Pioneer Village -
Page 2 of Photographs
These photos are of the village before, during and after restoration.
These photos are from the Park Collection and are the property of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR). To request use of any of these photos, please visit the DNR photo policy page and complete a release and request form. Credit should also be given to the Indiana DNR if these photos are used in any publications.
800.286 Photo of village looking south, horse in foreground. Reads “Deserted Village of Hamer ‘14” (1914) Can see west wall of Lower Residence. Hip and gable roof visible on right.
800.294 Photo of stagecoach road looking southwest. Hat shop and reconstructed tavern. Foundation for distillery in foreground. Signpost at base of stagecoach road.
800.289 Photo of Granny White house being reassembled. Back reads “donated by Ed Lacey c. 1928, duplicated by Rex Deckard - 1990, Granny White House after moving to Spring Mill c. 1928-29”
800.288 Photo of village looking north. Child in foreground with pile of hewn logs. Woman on left, horse and cart in back. Windows going, flume going, but not completely gone. Walnut tree visibe in the upper left. Upper residence, two stories, visible on the left. Dog next to child in foreground. Fence in background.
800.287 Photo looking south with the Hamers and Bundys. Has two keys to people in the photos. One key on yellow notebook paper taped to back of photo:“Spring Mill Village 1880’s? (Left to Right):Young Men - in front of Gen store - Unknown; Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hamer (Priscilla); Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Hamer (Lettie); Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Burton ( ); Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bundy (Pearl), caretakers for Lehigh” A second key on old label (discarded): “From left to right: George W. Hamer, Minnie Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Hamer, Mr. and Mrs. O.J. Burton, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bundy” Wagons parked on Stagecoach Road. The distillery is log with a shed addition on the north side.
800.290 Photo of village looking north with visitors, Upper Residence, caretaker’s house and shed visible. Everything looks shiny and new. Shows caretakers house and stagecoach road heading up the hill. Stone lined gutter along stagecoach road is visible, and road is very wide. Note big walnut tree.
800.295 Village garden. Reads “Garden Wall” on lower right. Hill behind garden very visible, little vegetaion. Spring house visible. Garden sculpture in the middle of the garden. Small trees planted around the perimeter of the garden.
800.295 Photo of village looking southeast. The mill is restored, the Lower Residence just chimneys. Some foundation west of the ruins of lower residence, possibly summer kitchen. Old car parked next to north side of mill.
800.297 Photo of village looking south. The mill and apothecary/post office buildings restored, but the Lower Residence not.
800.298 Photo of spring house with large tree.
800.299 Original photographs, two pasted together. Shows mill to spring house, looking south with unrestored Lower Residence between. Parked cars between mill and distillery.
800.304 Village looking north. Prior to the stonelined gutters along the stagecoach road. Can’t see the Upper Residence where it should be. Distillery still in rubble. Building is south of walnut tree.
800.306 Photo of Caretaker's house along road.
800.305 Photograph of village from the south side of Munson House. Looing west toward the mill. can see the millstones next to the creek.
800.437 Smallest cabin at Spring Mill. August 1941. Munson House with at least seven millstones along the west side of the creek.
800.331 Spring House. Overgrown. Back reads "Spring Mill. Old Spring house in Village 1955"
800.420 View of distillery and mill with flume. Visitors on the lawn. Photo taken from high vantage point.
These photos date to the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) Camp and the work that the CCC men did in the Park.
800.330. Men working on the Lower Residence. Man leaning on chimney. SE Corner looking NW. Back reads, "CCC from S. Gabby Granecke"
800.355. Photo of team of horses pulling a log with a chain. Lake construction. Back reads “James Norrington on log, 21 yrs. old. Taken at Spring Mill State Park making the lake. He worked at the CCC camp in 1934.
800.328. Lower residence being assembled. Two men standing on top. Mill in background.