Farming, marketing and recreation activities of citizens in the town of Madison, Indiana, alongside the Ohio River in the US.

Life in the town of Madison, Indiana, on the banks of the Ohio River, in the United States. Scenes in and around the town: Steel railroad bridge across river; the town on hillside across the river; Church steeples protruding above tree tops in view from above; tree lined and shaded sidewalk; a tower with ramparts; italian-medieval style tower; gothic doorway on a church; slate rooftops with chimneys protruding and towers and cupola building top visible; Greek-inspired column ; a renaissance-style fountain with statuary. A fraternal building with ramparts; the fire department building with Italian-style tower; Roman columns on the Jackson safe deposit and trust Company building. Children play in the fountain. A Sternwheeler Riverboat plying the river with dense black smoke streaming from its twin stacks. Men from Greece, Ireland, Germany and other parts of the world have settled in Madison. They include a confectioner, a county agent and others. A man works on a typewriter in an office. He attends a telephone call. A man and a woman chat and have drinks at a restaurant. A family eats at a dining table. Farming activities: Farms and houses. A farmer plucks grapes from grapevines. A woman brings eggs from a hen house. A farmer loads baskets and milk containers on a truck. Marketing activities: An open market is set up around a court house. A merchant sells his products to customers. View of the main street. Buildings seen on either side of the street. Mountains in the background. Recreation activities: Citizens bowl in a club. They drink at a bar and play pool and checkers. They dance and watch a movie. Customers get refreshed at a corner drug store. Students play instruments during a school concert. View of churches. Parishioners enter a church gate. They worship and pray. A man holds a fishing rod. He walks towards a lake.