Ford Building

Albert Kahn & Associates

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

Ford Building Public Deposited

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Description

Demolished 1979

Location

Street Address: (451-455 Pennsylvania Ave NW)

ILCO ID

DC2599_4_0

Caption

Cut Stone Contractor: Furst-Kerber Cut Stone Co.
Caption: Furst-Kerber Cut Stone Co. now Indiana Limestone Co.
Photographer/Studio: Commercial Photo Co., 1115 Eye St NW, Wash DC
General Contractor: Irwin & Leighton

City

Washington DC

Filename

VAC5094-04567

Subject

Stone carving
Automobile industry
Office buildings

State

Title

Ford Building

Architect

Albert Kahn & Associates

Physical Description

Kind of Stone: Buff

Persistent URL

http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/images/VAC5094/VAC5094-04567

Source Metadata Identifier

VAC5094-04567

Holding Location

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

Campus

IU Bloomington

Building Date

1916

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Building a Nation - Indiana Limestone Photograph Collection

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