Tippecanoe County (Ind.)--Biography; Tippecanoe County (Ind.)--Genealogy; White County (Ind.)--Biography; White County (Ind.)--Genealogy; Jasper County (Ind.)--Biography; Jasper County (Ind.)--Genealogy; Newton County (Ind.)--Biography; ...
Biographical history of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski counties, Indiana.
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Limestone Industry--Printed ephemera; Limestone Industry--Marketing; Matthews Brothers Stone Company
Matthews President Fred Barrett employed various tactics in an effort to generate business for the mill. One such tactic involved keeping past clients up to speed on the quarrys latest achievements, all the time reminding them, as one letter to...
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Legion Decorates Town and Cemetery; Glass festival to be June 8-10; Road Widening Project Planned; New Takner Arrives
Limestone Industry--Printed ephemera; Matthews Brothers Stone Company--Centennial
typed note; "Sincere congratulations and every good wish for the future; A hundred years is quite a while; for Matthews' stone to be in style; the second hundred should be just the same; Thus perpetuating the Matthews' name"
Matthews Brothers Stone Company; Dwellings; Matthews, John (1806-1883)
From the Collection of Nancy Jonas, owner of the Matthews Mansion, Ellettsville, Indiana. Cut background image on right side to fit on scanner; back of photograph is blank.
In 1962, The Matthews Company celebrated the centennial of their founding one hundred years earlier. While many of the Matthews descendants attended the event, invitations were extended to several other interested parties to participate in the...
In 1962, The Matthews Company celebrated the centennial of their founding one hundred years earlier. While many of the Matthews descendants attended the event, invitations were extended to several other interested parties to participate in the...
Among the centennial participants was Walter A. Smith, a retired Postmaster from Indianapolis, who sent his thanks to then President of the Matthews Bros. Cut Stone Co. Frederick Matthews in this letter.
Employees; Stone-cutting tools--Lone star drill; Quarries and quarrying; Matthews Brothers Stone Company
In this scene, workers can be seen taking a break from stonework. Most can be seen holding lone star drills, commonly used at a time when the more effective channeling machines were only gradually making their way into the industry. Pictured in the...
Advertising--Building materials; Commercial buildings; Church buildings; Quarries and quarrying; Matthews Brothers Stone Company
Advertisements like this one illustrating the way in which limestone was processed were common fare in local newspapers and magazines, alike. This page features a small photo of the Matthews Brothers plant and example building photos.
Limestone Industry--Printed ephemera; Matthews Brothers Stone Company
Fred Matthews sent this letter to Roger Morigi, one the nations premier stone carvers who carved many of the elaborate figures for the Cathedral, on April 24, 1985, following the 1984 release of the film "Stone Carvers" about the stoneworkers of...
Employees; Quarries and quarrying; Matthews Brothers Stone Company
Although women occasionally found employment in the front office as secretaries, bookkeepers and the like, the stone working was a profession overwhelmingly dominated by white males, a fact aptly demonstrated in this photograph. William Matthews,...
