Bureau of Printing & Engraving

Taylor, James Knox

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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Location

Street Address: 301 14th St SW
Coordinates: 38.885666, -77.032987

ILCO ID

DC2186_3_0

Caption

General Contractor: J. Henry Miller Inc.
Cut Stone Contractor: Furst-Kerber Cut Stone Co.
Caption: Stone furnished & set in 6 months
Photographer/Studio: Commercial Photo Co., 1115 Eye St NW, Wash DC

City

Washington DC

Filename

VAC5094-04557

Subject

Office buildings
Rivers
Columns
Government employees

State

Title

Bureau of Printing & Engraving

Architect

Taylor, James Knox

Physical Description

Quantity (cu. ft) and Finish: 201,250
Kind of Stone: Standard Buff

Persistent URL

http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/images/VAC5094/VAC5094-04557

Source Metadata Identifier

VAC5094-04557

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

1912

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