Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
001.001.008.002 |
Title |
Ernst Hohman |
Collection |
Photograph Collection |
Repository |
Hammond Public Library - 564 State St. Hammond, IN 46320 |
Object Name |
Photograph |
Description |
BW photograph of Ernst Hohman, the first settler of the land now known as Hammond, Indiana. Ernst and his wife Caroline fled Chicago in July of 1851 during a cholera epidemic. They settled on a site located on the north bank of the Grand Calumet River where Hohman Avenue now crosses. This was named Hohmanville. |
Orig/copy |
Copy |
Caption |
Ernst Hohman, pioneer settler of Hammond IN (restored) |
Collection Location |
Main Photograph Collections: Drawer 23: Biographies H |
Relation |
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Item Type |
stillimage |
Format |
Photograph |
Imagefile |
001\0011008002.JPG |
Catalog date |
2018-01-12 |
Subjects |
Historical Neighborhoods Pioneers |
People |
Hohman, Caroline Hohman, Ernst |
Language |
English |
Legal Status |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ |
Restrictions |
Not Restricted |
Search Terms |
Grand Calumet River Historical Hohman Avenue Hohmanville Neighborhoods Pioneers |
Cataloged by |
A. Aguilera |