Copyrighted LIFE Photos from 1950

[Ricky_Berkey]

Nice column in todays Republic newspaper concerning this message board and Bob Records ("RER") and his discovery of all these wonderful Columbus photos recently made available. Thanks to Bob as well as to Nancy Stevens ("NANC") for getting permission for us to post them here and stimulate our discussions of Columbus history! It's interesting to note that Bob and Nancy are former Columbus residents living elsewhere but with their hearts still firmly planted firmly on the streets of Columbus. I on the other hand am a recent "immigrant" to Columbus but proudly have declared it as my "adopted hometown".

[RER]

Columbus Dairy Companies In The 1950s
Several Addresses Shown Below
Columbus, Indiana

During the late 1940s and 1950s there were to my knowledge 5 milk processing companies in Columbus. They were as follows:

Thompson Dairy at 1120 Washington Street

Franke & Son Dairy at 2241 State Street

Purity Milk Company at 142 Pence Calla (rear of address) & McKinley Ave

Olympia Dairy at 718 Pearl Street

Compton Dairy (located at Columbus & Franklin Indiana)

Comment: It appears the men are weighing the milk cans during the processing of the Assembly line. Keep in mind homogenized milk was very new. During this period milk was sold in glass bottles. Can anyone identify the plant here and the employees of the past?



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Source of picture(s):
Date taken: January 01, 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.

This black and white photo was taken from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.

[Ricky_Berkey]

This photo shows 2 people going up the steps of the First Christian Church. If you look across the street you will see the long gone section of Lafayette Street between the old library and the Irwin-Sweeney-Miller house. The old library is located almost right on the spot where the Henry Moore "Large Arch" sculpture now stands.



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Date taken: January 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.

This black and white photo was taken from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.

[sdurnal]

In response to post 104. As I recall, the milk from our family farm was taken to what we called the "Creamery" on second street arcoss from the Co-op. (it's now where the coin-op car wash is located) This would have been the mid to late '50s. I still have one of the cans BTW, and there may be some identification on it.... I'll have a look.

[RER]

Reeves Pulley Company
7th & Wilson Street
Columbus, Indiana



The system below looks like the early Reeves Clutch & Belt Power Transmission System that was used in very early Motocycle of year 1896. Harry McCawley of the local paper has identified the man as Mr. Carl Reeves from a picture posted herein of the vehicle; with him sitting in the vehicle.

UPDATE & CONFIRMED: I went back and reviewed pictures and details from the United States Library of Congress and the Clutch & Belt Power Transmission looks about like the one below. Reeves had variations of that system as the years progressed.



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Source of picture(s):
Date taken: January 01, 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.

This black and white photo was take from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.

[Tom]

Compton Dairy was also in Shelbyville. The Family, Dan Compton had a dairy farm on Columbus Road in Shelbyville and live for a time in the 200 Block of Washington Street in Shelbyville

[RER]

Reeves Pulley Company
7th & Wilson Street
Columbus, Indiana



Today, I returned to the files of the Library of Congress to confirm some details about Reeves Pulley's Clutch/Transmission components they used on early Motocycles and what later they called Autocars.

Below in the color orange you will see a Reeves Autocar with the Clutch/ Transmission drive system. Each rear wheel is driven by a chain and sprocket design. That system is somewhat like a bicycle in design. However, it was engine driven and not foot peddles.

Picture from the Library of Congress

Go To This Page For Brief: columbusin.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=businesses&action=display&thread=49&page=5


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Source of picture(s):
Date taken: January 01, 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.

This black and white photo was take from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.

[RER]

The Columbus Leadership That Brought Your Family Jobs & Your Great City "Leaping Forward"

"Our Quality of Life Was Affected By These Leader's Visions & Planning For The Most Part In 1950 Forward"



The picture below seems to show the City Mayor Robert L. Stevenson conducting a Columbus business civic and planning meeting with the top CEOs, during January 1950. Mr. Stevenson is facing the board with his back to the picture. At the direct end of the table is J. Irwin Miller. On Mr. Millers right in picture is Carl Reeves and Left is Glenn Thompson.

UPDATE of Names: The man next to Carl Reeves is possibly Q.G. Noblitt (a founder/ CEO) of Arvins; and the man next to him could be Loren K. Evans a former President of Arvins. The information was provided by George a board member.

We are in the process of identifying all the board members and will update this post as we get confirmation from you folks and other members on the broads. If you know a person in the picture please post a comment. Thank you.



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Source of picture(s):
Date taken: January 01, 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.

This black and white photo was take from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.

[RER]

Home Life For J. Irwin Miller & Wife 1950
Columbus, Indiana


The picture appears to be a relaxation of the family during January 1950. Mrs. Miller seems to be playing their 78 RPM records player. On the side wall it looks as if there were several storage slots for the large size 78 RPM records. Recessed lighting in the ceiling area is noted.

Keep in mind television had just started creeping into our society nationwide. Radio and record playing were common all over the nation. The 45 RPM records had not hit the markets yet. When television finally "gripped" the nation and Columbus, it was all black and white pictures. Eventually, Arvin produced televisions, but already produced, and sold radios. Televisions seemed to start in households around 1949 and forward.



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Source of picture(s):
Date taken: January 01, 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.

This black and white photo was take from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.

[Ricky_Berkey]

Does anyone know where this house is or was located?



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Date taken: January 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.

This black and white photo was taken from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.

[RER]

Another Spectacular View From Tipton Knoll House Down 3rd Street Before Bridge Was Constructed



The man is still chewing the grass at a different angle. The street view to the courthouse is great.



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Source of picture(s):
Date taken: January 01, 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.

This black and white photo was take from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.

[Ricky_Berkey]

This was J. Irwin Millers home in 1950. He didn't move into his National Historic Landmark house until about 1957.



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Date taken: January 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.

This black and white photo was taken from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.

[Ricky_Berkey]

In 1950 there was a Schlosser Brothers listed in the city directory as a "Milk Dealer" at 223 3rd Street.

The 1947 phone book lists the following under dairies:
Cloverdale Dairy - 1417 Chestnut
Compton Dairy - 1728 Central and 2031 Central

Farmers Marketing Assn Dairy - 1136 2nd Street - I'm betting this is what someone else mentioned in an earlier post as "the creamery". I think this might be the site of the milk processing pictures.

Franke and Sons - State Street
Robert Milnes - 1728 Central
Olympia Dairy - 718 Pearl
Purity Milk Co -
Thompson Dairy - 1120 Washington

Mar 27, 2009 8:32:31 GMT -5 RER said:

Columbus Dairy Companies In The 1950s
Several Addresses Shown Below
Columbus, Indiana

During the late 1940s and 1950s there were to my knowledge 5 milk processing companies in Columbus. They were as follows:

Thompson Dairy at 1120 Washington Street

Franke & Son Dairy at 2241 State Street

Purity Milk Company at 142 Pence Calla (rear of address) & McKinley Ave

Olympia Dairy at 718 Pearl Street

Compton Dairy (located at Columbus & Franklin Indiana)

Comment: It appears the men are weighing the milk cans during the processing of the Assembly line. Keep in mind homogenized milk was very new. During this period milk was sold in glass bottles. Can anyone identify the plant here and the employees of the past?



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Source of picture(s):
Date taken: January 01, 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.

This black and white photo was taken from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.

[RER]

Jive Kennel (Teen Canteen) Some New Teens Faces In This Picture
Corner of Franklin & 3rd Street (1940s & 1950s)
Columbus, Indiana

File Copy (non-Time Inc.)


Comment: As I said in a earlier post, it was a place for the CHS students to come and talk, dance, play cards, drink cokes in the bottle, read or take a date before a movie at the Crump Theater next door or after the movie.

Question: Can anyone identify any of these young students from years 1949 and 1950?

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Source of picture(s):
Date taken: January 01, 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.

This black and white photo was taken from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.

[Ricky_Berkey]

Here is a wide variety of "made in Columbus" products in 1950. You can get a much bigger picture if you click on the link to the Google/Life website and then click on "view full size" link. "We" see:

Cummins engines
Arvin metal lawn chair (to the left of the big engine)
Reeves products - transmissions and variable speed drives

Arvin space heater
Arvin radios and televisions
Arvin kitchen table and chairs
Arvin waffle iron and toaster
Hamilton Cosco stool, high chair and kitchen utility table
Vernco fans

Como plastics - big display at the bottom
Pennant brand products - smaller display to the left of that
Reliance manufacturing? - jackets?

What else?



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Date taken: January 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.

This black and white photo was taken from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.

[Ricky_Berkey]

Two pictures of the VFW building alongside 3rd Street that replaced the former VFW in the old house on Tipton Knoll. This apparently served as the VFW until it was demolished during the early 70's downtown redevelopment.



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Date taken: January 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.

These black and white photos were taken from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.

[Ricky_Berkey]

I believe that these two men are processing the collection from First Christian Church. I'm told the man on the right in the top two pictures is Earl Pulse. Does anyone recognize the other distinguished gentlemen?


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Date taken: January 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.

These black and white photos were taken from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.

[RER]

Opening New Standard Food Market In 1950
930 Washington & 9th Street (West side Washington Street)
Columbus, Indiana

Preparing the new store inside and hiring employees from the address listed on the window sign. The store wasn't ready but pictures that follow will show some of the set up of veggie cooler displays and other inside preparations. This store was open after the Super A & P had already opened on North Washington Street.



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Source of picture(s):
Date taken: January 01, 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.

This black and white photo was taken from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.

[Ricky_Berkey]

These 1950 businessmen seem optimistic about the future. We sure could use them nowadays! Who the heck are these guys?




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Date taken: January 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.

This black and white photo was taken from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc.

[RER]

Production Line of Arvin Metal Chair Frames
Central Street
Columbus, Indiana

Can anyone identify this younger man from 1950?



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Source of picture(s):
Date taken: January 01, 1950
Photographer: Francis Miller © Time Inc.

This black and white photo was taken from the Google hosted Time Inc/LIFE Photos Archive. Permission was granted March 16, 2009 to post selected pictures and our discussions relative to the pictures.. Time Inc. approval was given to the Columbus Historical Message board.. The photos are for personal use and not for commercial use per Time Inc