A.R. Markle collection [graphic], ca. 1920-1981.

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A.R. Markle collection [graphic], ca. 1920-1981.

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The collection contains approximately 125 black-and-white photographs of buildings in Terre Haute, Indiana. A.R. Markle made the photographs between ca. 1920-1952. Included are photographs of small wood-frame homes, mansions, schools, commercial blocks, and public buildings. He paid particular attention to structures designed by Juliet Peddle, and residences and businesses owned by the Hulman, Rose, and Ball families. A small number of photographs of Peddle drawings are included in the collection. Also, there are descriptions and histories of the buildings. Markle wrote the original descriptions. Dorothy Clark and Judy Calvert of the Vigo County Historical Society wrote and revised these histories in 1965 and 1980.

1 box of photographs.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7098538

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Calvert, Judith Stedman, 1940-

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Peddle, Juliet, 1899-1979.

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Juliet Peddle, a Terre Haute native, was an artist and architect. She was educated at King Classical School and the University of Michigan, School of Architecture. She studied in Europe and then returned to Terre Haute and opened her own office in 1939. She remained in business there for more than thirty years. From the description of Juliet Peddle drawings [graphic], 1941-1950. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 136729008 ...

Vigo County Historical Society

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Clark, Dorothy J., 1919-

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Markle, A. R. (Augustus Robert).

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A.R. Markle was a historical and genealogical researcher from Terre Haute, Indiana who photographed old, existing buildings in Terre Haute. He also recorded histories of the locations, dates of construction or occupancy, and accounts of the occupants. Juliet Peddle, an architect on some of the remodeling of buildings in Terre Haute, created the pencil drawings which accompany some of the photographs. At one time, she was one of only two registered architects in the State of Indiana. ...