Indiana Limestone (2)

Limestone Quarry, Bedford, Indiana

Channeling Machines at Work in one of Indiana Limestone Company's Quarries

All ready to turn over the "Cut" in Quarry of Indiana Limestone Company

Splitting the "Cut"

The postcard text is "View in one of Indiana Limestone Co's quarries showing the huge "Cut" of stone turned over on its side and split up into smaller blocks ready for shipment to the Cut Stone Plants."

Hunter Bros.' Stone Company Quarry, Bloomington, Indiana
Postmarked 1915

Hunter Brothers Stone Company was an exhibitor at the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition, May 1st to October 30th 1893.

Postcard of a photo entitled "Wall Street" by Jack Hackney - Bedford, Indiana

The text on the postcard says "From these blocks come the finished products. Indiana limestone is the nation's building stone and is used for constructing skyscrapers, schools, churches and private homes."

Indiana limestone quarry by Howard Fogg

The text on the postcard says "After limestone is quarried it is stored in stock piles such as shown in this painting by Howard Fogg. This Oolitic limestone after seasoning is then cut, shaped and carved into building stone. Many of America's most beautiful buildings are made of Indiana limestone. Its remarkably smooth texture results from its organic formation from the fossil remains of tiny marine organisms of pre-historic times."

The seasoning is required because the limestone decompresses as it is quarried and can also contains ground water. Buff limestone requires 60 - 90 days to season but grey limestone requires at least 6 months.

McMillan's Stone Mill, Bloomington, Indiana

The text on the postcard says "One of the 38 mills and cutting plants which the Indiana Limestone Company has at Bedford and Bloomington, Indiana, for cutting "The Nation's Building Stone" and preparing it for erection in the buildings that are constructed of this material."

This page created 1st July 2008, last modified 13th November 2008