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This list of museums in Indiana is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Jagger Wagon carriage by Charles H. Black as found in the Polk's Indianapolis (Marion County, Ind.) city directory (1880) After working in several carriage factories, Black set up on his account as a blacksmith and then as a carriage maker, with premises at 44 Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis, gaining a reputation as a craftsman and design innovator.
Silk City Diners was a division of the Paterson Wagon Company, later known at Paterson Vehicle Company, established by Everett Abbott Cooper and based in Paterson, New Jersey, which produced about 1,500 diners from 1926 until 1966.
Jerry O'Mahony (1890–1969) of Bayonne, New Jersey, is credited by some [by whom?] to have made the first "diner". [2] In 1912, the first lunch wagon built by Jerry and Daniel O'Mahoney and John Hanf was bought for $800 by restaurant entrepreneur Michael Griffin and operated at Transfer Station in Hudson County, New Jersey.
Museum lobby. The Studebaker National Museum is connected to and shares an entrance with The History Museum as part of The Museums at Washington and Chapin. [1] Visitors can purchase a ticket to visit one or both museums. [2] The Studebaker museum consists of three floors. The main level displays Studebaker history and vehicles from the 1800s ...
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is one of the United States' oldest and largest historical societies.It describes itself as "Indiana's Storyteller". It is housed in the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center at 450 West Ohio Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, in The Canal and White River State Park Cultural District, neighboring the Indiana State Museum and the Eiteljorg Museum of ...
Indianapolis Speedway Museum - Main Display Hall 2019. The museum has about 75 cars on display at any given time. [7] With floor space totaling 37,500 square feet, only a small portion of the total collection can be displayed. [9] Frequently, cars are sent on loan for display at other museums, historical car shows, parades, and other activities.
Day and Night Diner, #781 (1944) The Rosebud Diner (1941) Many diners still exist in the Worcester area, including Casey's Diner (1922) in nearby Natick and the Boulevard Diner (1936) in Worcester as well as Miss Florence Diner (1941) all of which are some of the oldest diners in the country and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.