History; County government; Pioneers; Families; Farm life; Farming;
Mr. McCormick describes his work as an "An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Reclamation of Lands and the Progress of Town and Country".
Limestone mills; Employees; Stone-cutting tools--Angle grinders; Stone-cutting tools--Rip saws; Matthews Brothers Stone Company
Although saws were often employed to make long vertical cuts into the stone, some, such as the one pictured here were enlisted as angle grinders to make smaller cuts into larger pieces of stone.
Limestone Industry--Awards; Army-Navy production award; Bloomington Limestone Company
Presented to the Bloomington Limestone Corporation for its production efforts during World War II; from the Production Award Ceremony, held January 9, 1945 at the Bloomington High School Gymnasium
Limestone Industry--Awards; Army-Navy production award; Bloomington Limestone Company
Presented to the Bloomington Limestone Corporation for its production efforts during World War II; from the Production Award Ceremony, held January 9, 1945 at the Bloomington High School Gymnasium
Limestone Industry--Awards; Army-Navy production award; Bloomington Limestone Company
Presented to the Bloomington Limestone Corporation for its production efforts during World War II; from the Production Award Ceremony, held January 9, 1945 at the Bloomington High School Gymnasium
Limestone Industry--Awards; Army-Navy production award; Bloomington Limestone Company
Presented to the Bloomington Limestone Corporation for its production efforts during World War II; from the Production Award Ceremony, held January 9, 1945 at the Bloomington High School Gymnasium
Limestone Industry--Awards; Army-Navy production award; Bloomington Limestone Company
Presented to the Bloomington Limestone Corporation for its production efforts during World War II; from the Production Award Ceremony, held January 9, 1945 at the Bloomington High School Gymnasium
Limestone Industry--Awards; Army-Navy production award; Bloomington Limestone Company
Presented to the Bloomington Limestone Corporation for its production efforts during World War II; from the Production Award Ceremony, held January 9, 1945 at the Bloomington High School Gymnasium
Limestone Industry--Awards; Army-Navy production award; Bloomington Limestone Company
Presented to the Bloomington Limestone Corporation for its production efforts during World War II; from the Production Award Ceremony, held January 9, 1945 at the Bloomington High School Gymnasium
Limestone Industry--Awards; Army-Navy production award; Bloomington Limestone Company
Presented to the Bloomington Limestone Corporation for its production efforts during World War II; from the Production Award Ceremony, held January 9, 1945 at the Bloomington High School Gymnasium
