Alms Hotel

Hake, Harry

Building a Nation - Indiana Limestone Photograph Collection

A previously unknown collection of over 25,000 black and white architectural photographs were discovered in a dilapidated house owned by the Indiana Limestone Company in Bedford, Indiana. These images of residences, churches, universities, museums, businesses, and public and municipal buildings, many of which were designed by prominent architects, document the use of Indiana limestone throughout the United States from the late 1800s to mid-1900s. Remarkably holistic in scope, these photographs and their accompanying metadata can be studied across major disciplines such as American history, architectural history, history of technology, urban studies, history of photography, historic preservation, labor history, and the history of geology. The Indiana Geological Survey, the custodian of the Indiana Limestone Photograph Collection, in partnership with the Indiana University Libraries has been cataloging, digitizing, archiving, and publishing online a growing subset of the photographs thanks to funding provided by Indiana University’s Office of the Vice Provost for Research and an LSTA grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Indiana State Library.

Image

Alms Hotel Public Deposited

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Description

Now: Alms Hill Apartments

Location

Street Address: 2525 Victory Parkway
Coordinates: 39.126738, -84.485041

ILCO ID

OH5648

Caption

Photographer/Studio: Rombach & Groene

City

Cincinnati

Filename

VAC5094-02692

Subject

Hotels

State

Title

Alms Hotel

Architect

Hake, Harry

Persistent URL

http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/images/VAC5094/VAC5094-02692

Source Metadata Identifier

VAC5094-02692

Holding Location

Bloomington - Indiana Geological and Water Survey
Geology Building
1001 E. 10th St.
Bloomington, IN 47405
Contact at igsacm@iu.edu, 812-855-7636

Campus

IU Bloomington

Building Date

1925

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Building a Nation - Indiana Limestone Photograph Collection

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