Department of Archaeology and Art History

Tin City Excavation Pictures

Trenches before we began

Piece of TC flooring insitu (below center of north arrrow)

Piece of Tin City flooring insitu

Excavating mud

Screening mud in the rain

Explaining TC artifacts to public

Chunk of cement from floor of Tin City unit insitu in Trench 1D.  It rests on a flat edge that was painted grey.

Broken fragment of a pendant from ca. 1950, gem is made of glass.  From Trench 1H.

Profile of pendent showing the remains of the clasp.

Piece of drainpipe insitu in the upper level of Trench 2H.  Notice that although the piece is broken, a gash runs across it, probably made by a bulldozer when this soil was being picked up to be brought to UE as landfill.

Photographer from the Courier and Press taking Josh's picture

bricks in facade of Moore Hall

Excavated bricks identical to those in facade of Moore Hall

Profile of north side of Trench 1H

Second view of same profile.

1947 aerial

Aerial from early 1950s

Close up from aerial from early 1950s

1952 aerial

1960 aerial

1966 aerial (note the tulip tree which we excavated)

Drawing from inside cover of 1948 Linc

1940s photo from Olmsted tower?

Date uncertain

Tin City under construction

Tin City under construction

Picture from 1947 Linc

2 soda tops; left 1960s-mid80s, right mid 1980s to present

Early 1980s hoop plastic earring

Fragment of a ceramic drainpipe from landscaping fill

Demolition debris from Tin City apartments

Construction debris from construction of Moore Hall

Reverse of 1947 penny

Plastic cord from a weed trimmer

Tommy, Bill, Eleanor, and Kriston Driggers

Pete, Loretta, Micki, and Stevie Peterson

Mary Lou, Nick and Lynn Canasisi

Mary Lou, Nick and Lynn Canasisi 2

Madalyn Ward and Dorothy Mann

Jeanette, Ray, David Carnahan

Harold and Mary, Ricky and Wayne Willis June 28, 1949

Georgia, Butch, and Dan Howard

Francis and Suzanne, C- and Anthony Rahards

Earl, Marjorie, and Jan Toole

Diana Alane, Jene, Bob, and Dennis Duvall, Campus Apartments 1949

Clara-Vaughn, David Jr. Marshfield

Clara, Margarie Ann, Walter and Donna Truse

Christian and Danny, Bill and An Daherty

Christian and Bill Daherty, son Danny and Ann

Andy and Ann Scheraekerman

Tin City kids, April 1952.

Mrs. Bachman.

Debbie Bachman with her mother.

Mrs. Bachman?

Wanda and Debbie Bachman.

Debbie Bachman.

Gene Bachman graduates, June 2, 1952.

Gene with Debbie and Wanda Bachman.

Mr. and Mrs. Bachman, Sr.

Tin City, winter 1951.

Tin City, winter 1951.

Wanda and Debbie Bachman.

Wanda Bachman with her grandfather.

Wanda Bachman April 1951.

Wanda Bachman.

Wanda Bachman's first Christmas 1951.

Mr. Lobeck with his daughters.

Jenny Sue, Kathy, and Karen Lobeck.

John Lobeck visits Oakland City University.

Karen and Kathy Lobeck, Sept. 1953.

Lobecks at Evansville College, 1953.

Units at Oakland City College that were identical to those in Tin City.

Kitchen inside Oakland City College housing unit that was identical to those at Tin City.

Buddy Lobeck.

Suzy, Mr. Lobeck, Mrs. Lobeck, Sonny, Karen, and Emma.

Suzy, Mr. Lobeck, Sonny, Kathy, Karen, Emma, and Mrs. Lobeck.