Indiana Album

Indianapolis, 1943 - Sisters Reta and Marilyn Scott pose for a traveling goat-cart photographer in front of the house at 714-716 Dorman Street. The home is one of five doubles designed by architects Vonnegut and Bohn for the Ruskaup family.

It is also the headquarters for the Indiana Album and will be one of 14 sites on the Cottage Home Neighborhood Home & Garden Tour this Saturday, June 20, 11am-5pm. Come say hello and check out this historic near-eastside neighborhood.
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FREE TOUR TICKETS! The first two lenders who commit to bring us Indiana photos to scan while you tour will receive a free ticket. Comment below or email [email protected]. Visit www.indianaalbum.com to learn what we digitize.

Kudos to the volunteers and lenders who made yesterday's Scan-a-Thon at the Anderson Public Library such a success!

​Thanks to seven generous lenders, we scanned 108 items, capturing vital pieces of Indiana history for future generations. Look for posts with these images as we get them processed and cataloged.

We couldn't do this work without dedicated volunteers and staff who give their time and expertise to make these events run so smoothly.

​This event was funded by a Heritage Support Grant provided by the Indiana Historical Society and made possible by Lilly Endowment Inc. Contact us if you would like to host an event in your community. [email protected] or 317-771-4129

Anderson, 1910s - Members of the Ketrow Brothers Circus pose with tents and wagons. With winter quarters in Anderson, the show ran from approximately 1904 to 1950 under brothers William Robert Peters -- whose wife Maude Ellen Southard Peters was a rope walk -- and Frank Peters.

Working primarily the circuits of northern Indiana and Michigan, the operation reinvented itself repeatedly under many names, including Ketrow's Vaudeville Shows, Ketrow's Okay Show, Ketrow Brothers' Comedy Company, Kay Brothers' Circus, Renfro Valley Folks Tent Show, and Frank Ketrow's Animal Oddities.
(The Indiana Album: Anabeth Radeck Collection)

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Dig out your interesting Indiana-related photos and join us for two events this week at the Anderson Public Library:

"Tips for Dating Your Family Photographs" workshop at the Anderson Public Library this Wed., May 13, 6:00-7:30 pm.
https://facebook.com/events/s/tips-for-dating-your-family-ph/2018000722475790/

"Photograph Scan-a-Thon"
Sat., May 16, 2026, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Anderson Public Library
To avoid a wait, please RSVP if you plan to bring items for us to scan and add to our online digital archive. Questions? [email protected] / 317-771-4129
https://andersonlibrary.libcal.com/event/15950386?image