Stigleman Manufacturing Company, Carved Oak Newel Post

Shown here is an example of a delicately carved oak newel post

Corpse of a Baby Dressed in a Gown

A baby dressed in a gown lies on a dark coverlet in a parlor. There are flowers and ferns on a table and on the floor below the baby

Wooden Derrick For a Well in a Farmyard

A wooden derrick for an oil or gas well has been constructed in a farmyard. There are outbuildings, fences, fields, and cows grazing by the fence. Extra pipe is stacked by the derrick and a pump is connected to the well

Portrait of a Woman Wearing Wire Rim Glasses

A woman with a furrowed brow and wearing wire rim glasses is in the photographer's studio. She has dark hair parted in the middle and pulled straight back. She wears a dark dress with a satin inset at the bodice, high collar, full sleeves and a corsage on her left shoulder

Portrait of an African American Woman

An African American woman with light skin is seated in the photographer's studio. She faces the camera with a stern expression. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back and she has some dark splotches on her cheeks. She wears a lovely white linen blouse with ruffles at the shoulders with a small bow at her collar

Family Portrait on the Front Porch

A man and woman and their daughter pose for the camera on the porch of their house. The parents are standing and the little girl sits in a rocker with a cat in her lap and a collie behind her. It is a summer day with the trees and flowers in bloom

Parlor Games at Emma Charles' Boarding House

A group seated at a table is playing dominos in the parlor at Emma Charles' boarding house. The group left to right are: Anna Morris, Hattie Ault, Will Carson, and Wallace Newby. Anna and Hattie were teachers at Spiceland in the 1890s and boarded with Mrs. Charles. A piano with sheet music can be seen behind the group

Spiceland Field Day Pole Climbing Event

A crowd is gathered in a large field watching a man climb a pole at a Spiceland Field Day event

Spiceland Field Day Baseball Game

The batter is up in this image of a Spiceland Field Day baseball game taken from behind home plate. Crowds of people are standing in the foregound and in the outfield watching the game

Puppet Show Automaton

A puppet show mounted in a small wooden stage appears to be a type of automaton. There are wires and a battery on top of the stage that when turned on will cause the figures to move. There is a mother spanking a boy, a minstrel dancing, a monkey directing three kittens that are fiddling, and a man sawing wood