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  1. A Car Load of People

    A group of six young men and six young ladies are in this early 1900 automobile. The young ladies are all dressed in light colore dresses. The young men all are wearing light colored shirts. Three are wearing ties and one of these three also has a dark suit coat. There are leaves on the trees and grass/weeds growing

    Record Type: Photo

    Unknown Group in Car
  2. Adult Men's Basketball Team

    Adult Men's Basketball Team - This photo was probably taken in the 1920s or 30s. The players are all adults and they are wearing plain, white tank tops with dark shorts that have a white stripe down the side. The man sitting on the floor in the very middle of the photo has a trophy in front of him. The two men on either side of him have basketballs on the floor in front of them. Someone has identified the men, in pencil on the back. I'm assu...

    Record Type: Photo

    Intramural Basketball Team
  3. Berne City Band

    This is one of three framed photo of the Berne City Band. The director was Prof. Joe O. Danner. The members are 1st row left to right Baumgartner, Martin; Eichenberger, Victer; Baumgartner, Elmer; Mathys, Clinton; Liechty, Reuben; Sprunger, Eldon; Kuntz, Frank; Braun, George; Stucky, Rufus; Lehman, Marcus; Sprunger, Tobias; Girod, Roy; Heinzelman, -----; Michaud, Jess, Stauffer, Al; 2nd row Hirschy, Irvin; Sprunger, Abe; Eichenberger, Edward; S...

    Record Type: Photo

    Berne City Band Ornate
  4. Berne City Band (taken from the Centennial Book)

    Berne City Band (taken from the Centennial Book) - This picture was published in the 1852-1952 Berne Centennial Book on page 33. It was also published in the 14 Feb 1977 edition of the Berne Tri-Weekly. The Dunbar Band and the German Concert Band pictures were published in the same issue. This picture is not the original, we don't know who has it. This is a copy and one of the men in the photo, Amos Stauffer, who is standing on the far left o...

    Record Type: Photo

    Berne City Band
  5. Berne Fire Department

    Berne Fire Department - This is a photo of the Berne, IN fire department posing in front of the Berne Community Auditorium. This picture can be found printed on page 38 of the Souvenir Edition of the Berne Witness of 03 Sep 1926. You can see that the auditorium was constructed of red brick with multi-paned windows that had middle sections that could be tipped out to allow for air flow. The awning over the entrance had colored glass pendants ha...

    Record Type: Photo

    Berne Fire Department
  6. Berne Volunteer Fire Department - 1926

    Berne Volunteer Fire Department left to right: Andrew Sprunger, Louis Niederhauser, Theodore Sprunger, Walter Reusser, Wesley Neuenschwander, Chester Michaud, Chris Hilty, Grover Moser, Lawrence Yager, George Braun, John Hilty , Leonard Baumgartner, Frank Amstutz, Sam Nussbaum, David Stauffer, Elmer Baumgartner, Ferdinand Steiner, Eli Luginbill, Paul Felber, and Emil Liechty. Photo is taken from page 38 of the Thirtieth Anniversary Souvenir...

    Record Type: Photo

    Berne Volunteer Fire Dept.
  7. Chicago-Land Music Festival

    Chicago-Land Music Festival - This photo shows the "Winner House Chorus" according to the notation on the back of the photo. They apparently won the 1st Place Award at the Chicago-Land Music Festival. Some of the men are identified. Back Row left to right: E. Dro, Freeman Burkhalter, Arley Habegger, Verdi Reusser, unknown, Omer Neuenschwander, Ira Lehman, unknown, Carl Luginbill, C.T. Habegger. Middle Row: Carl Amstutz, Menno Stauffer, Les ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Winner House Chorus
  8. George Baumgartner's Gang - Bef 1911

    There are ten gentlemen and nine ladies in this photo. George Baumgartner's daughter says that this photograph must have been taken prior to January 1911, when her father married her mother. She reasoned, "Because my mother wasn't in the photograph." The gentlemen are wearing suits and ties. Seven of the ladies are wearing hats. No one knows the occasion and identification is very sketchy. Identification is as follows: ladies from left to ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Group of Young Adults
  9. Men's Chorus

    The Mennonite Men's Chorus, a group of 33 men, gathered for a photograph at the front the First Mennonite Church sanctuary. They are all dressed in suits and ties. The director in the front center holding the baton is Freeman Burkhalter. The picture itself is in a thin, wood, black frame with a red felt mounting board on the back that looks to have been cut from something. There is wording across the top saying "Them that Love God" in white ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Mennonite Men's Chorus
  10. Men's Chorus - 22 Aug 1931

    Men's Chorus - This is a photo of a group of men wearing sportcoats with white shirts, ties and white pants. It has been identified as the "Swiss Male Chorus - Winners of the Chicagoland Music Festival Aug. 22 - 1931".

    Record Type: Photo

    Men's Chorus
  11. Men's Chorus of First Menonite Church - 1958

    Men's Chorus of First Mennonite Church - This is a not very clear copy of an original picture, but all the people in the photo have been identified, which is important. The men are posing for the camera on risers wearing black tuxes with white shirts and black bow ties. There is one woman standing in the front on the left. She is wearing a striped, quarter-length sleeved jacket over a plain, dark skirt. The identification of the people is typ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Mennonite Men's Choir
  12. School #2, Wabash Township - about 1903

    Wabash Twp. #2 School was also known as the Canopa School. It is located on the northeast corner of County Road 000 and County Road 700. It is now a personal residence (2008). The boys appear to be wearing jackets or coats. The girls are wearing calico or plaid dresses. Many of the dresses have ruffles. It appears most of the girls have their hair back. There are children looking out of the windows of the school too. It appears there is c...

    Record Type: Photo

    Canopa School 1903
  13. Swiss Singers Singing

    The Swiss Singers or the Winner Chords were connected with the Berne Manufacturing Co. also known as The Winner House. They are left to right back row: Earl Lehman; Emerson Neuenschwander; Otto from Chicago; Carl Luginbill; Milo Habegger; Omer Neuenschwander; front row: Arley Habegger; Leslie Lehman; Jim Liechty; Chistine Purves; Gus Nagel; Cliff Gilliom; Elmer Baumgartner; Evangeline Rohre playing the piano; Carl T. Habegger, directing.

    Record Type: Photo

    Swiss Singers Singing
  14. The Swiss Singers

    The Swiss Singers or the Winner Chords were connected with the Berne Manufacturing Co. also known as The Winner House. They are left to right back row: Arley Habegger; Earl Lehman; Emerson Neuenschwander; Otto from Chicago; Carl Luginbill; Milo Habegger; Carl T. Habegger; Omer Neuenschwander; front row: Leslie Lehman; Jim Liechty; Chistine Purves; Gus Nagel; Evangeline Rohre; Cliff Gilliom; Elmer Baumgartner.

    Record Type: Photo

    Swiss Singers
  15. Winner Chords

    Winner Chords singing group in Berne. This group was from the Winner House Inc. of Berne, Indiana. The picture was taken approximately 1935-1936. Left to right, the members are as follows: Back row: Harold Moser; Freeman Burkhalter; Arley Habegger; Omer Neuenschwander; Milo (Mike) Habegger; Sylvan Habegger. Middle row: Leslie B. Lehman; Emerson Neuenschwander; Carl Luginbill; Elmer Baumgartner; C.T. Habegger...

    Record Type: Photo

    Winner Chords
  16. Winner Chords

    Photo is identified as Community Chorus. This would be the Winner Chords, is very similar to the photo under accession number 2022.002.287. They apparently won the 1st Place Award at the Chicago-Land Music Festival. They also sang at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1933. Some of the men are identified. Back Row left to right: E. Dro, Freeman Burkhalter, Arley Habegger, Verdi Reusser, unknown, Omer Neuenschwander, Ira Lehman, unknown, Carl Lu...

    Record Type: Photo

    Winner Chords
  17. Winner Chords

    The Winner Chords were comprised of the best male singing voices in Berne. Organized by C. T. Habegger, owner of the Berne Manufacturing/Winner Chords factory, it was said that when applying for a job, a person's vocal talent was included in the questions. Front: Nagel, August; Luginbill, Carl; Lehman, Leslie; Habegger, Milo; Baumgartner, Elmer; Gilliom, Cliff. Back: Neuenschwander, Emerson; Dro, Ervin; Habegger, Pete; Neuenschwander, Omer; H...

    Record Type: Photo

    Winner Chords
  18. Winner Chords

    Winner Chords singing group in Berne. This group was from the Winner House Inc. of Berne, Indiana. The picture was taken approximately 1935-1936. Left to right, the members are as follows: Back row: Harold Moser; Freeman Burkhalter; Arley Habegger; Omer Neuenschwander; Milo (Mike) Habegger; Sylvan Habegger. Middle row: Leslie B. Lehman; Emerson Neuenschwander; Carl Luginbill; Elmer Baumgartner; C.T. Habegger...

    Record Type: Photo

    Winner Chords

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