Parke County, Indiana

PARKE COUNTY, INDIANA

COVERED BRIDGE FESTIVAL held 2nd weekend thru 3rd weekend of Oct. each year with tours of most of the 38 covered bridges. Entertainment and display of Parke Co. products, also fine food and Sunday morning pancake breakfast with maple syrup. Also Maple Syrup tours last weekend in Frbruary and first weekend in March.

Photo by Mitchell

 

Horn's Sunnymede Restaurant

HORN'S SUNNYMEDE RESTAURANT

On U. S. 30 East          2229 E. Center

Warsaw, Indiana

"Where Friends Meet to Eat"

Featuring Home Style and seasoned foods in friendly surroundings. Where Hoosier land people come to relax and play. In the Heart of Indiana's lake land region.

Strongbow Turkey Farm & Inn Dinner

Strongbow

TURKEY FARM & INN

On Highway 30 — ¼ Mile East of 49

Valparaiso, Indiana

All turkeys served here are from our own flocks. The Home of Strongbow Turkey Pies and the famous Strongbow Smoked Turkey. We take pride in serving the best Turkey Dinners, Steaks and Sandwiches. Beautifully packaged Gift Turkeys, fresh or smoked, shipped everywhere in the United States. Over 750 roses of many beautiful & colorful varieties.

Member of American Rose Society 

 

 

Virgil Grissom Sign

ASTRONAUT VIRGIL GRISSOM SIGNMITCHELL, INDIANA

This sign erected by voluntary contribution by the people of this community honoring Astronaut Virgil Grissom, born in Mitchell, Indiana, April 3, 1926, second American who made his historical flight in space on July 21, 1961.

Randall's Inn

Randall's Inn

130 DIXIEWAY SOUTH

SOUTHBEND, IND. (ROSELAND)

175 deluxe air-conditioned rooms

Heated pool — Restaurant — Cocktail Lounge

Meeting and Banquet Rooms for 200

Mayflower Moving Van

Long distance moving . . . to or from anywhere in the U.S. or the world . . . is safe and easy in a modern Mayflower moving van. Aero Mayflower Transit Co., Inc,, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Christmas Sleigh & Carriage

FORT WAYNE CARRIAGE/SLEIGH

"Season's Greetings From Fort Wayne"

Horse drawn carriage/Corban Carriage and 155 foot long, 5½ ton lighted Christmas display as photographed in downtown Fort Wayne with every one of its 24,717 bulbs.

©1986 NICK T. NICHOLAS

 

World's Tallest Christmas Tree

THE WORLD'S TALLEST CHRISTMAS TREE

Each Christmas, cooperative efforts of hundreds of individuals as well as civic and business groups, turn the Indianapolis Soldiers and Sailors Monument into aq dazzling Christmas tree. Located in the heart of the downtown area, the display of multi-colored lights attracts thousands of visitors from the middle-west.

 

Riviera Cruisers

Riviera Cruisers

A Flair for Fun — A Flair for Elegance

Want every kind of boating pleasure? RIVIERA CRUISERS offer an exciting new concept in boating . . . designed for family fun and leisure. Ideal for cruising, swimming, sunning or fishing. Available either in an All-Aluminum De Luxe or Steel DE Luxe model . . . For every kind of boating pleasure. 

Built by RIVIERA CRUSERS, Div. of LML Eng. & Mfg. Corp., Columbia City, Indiana.

 

Christy's Hotel Court

5 Min. to the Beach — 3 Min. to the Shopping Center

Christy's Hotel Court, Inc.

Air-Conditioned. Phones — TV in Rooms

Best - in - Midwest

BEAUTIFUL and RESTFUL

on U. S. 20 just East of Highway 421

5 mi. NORTH from Toll Road Exit 4

¼ mil East on U. S. 20

MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA

Welcome Sign--Brazil, Indiana

WELCOME TO BRAZIL, INDIANA

Ideally located for industry

 

Strongbow Turkey Farm & Inn

Strongbow

TURKEY FARM & INN

On Highway 30 — ¼ Mile East of 49

Valparaiso, Indiana

All turkeys served here are from our own flocks. The Home of Strongbow Turkey Pies and the famous Strongbow Smoked Turkey. We take pride in serving the best Turkey Dinners, Steaks and Sandwiches. Beautifully packaged Gift Turkeys, fresh or smoked, shipped everywhere in the United States. Over 750 roses of many beautiful & colorful varieties.

Member of American Rose Society

Tex Terry & Cadillac

FRONTIER CITY, INC.

MANSFIELD, INDIANA in PARKE COUNTY

TEX TERRY, well-known Hollywood motion picture actor and host, with his fabulous $12,000 Cadillac . . . hand-tooled cow hide interior, 5 foot steer horn, seven guns, silver quarterhorse trophies, twenty-two silver and gold horseshoes. Background MANSFIELD ROLLER MILL, built 1823, still operating daily, by water power.

 

Greyhound Post House

GREYHOUND POST HOUSE

KENTLAND, INDIANA

Located at intersection of U. S. Highways 41-52 and 24. Greyhound Post House Cafeteria, known for wonderful food, is open 24 hours a day.

 

Ball Canning Jars

BALL CAN OR FREEZ JARS

postmarked 1960
from BALL BROTHERS COMPANY
Consumer Service Department
Muncie, Indiana
 

Map: Lincoln Hills

The hills where Lincoln grew to manhood are a unique vacationland. Indiana's first Capitol is among the relics of Pioneer Days. Marengo Cave is the most beautiful in America. Immense Wyandotte Cave is rich with Indian relics. Santa Claus Land is a delight to children and adults. Camping and picnic areas are frequent. The Lincoln Hills Scenic Drive follows the high bluffs of the Ohio River.

Drawing by Harold Eddleman

Greetings from the Indiana Toll Road

—signed Gene McConnell–56–

Strongbow Turkey Farm

STRONGBOW

TURKEY FARM AND INN

on Highway 30 — 1/4 mile east of 49, Valparaiso, Indiana. all Turkeys Served Here Are From Our Own Flocks. The Home of Strongbow Turkey Pies - The Famous Strongbow Smoked Turkey. We take pride in Serving the best Turkey Dinners — Steaks and Sandwiches. Beautifully Packaged Gift Turkeys - Fresh or Smoked Shipped Anywhere in the United States.

postmarked 1958

Map: Greetings from Indiana

 

Nickname — Hoosier State

1960 Population — 4,662,498

Area in Sq. Miles — 36,354

Entered the Union, Dec. 11, 1816

Pioneer Town Indian Village

WELCOME TO PIONEER TOWN U. S. A.

Come and see the Early American Museum and Indian Village at Buck Lake Ranch, Angola. Indiana's only Early American Museum paying tribute to the West's most comprehensive collection of Early American Vehicles. See Annie Oakley, Buffalo Bill, Wyatt Earp and Sitting Bull. All in life-like figures, beautifully done in Western settings. The Indian Village depicts the life of the Potawatomi Tribe, famous for their part in American History. The entire family will find pleasure in this repertory of Early and western living.

Buck Lake Ranch - 2 Miles west of Angola, Indiana off U. S. 20

Copyright 1960, The L. L. Cook Co.