car record from coast to coast, covering 4031 1/2 miles in 30 days." Cards were made the year before Remy Electric was sold to Fletcher Savings and Loan in 1911.
Park Place is a neighborhood in east Anderson, across the White River from downtown. This aerial photograph shows the new Park Place Church of God under construction. Park Place Elementary School is visible behind it.
Shows Anderson south of Tenth Street, looking west from John Street. Anderson High School is in the left foreground. The Big Four railroad path is easily seen to the right.
Aerial view of Delco-Remy factor complex, taken looking west from Columbus Avenue. Photo was taken sometime before Washington Elementary was destroyed by fire in 1930.
Jennie Lambert, Harriet Hensley & Calvin Lambert watch Charles Hensley in pilot seat of this early airplane. Hensley had designed the plane, which was financed by Lambert.
"Miss Anderson", a swallow-type biplane, was the first plane manufactured by the Anderson Aircraft Company after Orin Welch became owner in 1928. In addition to airplane manufacture, Welch owned the Welch Field and an aviation school.
This building, completed in January 1878 at a cost of $7200, housed the inmates of the Madison County infirmary (or poor house.) The third of Madison County's three poorhouses, it was built on ground purchase from the Berryman Shafer family. A...
The Madison County Infirmary, or Poor Farm, was located between Anderson and Chesterfield. It was closed in the early 1970's and the land was purchased by the Anderson Airport.
In the 1930's when this picture was taken, the Madison County Infirmary had a rather extensive farming operation. This barn helped to house 40 cows, 115 hogs and over 1000 chickens. There was a truck garden, an orchard and field crops.
