Historical Images of Porter County

Quenching Our Thirst at Dune Park Depot
Dune Park, Indiana

Date: Circa 1908
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Taken from a photograph album, this photograph is one of thirteen showing a view from a trip taken to Dune Park, Indiana, and the dunes of Indiana along the shoreline of Lake Michigan. Dune Park was located in the far northeastern corner of Porter County's Portage Township and today is the site of heavy industry.

It is believed that the individuals seen in this photograph were students of the University of Chicago, who, at this period in time, would often travel to the dunes of Indiana to study biology, botany, ecology, and geology.

The building visible to the left is the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway depot located at Dune Park, which was a very small building. Just behind the two woman at the far left in this photograph was a hand-pumped well, which likely explains the label that was used for this photograph.

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Image and related text prepared by Steven R. Shook