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TITLE: Conrad railroad depot
DATE: circa 1920s
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: S. Ludwig Shelton
REMARK: Conrad, Indiana, was located about one mile south of Lake Village and north of Enos on US Highway 41. Today, there is no evidence of Conrad's existence.
 

TITLE: Dance hall at Conrad, Indiana. Individuals shown in this photograph, from left to right, are Alvina Iwinski, Ed Iwinski Jr., and Mrs. Dalmer.
DATE: circa 1940s
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: E. Iwinski, Jr.

REMARK: Conrad, Indiana, was located about one mile south of Lake Village and north of Enos on US Highway 41. Today, there is no evidence of Conrad's existence.
 

TITLE: John Faucher at the Conrad Gas Station.
DATE: circa 1940s
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: E. Iwinski, Jr.

REMARK: Conrad, Indiana, was located about one mile south of Lake Village and north of Enos on US Highway 41. Today, there is no evidence of Conrad's existence.
 

TITLE: Electric gasoline pump at Conrad Gas Station. The gentleman shown in this photograph is Ernie Dalmer.
DATE: circa 1940s
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: E. Iwinski, Jr.
REMARK: Conrad, Indiana, was located about one mile south of Lake Village and north of Enos on US Highway 41. Today, there is no evidence of Conrad's existence.
 

TITLE: Bigger's Garage (from the rear) in Conrad, Indiana. Carl Schmidt is sitting under the tree with an unknown man. Carl and his wife, Emily, operated the gas station and dance hall at Conrad in the 1940s. This photograph was taken shortly before he died.
DATE: circa mid-1940s
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: E. Iwinski, Jr.
REMARK: Conrad, Indiana, was located about one mile south of Lake Village and north of Enos on US Highway 41. Today, there is no evidence of Conrad's existence.
 
 
TITLE: Ed Iwinski, Jr., standing beside Ed Iwinski, Sr.'s hauling truck in Conrad, Indiana.
DATE: circa mid-1940s
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: E. Iwinski, Jr.
REMARK: Conrad, Indiana, was located about one mile south of Lake Village and north of Enos on US Highway 41. Today, there is no evidence of Conrad's existence.
 

TITLE: Conrad Mission Church
DATE: circa 1910s
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: Gerald Born
REMARK: Jennie Conrad conceived this church in Conrad as a Presbyterian Church (she attended the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago). However, they would take a head count here and preach to the ones that had the most representatives
 
TITLE: Conrad Hotel
DATE: circa 1910
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: Gerald Born
REMARK: The Conrad Hotel was located some distance behind the railroad depot. Ella (Stowell) Born managed the hotel for Jennie Conrad, while her husband Roscoe "Shorty" Born was the station agent at the railroad. Rufus Robinson was the station agent prior to Roscoe. The Conrad Hotel was a gathering place for many of the locals.
 

TITLE: Conrad Post Office and General Store
DATE: circa 1910s
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: Gerald Born
REMARK: The material used to build this structure was cement block produced by Jennie Conrad's cement block factory. The factory also shipped blocks to locations throughout the United States.
 
 
TITLE: Recess at Conrad School
DATE: 1913
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: Gerald Born
REMARK: The teacher of the Conrad School in 1913 was Miss Lenore Winters. John Born is the boy in the center of the photograph with his legs spread wide. John Born's future wife, Gay Nichols, and Gay's sister Mary are on the left side of the circle standing next to one another.
 

TITLE: Jennie Minerva (Milk) Conrad
DATE: unknown
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: Doug Wolfe
 
 
TITLE: Jennie Minerva (Milk) Conrad at home.
DATE: unknown
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: Doug Wolfe
 

TITLE: Jennie Minerva (Milk) Conrad holding her son, Platt Conrad. This is a four generation photograph.
DATE: circa 1880
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: Doug Wolfe
 
 
TITLE: Jennie Minerva (Milk) Conrad and her son, Platt Conrad.
DATE: circa 1880
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: Doug Wolfe
 

TITLE: Platt Conrad at the ages of 21 years (1901) and 22 years (1902). Platt was the son of Jennie Minerva (Milk) Conrad.
DATE: 1901 and 1902
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: Doug Wolfe
 
TITLE: Lemuel Milk, father of Jennie Minerva (Milk) Conrad (b. 1820, d. 1893). Lemuel was a native of the state of New York.
DATE: circa 1880s
PUBLISHER: unknown
POSTMARK: not applicable
COLLECTION: Doug Wolfe
 

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