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Historic Photos

1800s

Alanson Hurd.
1830s - Alanson Hurd
1830s - First dam and power race historical marker sign.
1830s - First dam and power race historical marker
1840s - Mishawaka Institute.
1840s - Mishawaka Institute
1859 - Springbrook Ravine train wreck.
1859 - Springbrook Ravine train wreck
1862 - Mishawaka troops at the Battle of Shiloh.
1862 - Mishawaka troops at the Battle of Shiloh
1860s - South Main Street.
1860s - South Main Street
1860s - Mishawaka High School, Hill Street.
1860s - Mishawaka High School, Hill Street
1872- Southwest block after the Great Mishawaka Fire.
1872- Southwest block after the Great Mishawaka Fire
Art work of historical Mishawaka.
1871 - Aerial illustration of Mishawaka
1880s - Soldiers Monument, Battell Park.
1880s - Soldiers Monument, Battell Park
1887- Mishawaka High School graduating class.
1887- Mishawaka High School graduating class
1890s - Mayor Manuel Fisher.
1890s - Mayor Manuel Fisher
1890s - Water Works.
1890s - Water Works
1890 - Aerial illustration of Mishawaka.
1890 - Aerial illustration of Mishawaka

1900s

Hen Island Dam.
1900s - Hen Island Dam
1900s - Hotel Mishawaka.
1900s - Hotel Mishawaka
St. Joseph Hospital.
1910s - St. Joseph Hospital
1917 - World War I recruits leaving Mishawaka.
1917 - World War I recruits leaving Mishawaka
DeAmicis Mutual Aid Society members.
1923 - DeAmicis Mutual Aid Society members
Tivoli Theatre.
1920s - Tivoli Theater
1930s - Mary Phillips School.
1930s - Mary Phillips School
1939 - Mishawaka High School Stadium.
1939 - Mishawaka High School Stadium
Ball-Band fuel cell production during World War II.
1940s - Ball-Band fuel cell production during World War II
1940s - Twin Branch Power Plant.
1940s - Twin Branch Power Plant
1952 - Downtown Mishawaka aerial view.
1952 - Downtown Mishawaka aerial view
St. Joseph Parish Square.
1950s - St. Joseph Parish Square
Mayor Margaret Prickett.
1960s - Mayor Margaret Prickett
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy speaks in downtown Mishawaka in 1968.
1968 - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy speaks in downtown Mishawaka
Capt. Richard Brenneman with police honor guard.
1973 - Capt. Richard Brenneman with police honor guard
Northwest Block demolition.
1978 - Northwest Block demolition
Dodge Manufacturing.
1980s - Dodge Manufacturing
Mishawaka High School volleyball team, state champions 1988.
1988 - Mishawaka High School volleyball team, state champions
Uniroyal.
1980s - Uniroyal
1990s - Uniroyal power plant and smokestack.
1990s - Uniroyal power plant and smokestack

2000s

Beutter Park foot bridge.
2000s - Beutter Park foot bridge
President George W. Bush speaks at Bethel College.
2006 - President George W. Bush speaks at Bethel College
Mishawaka High School 2010 wrestling team, state champions.
2010 - Mishawaka High School wrestling team, state champions
Veterans Plaza.
2010s - Veterans Plaza, Battell Park
Founders Circle.
2020s - Founders Circle, Beutter Park
Mishawaka City Hall.
2020s - City Hall
The Mish Pocket Park Sign.
2020s - The Mish Pocket Park
Residents Playing Pickleball at Central. Park
2020s - Pickleball at Central Park
Battell Park Rock Garden.
2020s - Battell Park Rock Garden
Battle Park's New Inclusive Park.
2020s - Battell Park
Battell Park Veteran's Walkway.
2020s - Battell Park Veterans Walkway
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