Name/Title
Sparks General Store & Post OfficeDescription
A black-and-white street-view photograph of the exterior of a store front. Six figures, including at least one woman, stand in the street among two horse-drawn wagons. A man carrying a messenger bag stands in front of each horse.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
PhotocopySubject
Sparks General Store; Post Office; George Coers; Ed ArmstrongSubject Person or Organization
Sparks General Store, George H. Coers, Edward ArmstrongSubject Place
Neighborhood
WaldronTownship
Liberty TownshipCounty
Shelby CountyState/Province
IndianaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaContext
According to an inscription on the back of the photograph, Sparks sold the first bakery bread in Waldron. George Coers and Ed Armstrong, presumably the two men carrying messenger bags, were mail carriers.Collection
Vicki FranklinAcquisition
Accession
2024.034Source or Donor
Vicki FranklinAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Place
Neighborhood
WaldronTownship
Liberty TownshipCounty
Shelby CountyState/Province
IndianaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Back of photographTranscription
Sparks General Store + Post Office / Geo. Coers - Ed Armstrong mail / carriers / Sparks sold the first bakery bread / in WaldronLanguage
EnglishMaterial/Technique
PencilCreate Date
October 18, 2024Update Date
July 21, 2025
