1800 – 1930

We certainly hope you enjoy the photos presented here. I have to give complete credit and thanks to Austin, Indiana native Mike Barrett, who created The Austin Indiana History Website. His exhaustive research provided the photos and the terrific information that reveals the story behind each image. Our goal will be to add new photos as more are submitted and discovered.

The Coffee Pot Curve Restaurant

Circa 1930s, Morgan Packing Company Strikers

1928 Austin high School Basketball Team – First team to win basketball sectional – Coach Jack Buzzard Primary Roster: Sanders, Batorff, Julian, Christie, McClannin, Lagenaur, Jones, Stewart, Trulock

1937 – Austin Indiana – Church Gathering – Maggie Harrod and Olive Harrod

Circa late 1920s – Jack Morgan Pictured above is a seldom seen photo of Ivan Harrod “Jack” Morgan (1906-1985) in the late 1920s. Probably a photo from his college days at the University of Southern California. Jack was president of Morgan Packing for over 35 years and was the third generation of family ownership.

1905 – Austin Indiana – Fern Harrod Morgan in her wedding dress. – Married I.C. Morgan

1908 – Austin Indiana – Goldie morgan Weir in her wedding dress. – She passed away at the age of 25 with Typhoid Fever in 1909. – Daughter of Mary and J.S. Morgan. Wife of Delmar Weir.

1903 Austin Indiana – Women going to vote for the first time.

1910 – Austin Indiana – Margurite Bole & Mary Royce – Later Mary Royce Guynn was a long-time music teacher for Austin school System

Jack Buzzard – Austin high School Basketball player in the 1915-16 season. – Buzzard scored the first two points in the history of Austin basketball in the 1914-15 season

1918 – Austin Indiana – Austin businessman Clyde Kinney (left) with Zeltus Nicholas

Circa 1938 – Austin semi-pro baseball star Hickory Ferrell on far left, on far right is I.C. Morgan.

1914 Political Rally – I.C. Morgan is the man on the left in a brown jacket. The boy leaning against pole is Jack Morgan. Austin Indiana

Austin Indiana School Building, 1889 – Constructed by J.W. Martin for $3500

1911 Austin Indiana New Harmony Grade School – (L to R) Top row: Mable Harrod, Joe Carr Principal, Mable Sanders – 3rd row: Cora Worley, Effie Richardson, Mable Chesterton, Oma Jackson, Avis Acres, May Cochran, John Cochran – 2nd row: Francis Chastain, Cade ?, Stanton Mitchell, Jerod Clemens, Vera Stans, Orville Summerville, Gardner Harrod, Floyd Sanders, Harvey Cochran – 1st row: Guy Clemens, Lillie Sanders, Gladys Mitchell, Bertha Fores, Merrill Jones, Harold Jones, Audrey Phillips, Marain Cochran and Clifford Clemens.

The early 1900s – Austin Indiana – Morgan and harrod Families – Front left to right: Flora Morgan, Helen James holding son William, Lenora Morgan, Emma Leonard, and Lavon Harrod. Back row: Frank Morgan, J.S. Morgan, Mollie Morgan, Pat, and Dora Kinney, Dave and Emma Morgan.

1888 – Austin Indiana – Photo of prominent Austin couple Wilbur Christie and wife Ella Gamble Christie

First Austin Baseball Park built by Austin Canning Company for Semi-Pro baseball team Austin (White Sox) Packers. Park was located where the old American Can Building was built. Circa Early 1900s.

1910 Austin Grade School – Austin Indiana

Entrepreneur and Austin businessman Roy Schneck with wife Lillian.

Elizabeth New Harrod (1786-1875) wife of William Harrod and one of Jennings township’s (Austin) earliest settlers. Elizabeth was the mother of Samuel Bowman Harrod. *Photo courtesy of Dr. Carl Bogardus files

Circa 1930s – Truck Terminal – Morgan Packing Company – Austin Indiana

1912 Austin Indiana – York Road – First Lady on left is Edna Scott, she is the mother of twin abies Margret and Mildred. – The left side of Edna is Bertha Scott Craig, Mary Scott, Viola Phegley, and Grandma Scott. – Back Grandpa Joseph Scott, Mr. Hubbard, and Charles Phegley.

1913 – Austin Grade School – Austin Indiana

Dr. Henry Casey – Austin physician for 53 years. (1876-1929)

1910 – Austin’s first automobile an EMF – Owned by I.C. Morgan – in the car is Jack Morgan.

Earl Burris

1938 – Austin Indiana – Austin High School Baseball Player Hiram Judd

The early 1900s – Austin Indiana – Ona (peak) Morgan and Gertrude Peak at their Millinery in downtown Austin

1935 Austin Packers. Pictured front row L to R: Harry Lagenaur, Freddie Koster, Jake Graff, Jim Reeves, Bill Neal, John Bowen, Left Freshauer, Ed Lyskowinski, Sparky Surgeon, Cotton Wood, Irvin Jefferies, Ike Herger, Babe Lambert. Back row L to R: I.C. Morgan, Dude Irvin, Bob Jefferies, Jake Ticing, Powers, Phil Elrod, Lefty McGill, George Lambert, Ikenberger, Bill Sates

1891 – Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Harrod Children – Austin Indiana – Fern Harrod, Cecil Harrod, Dick Harrod, and Lee Harrod. Fern Harrod married I.C. Morgan

Austin Packers Uniform

Asutin Packers baseball Park – Early 1900s – Austin Indiana

1914 – Austin Christian Church baby outing