Crozier Monument Company-228 West Main Street
Title
Crozier Monument Company-228 West Main Street
Description
In the early to mid 1880s this address was a photography studio run by Manson R . Lanham and William W . Wagner . In 1889 , Crozier Monuments was at the same address havng moved from the SE corner of First and Mulberry Streets . The monument company was started in 1867 by James H . Crozier , uncle to James E . Crozier who took over the business from him in 1900 . The Crozier Monument comapny was the first to use pneumatic tools in Indiana . They made granite and marble monuments of any size "From monuments to mausoleums. " The company also handled all kinds of building stone , iron fences , iron vases , iron chairs , and settees . It remained the Crozier Monument Company at least until the late 1940s but in the early 1950s the building housed a beauty salon and taxi cab compnay . It was torn down , along with the old Madison Opera House next to it , in 1960 . The space is now a city parking lot .
Creator
Harry Lemen, photographer Eastman-Kodak Brownie Camera No. 2C model A, with No. 130 film.
Contributors
Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
Date
Picture taken 1945
Type
Negatives (2-7/8" x 4-7/8")
Format
Scanned print, 1200 DPI, online JPG saved at 72 DPI 800 pixels on long edge with a MicroTek ScanMaker 9800XL. Scan is full frame of negative. No correction of film errors. Slight sharpness and contrast adjustments.
Identifier
"Lemen1410-croziermonuments)
Source
Sanborn Maps City Directories Madison Courier and Daily Herald
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image for other than personal use must be requested from the Director of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library. Please contact at 420 W. Main Street Madison, IN 47250
(812) 265-2744
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