Merchandise Mart

Graham, Anderson, Probst & 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.

Image

Merchandise Mart Public Deposited

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Description

Night shot

Location

Street Address: 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza

ILCO ID

IL6813_2

Caption

Cut Stone Contractor: Indiana Limestone Company
General Contractor: John Griffiths & Sons Co.

City

Chicago

Filename

VAC5094-01187

Subject

Night photographs
Office buildings

State

Title

Merchandise Mart

Architect

Graham, Anderson, Probst & White

Physical Description

102,000 Variegated
Quantity (cu. ft) and Finish: 15,000 Standard Gray

Negative Number

33-6.8.30

Persistent URL

http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/images/VAC5094/VAC5094-01187

Source Metadata Identifier

VAC5094-01187

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

1929

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Building a Nation - Indiana Limestone Photograph Collection

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