Butler University Band c1922

Can your hear the band practicing for the big game?  If you lived near the Butler University campus in the 1920s, there is a good chance that you might be listening to a rousing piece performed by these guys.  They are dressed for warm weather so they were likely getting ready to play around kickoff time.  It is very apparent that newer facilities for this group might have been in order based on the condition of the structure around them. W. Frank Jones, a local photographer snapped this image c1922.

Butler University pep band c1922

Irvington Presbyterian Church Then and Now

Two different artists captured the Irvington Presbyterian Church shortly after the construction of the current building in 1928.  Photographer W. Frank Jones snapped a shot of the church c1930.  Then, local etcher and illustrator Frederick Polley (371 South Emerson Avenue) sat down with his pad and sketched the building for the Indianapolis Star in the winter of 1930.  Mr. Polley, a well known artist and teacher at Arsenal Technical High School, was widely known around Indiana and the nation for his architectural drawings.  Each Sunday, thousands of Hoosiers read his blurbs about Indiana landmarks complete with his original illustrations.  Since he called Irvington home, several landmarks including the Irvington Presbyterian Church were featured in the paper.  Mr. Polley's family is working on a biography of this talented and interesting Irvington artist.  Little is known of the photographer, W. Frank Jones, so if any of our readers can offer insight then drop me a note at sleeth28@rock.com.  The historic photograph of the church is courtesy of Bob Alloway.

Irvington Presbyterian Church c1930

Irvington Presbyterian Church featured in the Indianapolis Star, January 19, 1930

Irvington Presbyterian Church in 2013