Academy of Arts & Letters, Hispanic Society

McKim, Mead & White

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.

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Description

Label note: American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters

Location

Coordinates: 40.833696, -73.947425
Street Address: 633 West 155th Street

ILCO ID

NY3037_2_0

Caption

General Contractor: Hegeman-Harris Company
Cut Stone Contractor: Monahan Stone Company
Photographer/Studio: Wurts Brothers

City

New York

Filename

VAC5094-05158

Subject

Stone carving
Doors & doorways
Libraries
Galleries & museums
Balustrades

State

Title

Academy of Arts & Letters, Hispanic Society

Architect

McKim, Mead & White

Physical Description

Kind of Stone: Variegated

Persistent URL

http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/images/VAC5094/VAC5094-05158

Source Metadata Identifier

VAC5094-05158

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

1922

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Building a Nation - Indiana Limestone Photograph Collection

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