James Whitcomb Riley's home

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Description
Poet James Whitcomb Riley's home in Greenfield, Indiana is a two story clapboard home with a one story addition to the back all with shutters by the windows, a porch that spans the front and two chimneys. There is a plank board fence around the yard. There is an outbuilding in side the fence in the back yard. A sign in the yard by the road reads, "Birthplace and home of the Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley born Oct. 7, 1849."
Note
1940 (air date)Handwritten on the back, "Retouch to take out lettering on front. James Whitcomb Riley Old Home society."
Date Issued
1940-03-10
Type
Extent
1 photograph : black and white print ; 13 x 18 cm
Time Period
Subject (Geographic)
Rights Note
Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.
To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0187
Source
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Unit
LaBudde Special Collections