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"Picnic Plans Complete," The Times Excerpt, July 1, 1930
This excerpt from The Times in Munster, Indiana, is an article titled "Picnic Plans Complete." This article highlights the details and agenda of a summer picnic to be hosted by the Good Will Committee and held at the Black Oak Spring on the…
"This is Good Water," May 25, 1914
This clipping from the May 25, 1914 edition of The Times in Munster, Indiana, details the qualities of the Black Oak Spring Water. It offers a "Report from the state chemist at Indianapolis [that] shows this water to be pure in every respect." The…
Clipping from The Times Newspaper, May 25, 1914
This is a clipping from the Monday, May 25, 1914 edition of The Times newspaper from Munster, Indiana. The headline reads, "New Pure Water Company Started," and it details the Pure Water Company of Hammond, IN, that sells bottled water from the Black…
Black Oak Spring Water Advertisement, May 25, 1914
This advertisement was featured in the Monday, May 25, 1914 edition of the The Times newspaper in Munster, IN. This ad is marketing the Black Oak Spring Water, sold by Pure Water Company, that was discussed in Dorothy Waters' oral history interview.…
Nimetz Family Home, 1956 &1970
The photo on the right depicts Dorothy Waters at the age of three sitting on the original front porch of the Nimetz family house. She is facing east towards the semi-circle drive where cars used to park to fill their containers with water from the…
The Water Shed
Picture of the Nimetz family's water shed (on the left--the photo was reversed from the original slide) at 3500 Calhoun St.
Marianne Manning at the Black Oak Spring, 1951
Dorothy Waters' sister, Marianne Manning, at the Black Oak Spring in front of 3500 Calhoun Street. Taken approx. 1951. The table to the right of the tree was used to sell fresh garden vegetables to the local people (corn, beans, tomatoes).
Child with Lady at the Black Oak Spring, 1951
An unidentified child with Lady, the family dog, at the Black Oak Spring in front of 3500 Calhoun Street. Taken approx. 1951.
Larry Nimetz with the Black Oak Spring, 1953
Larry Nimetz standing at the site of the Black Oak spring, holding on to the spring pipe. The front of the Nimetz house is visible in the background, and to the right is the original water shed. It sat alongside 35th Ave., which was a dirt road at…
Dorothy Waters as a Child
A photo of Dorothy Waters as a child on the south side of the house where people would walk past in order to leave their coins on the tree stump. Calhoun Street and mailboxes are visible in the background. "We had quite a few horse-chestnut trees…