Newspaper 1919

ID: 110 ~ Source: IHS Newspaper Collection, Indiana Historical Society ~ Creator: Indianapolis News ~ Date: May 1919
This file appears in: Indiana War Memorial
Newspaper 1919

The Indianapolis News, May 7th, 1919. This front-page headline celebrates the “welcome home” parade in Indianapolis in which thousands flocked to witness returning veterans marching through downtown Indianapolis.

Image Courtesy of Indiana Historical Society.

This file appears in: Indiana War Memorial

By Nicholas K. Johnson
As you stand in the Indiana War Memorial Plaza, look north and south and take a moment to consider the vast scope of this area of remembrance. Although the plaza is now dedicated to all of Indiana’s veterans, it was initially designed specifically…