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Neighborhood Along River or Canal
No full textMen are standing a long the bank of a river or canal.http://www.indianahistory.org/contact/contact.as
Children Learning
No full textChildren are seated at their desks in the classroom listening to a speaker. The teacher standing adjacent to the desk is Hortense Davis who taught 5th grade at School 23.16 x 20 incheshttp://www.indianahistory.org/contact/contact.as
Dora Atkins Blackburn Day
No full textThis City of Indianapolis Proclamation is signed by the mayor, William H. Hudnut, III, and announces Dora Atkins Blackburn Day on August 28, 1977.8.5 x 11 incheshttp://www.indianahistory.org/contact/contact.as
Flanner House Guild Call for Volunteers
No full textThis letter to Flanner House Guild members from Libby Martin, Flanner House Guild president, encourages all members to support the programs of Flanner House, and in particular the upcoming annual meeting on February 23.8.5 x 11 incheshttp://www.indianahistory.org/contact/contact.as
Atkins Flower Shop
No full textDocuments include an announcement for the opening of the shop at 209 W. 21st St. on July 31, 1926, an invitation to an open house at the flower shop at 2049 N. Capitol Ave. on November 13, 1949, and a 1971 newspaper clipping reviewing Dora Atkins Blackburn's 50 years as a florist. The shop started in the Atkins home in 1921.8.5 x 11 incheshttp://www.indianahistory.org/contact/contact.as
Flanner House Laundry Instructions
No full textThis document contains instructions prepared by Maybelle King of the Flanner House Laundry School. The seven sheets instruct students on the correct method for washing silk stockings and corsets. There is background information on the use of hard and soft water for laundering purposes, and a detailed description of the groups of stains (animal, vegetable, and mineral) and methods for removing them. The instructions also include a discussion of caring for various fabrics like cotton, linen, wool, and rayon. One sheet prepared by L. Ray Baldersten provides directions for ironing shirts and specific hints for washing woolens. The Flanner House Laundry School started in 1923. The following quote from Flanner House literature described the school: this school realizing that the day of the washboard laundress in urban centers is past, trains women with modern equipment, materials and methods required for high class work. Nominal pay encourages them to acquire a skill facilitating employment.8.5 x 11 incheshttp://www.indianahistory.org/contact/contact.as