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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.


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Showing 24 results for Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co..
ID100828
Title of ArticleAntiques shop to become a memory
Notes816 W. Beardsley Ave., Elkhart
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionAntiques on Beardsley; Adam Stewart; Karen Ritchie; Russell Burch
DateFeb 28, 2025
PageA1, A7
SubjectsAntiques on Beardsley, Elcar Motor Company, Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co.

ID51667
Title of ArticleWalter Piano building on its way down
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm – Reference Desk
Picture Captionphotos of demolition by Indiana Earth workers
DateMarch 25, 2013
PageA3
SubjectsWalter Piano Company, Inc., Historic Buildings, Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co., Beardsley Avenue

ID51607
Title of Article'Starting to look better': Walter building demolition proceeds
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm – Reference Desk
Picture Captionphotos
DateMarch 16, 2013
PageA1, A2
SubjectsWalter Piano Company, Inc., Historic Buildings, Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co., Beardsley Avenue

ID12978
Title of ArticleAn honor is planted
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateJune 2, 1994
PageA4
SubjectsElkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co.

ID12974
Title of ArticleCameras removed at Central
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateNovember 20, 1993
PageA4
SubjectsElkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co.

ID12976
Title of ArticleCentral students must keep work and grades in balance
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateOctober 13, 1993
PageB1, B5
SubjectsElkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co.

ID12975
Title of ArticleFreshman helps make history
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionPhoto
DateAugust 11, 1993
PageA1
SubjectsElkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co.

ID12973
Title of ArticleBlazers win with class
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateJune 6, 1993
PageC1, C5
SubjectsElkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co.

ID12971
Title of ArticleCo-op gives student early start on career
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionPhotos
DateJanuary 29, 1993
PageB1
SubjectsElkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co.

ID12969
Title of ArticleCentral High gets waiver for early dismissal
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateJuly 12, 1992
PageB1
SubjectsElkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co.

ID12968
Title of ArticleCentral tunes to Channel 1
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateJune 24, 1992
PageB1
SubjectsElkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co.

ID12967
Title of ArticleTeen moms cope with another life
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateDecember 15, 1991
PageA1, A6
SubjectsElkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co.

ID46467
Title of Article1911 or 1912 Pratt
NotesR Elk 917.728 F62r v. 3
SourceFlitcraft Scrapbook
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto 1
DateApril 25, 1984
Page9
SubjectsPratt Buggy Works, Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co.

ID27610
Title of ArticleElkhart's Pratt 40 had a self-starter, not a hand crank
NotesGary Post Tribune
SourceOther
LocationElkhart City History File
Picture Captiondrawing of automobile
DateApril 6, 1980
History #67b
SubjectsPratt Automobile, Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co., Pratt Motor Car Co.

ID49602
Title of Article1912 Pratt
NotesALBUM OF ANTIQUE CARS 1979 calendar, pub. by Automobile Quarterly
SourceOther
LocationElkhart City History File
Picture Captionphoto of Pratt-Forty Model H touring car
DateJanuary 1, 1979
History #67d
SubjectsPratt Automobile, Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co.

ID7308
Title of ArticleThe Carriage Journal
SourceLocal History File
LocationElkhart City History File
Picture Captionphotos
DateNovember 1, 1977
History #66a
SubjectsCarriage Industry, Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co., Noyes Carriage Co., S.D. Kimbark Works

ID27606
Title of ArticleOnce booming buggy works built 10,000 a year
Notessee also Winey Book 4; pages 48-49
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphotos of plant
DateMarch 29, 1956
SubjectsPratt, F. B. & Co., Pratt Buggy Works, Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co., Carriage Industry

ID37180
Title of ArticleCarriage industry here
SourceWiney Books
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
DateOctober 26, 1922; Elkhart Truth
Page33; Book 2
SubjectsPrayer Partners, Pratt, F. B. & Son, Elkhart Buggy Works, Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co.

ID47977
Title of ArticleElkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co.
NotesR Elk 917.728 F62r v. 6
SourceFlitcraft Scrapbook
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto 2
DateJanuary 1, 1920
Page44
SubjectsElkhart Carnegie Library

ID27613
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto
DateMarch 28, 1914
Page5
SubjectsPratt Automobile, Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co., Pratt Motor Car Co.

ID27612
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateFebruary 22, 1914
Page20
SubjectsPratt Automobile, Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co., Pratt Motor Car Co.

ID27611
Title of Article1914 Pratt cars
NotesElkhart Merchants Assoc. Edition
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationElkhart City History File
Picture Captionphoto
DateSeptember 20, 1913
History #67c
Page23
SubjectsPratt Automobile, Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co., Pratt Motor Car Co.

ID16369
Title of ArticleWhere Elkhartans work
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateFebruary 2, 1899
PageElkhart WEEKLY Truth, p. 2
SubjectsElkhart, History of, 19th Century, Labor Force, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co.

ID47976
Title of ArticleElkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co.
NotesR Elk 917.728 F62r v. 6
SourceFlitcraft Scrapbook
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto 1
DateJanuary 1, 1891
Page44
SubjectsElkhart Carnegie Library