Employees--Drafters; Matthews Brothers Stone Company
This image depicts the Matthews Brothers Stone Company drafting department. Metal patterns were made out of zinc because there were more durable. Later on, plastic templates were used.
Employees; Limestone mills; Railroads; Dimension stone; Matthews Brothers Stone Company
An interior shot of the Matthews Stone Company factory. Notice the railroad cars in the foreground used to transport stone directly in and out of the factory floor.
Employees; Matthews Brothers Stone Company--Centennial
The Matthews Stone Company made the December 26, 1962 front page of Ellettsville's leading newspaper, The Journal, in a company picture taken by Pietzuch Studio to commemorate the centennial of the company's founding.
First row, left to right:...
Railroads; Limestone mills; Matthews Brothers Stone Company
Over the course of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Matthews would add several additional buildings devoted to specific aspects of the industry, including the office pictured here. The drafting and office building can be seen on the left, with...
