From Indiana Album “Indianapolis, 1940: The Easter Bunny was good to Susan Koepper & fam leaving toys, bunnies, books & baskets of eggs & candy. It’s thought German immigrants furst brought Easter hare tradition to Pennsylvania in 1700s 🐣 🐇 See: indianaalbum.com.

On April 7, 1942, Republic Aviation Corporation broke ground on a P-47 "Thunderbolt" manufacturing plant in Evansville. Throughout the war, the factory produced over 6,000 of the fighter planes. Photo courtesy of Indiana Album.

Do you have interesting Indiana photos hidden in your shoeboxes? Share your scans in Indiana's community digital archive! Host a "Scandemic" do-it-yourself scan-a-thon. facebook.com/media/set/?set…

The sporting outfits in this, the earliest known photo of a basketball game in IN, may look constricting but compared to everyday dress of 1899, they’re positively freeing! This photo, from the Indiana Album, shows Shortridge High playing a YWCA team. #WhenINPlayed #ThenAndNow

We are following Indiana Historical Bureau on highlighting the protest history of Indiana. In 1925, there was a protest at Jefferson High School, Lafayette, Indiana over the forced resignation of coach and teacher Frederick J. "Fritz" Grosshans. (📸: Indiana Album) #INProtestHistory

This evening in 1861, Lincoln is a guest at the Bates House, the best hotel in Indianapolis. At an impromptu reception in the lobby, he is almost crushed by 3,000 people who clamor to shake his hand.

We try to be specific with locations in our catalog and you can help find addresses and coordinates. #ArchivesYouAreHere #ArchivesHashtagParty

Harry Henley (1884-1972) studies a globe while Earl Henley (1888-1909) naps. Glass negative by Micajah Henley, ca. 1892, Richmond, Indiana. indianaalbum.com #ArchivesYouAreHere #ArchivesHashtagParty #NoNotaPostmortem

Vote for your favorite historic buildings during Arch Madness. Many of the photos are from our online archive. Follow Preserve Greater Indy to see more over the coming weeks.

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We're wrapping up #ArchivesOnWheels with a priest in a horse-drawn carriage near St. Philomena Church in Oak Forest, now SS. Philomena & Cecilia Oratory, in 1906. The parish was founded in 1844. 📷 credit: Indiana Album

Now Online! "Directory of Indiana Photographers" with 5,000+ Hoosier #photographers dating back to 1841. indianaalbum.com/photographers/ #history #Indiana #photographs #genealogy

#First2DoItFriday: 0n August 17, 1859, Lafayette was the site of the first official airmail delivery in the United States. Taking off from the courthouse, John Wise used his famous balloon Jupiter to fly and deliver mail for the Lafayette Postmaster.

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It's almost that time again so saddle up your turkeys and enjoy your #Thanksgiving to the fullest! 🦃 #ThanksgivingWeek #TurkeyTime #INarchivist Photo courtesy Indiana Album ia-0407-0004.

It's #LibraryShelfieDay and we've got a card catalog classic circa 1905. Put your best shelf forward and show us your #Shelfies! 📷 courtesy Indiana Album ia-0001-0741.

It's #NationalPizzaDay! Check out this vintage postcard depicting Pizza Inn, which was formerly located at 61st & Allisonville in Indy. We'd love to see your photos of local pizza places or folks enjoying a slice! 🍕 Photo Credit: Indiana Album ia-0021-0053

#ThrowbackThursday » Men clearing ice near Fourteenth Street Bridge in Clarksville, Indiana, 1940. From Indiana Album #indianahistory

This unique gravestone belongs to Ina Palmer who is buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Richland City. She was married to William H. Axton & had two daughters, Hallie Dee Axton and Hazel Marie Axton—probably the same girls pictured in this c.1900-1905 photo. Photo from Indiana Album

🏛️ ROUND 1, MATCH 7 🏛️ Jefferson Co. vs. Ripley Co. The original Jefferson Co. Courthouse original burned down, & the current one had fires in 1859 & 2009 (when the cupola collapsed). Thomas Patterson designed the Ripley Co. Courthouse (1861). Photo cred: Indiana Album