Nathan Frank Bandstand

Helfensteller, Hirsch & Watson

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

Nathan Frank Bandstand Public Deposited

Open large viewer

Description

Algonite cast stone being torn down and replaced with Indiana limestone

Location

Street Address: Pagoda Circle - Forest Park
Coordinates: 38.641269, -90.281827

ILCO ID

MO6300_2
MO4945_1
MO6300_1

Caption

Date of Photograph: 3/06/1925
Caption: "Photo showing cracks in Algonite stone which appeared before construction of the bandstand was completed. Erection was started early part of December 1924. This photo was taken March 6, 1925."
Photographer/Studio: New York Commercial Photo - St. Louis MO

City

St. Louis

Filename

VAC5094-02938

Subject

Monuments & memorials
Construction
Bandstands

State

Title

Nathan Frank Bandstand

Architect

Helfensteller, Hirsch & Watson

Physical Description

Kind of Stone: Buff

Persistent URL

http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/images/VAC5094/VAC5094-02938

Source Metadata Identifier

VAC5094-02938

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

Circa 1924

Relationships

In Collection:

Building a Nation - Indiana Limestone Photograph Collection

Items

Show Item Images

Thumbnail	Title	Date Uploaded	Visibility	Actions
	VAC5094-02938.tif	2024-07-19	Public	Download