Industrialist and philanthropist; photo dated 1943 (Knecht 3469)

Industrialist and founder of Santa Claus Land Park; c. 1912 (Knecht 3491)

Pastor of Bethel Evangelical Church; early 1900s (Knecht 3504)

C. 1920s (Knecht 3494)

Politician, pharmacist, and coroner; photo dated 1932 (Knecht 3470)

Politician, pharmacist, and coroner; photo dated 1932 (Knecht 3470)

Publisher of the Evansville Demokrat newspaper, and later a director of Citizens Bank; c. 1920 (Knecht 600)

Prominent resident of Rockport, IN, and former U. S. Congressman representing southwestern Indiana; d. 1928 (Knecht 2743)

Mayor of Evansville from 1926-1930 (Knecht 2817)

Holding his world’s record Florida catch to be displayed in the Tri-State Sports Show; photo dated November 1952 (Knecht 2215)

Businessman and builder of the McCurdy Hotel (Knecht 603)

Coach of the Evansville College (University of Evansville) Purple Aces, 1946-1977; c. 1950s (Bruce Lomax Collection)

Coach of the Evansville College Purple Aces, 1946-1977 (second from left); also pictured are NCAA coaches (from left) Jack Russell, Harry Gallatin, and Cal Irvin at 1962 banquet in Roberts Stadium (Knecht 219)

Attorney and U. S. Congressman; c. 1950 (Knecht 3579)

Bust of George L. Mesker, philanthropist and president of Mesker Steel Co.; d. 1936 (Mesker Steel Collection)

Physician, civic leader, and the first African-American to serve on the Evansville-Vanderburgh County School Board (1964-1971); photo dated 1972 (Koch Studio Collection)

Former resident of Evansville and 2-term governor of Indiana in the 1980s; later appointed ambassador to Singapore (WTAW 1)

Civil War veteran who established retail grocery in Evansville; d. 1935 (Henry Meyer Collection)

Salvation Army officer and director of Evansville’s USO Club during World War II; c. early 1940s (Shane 25)

Football coach at Memorial High School, 1930-1946 (Meyer-Schlamp 255)

Mayor of Evansville during the World War II years; d. 1978 (Knecht 3670)

Editor, writer, and director of planning and public services at the Evansville Press for over 50 years, until his retirement in 1974 (Carl and Julia Ritt Collection)

Mayor from 1952-1956; photo dated March 18, 1955 (Kleindorfer 2)

“The Tri-State Oil Reporter;” c. 1930s-1940s (Knecht 3592)

Social Studies teacher and principal at Lincoln High School; d. 1993 (Knecht 3597)

Musician and announcer for WGBF radion station; c. 1920s (Spindler 4)

Photo dated August 22, 1912 (Heilman-Rosencranz Collection

Pastor of Liberty Baptist Church from 1882-1929 (Miscellaneous 418)

President of Salm Brothers; died in 1943 (Knecht 4840)

Evansville resident and Civil War officer, best known for capturing John Hunt Morgan and his Confederate raiders in 1863 (Meyer-Schlamp 259)

Owensville pharmacist and 37-year writer for the Evansville Courier; photo dated June 1, 1954 (Knecht 1974)

Son of the founder of Strouse & Bros., a clothing store on Main Street; c. 1930

Son of Abraham Strouse, president of Strouse & Bros.; late 1890s (Meyer-Schlamp 250)

Dr. Turman and son Robert, Cynthiana residents, hold some of their New Zealand Reds; c. 1923 (Knecht 3051)

(Knecht 3044)

C. late 1800s (Voight 1)

Evansville physician who established medical facility in 1894 that developed into Welborn Hospital; d. 1922 (Knecht 5623)

Member of Company F, 24th Indiana Volunteers, during the Civil War (lost his arm near Vicksburg in 1863); retired from Citizens National Bank shortly before his death in 1937 (Meyer-Schlamp 359)

One of the founders of Welborn Baptist Memorial Hospital; d. 1948 (Knecht 613)

GOP State Senator for 8 years and owner of Wesselman’s Finer Foods; d. 1962 (Knecht 5666)

Early educator for whom Wheeler School was named (Meyer-Schlamp 156)