Matthews carvers in mill
Collection Name
Matthews- MCHS
Item ID
2001.060.0007.jpg
Title
Matthews carvers in mill
Description
While certain stoneworkers engaged themselves in the backbreaking work--from hoisting and cutting to transport--normally associated with the limestone industry , others found work as cutters and carvers . This image depicts one such group working on projects ranging from large , classical friezes to smaller sculpted figures . Many of the industry's workers came as unskilled workers from Italy and Germany , though by the late nineteenth-century other groups had made notable inroads including , as this image indicates , African-Americans . Stone was prepared for shipment in railroad cards and packed with wood chips called hay . Note the man operating the traveler belts .
Subject
Employees--Stone carvers Stone carving--Friezes Matthews Brothers Stone Company
Type
photograph
Item Type
photographic print
Language
en
Source
MCHS 2001.060.0007
Usage Rights
Digital image copyright 2009, Monroe County Historical Society. All rights reserved.
Ordering Information
This image is protected by copyright. For permission to reproduce this image, please contact the Monroe County History Center, 202 E. Sixth St., Bloomington, Indiana. www.monroehistory.org
Technical Metadata
image/jpeg
Scanning Device
Epson 10000xl
Digital Date
2009-07-10
Bit Depth
24-bit
Resolution
600dpi
Scanning Technician
Margaret Browndorf
Transcriber
N/A
Metadata Cataloger
Margaret Browndorf
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