Limestone lives : voices from the Indiana stone belt / Katherine Ferrucci.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780253345127
- ISBN: 025334512X
- Physical Description: 82 pages (hardcover) : black & white photographs, maps ; 24 x 32 cm
- Publisher: Bloomington, Indiana : Quarry Books, an imprint of Indiana University Press, [2004]
- Copyright: ©2004
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Limestone Lives is based on interviews that were conducted, transcribed and edited by the author from 1999 to 2002 in Monroe, Lawrence and Owen counties in Indiana"--(page 42). |
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Subject: | Stone-cutters > Indiana > Interviews. Stone carvers > Indiana > Interviews. Limestone industry. Limestone mines and mining. PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial. |
Available copies
- 27 of 34 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 34 total copies.
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Andrews-Dallas PL - Andrews | HISTORY US MIDWEST INDIANA (Text) | 73351000044129 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Bloomfield Eastern Greene Co PL - Bloomfield Main | IND 622 FER (Text) | 36803000582507 | INDIANA ROOM | Available | - |
Culver-Union Twp PL - Culver | IND-SC 553.516 FER (Text) | 34304000372405 | Adult - Indiana--SC | Available | - |
Danville-Center Twp PL - Danville | I 553.516 FER (Text) | 32604020123012 | IR Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Fayette Co PL - Connersville | 553.516092 FER (Text) | 39230030793135 | Adult Books | Available | - |
Franklin Co PL Dist. - Laurel PL | 553.516 FER (Text) | 36241000275592 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Indiana State Library - Indianapolis | [q] ISLI 622.3516 F398L (Text) | 0000103252730 | Indiana Quarto | Available | - |
Indiana State Library - Indianapolis | [q] ISLI 622.3516 F398L (Text) | 0000103445144 | Indiana Quarto | Available | - |
Jackson Co PL - Seymour Main Library | LOCAL HISTORY 977.226 LAWR CO STONE FERRUC (Text) | 37500002810196 | Local History | Available | - |
Jackson Co PL - Seymour Main Library | OVERSIZE 553.516 FER (Text) | 37500002466536 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
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- Baker & Taylor
Striking photographic images are interwoven with a series of oral histories in a tribute to the dedication and skill of Indiana's men and women who work with stone, including sculptors, stone polishers, planermen, forklift operators, drill runners, union leaders, and the president of a stone company, accompanied by profiles of the region's stone companies, a detailed map of Indiana quarries and stone mills, and a historical overview of the stone industry. - Blackwell North Amer
Limestone Lives pays tribute to the skill and dedication of the men and women who work with stone. It combines striking photographic images with engaging oral histories, representing a range of voices of the workers themselves. We hear from sculptors, drill runners, stone polishers, planermen, forklift operators, a union leader, and two stone company presidents. The book also features brief descriptions of the region's stone companies, a map locating Indiana limestone quarries and mills, and a look at how the industry has changed over the years. - Indiana University Press
Look up at the Empire State Building in New York City and you will see an almost endless ribbon of soaring stoneâIndiana limestone, to be precise. The Empire State Building, Pentagon, Chicago Tribune Building, and many university structures, state capitols, post offices, and churches in every state (and buildings in other countries) are constructed of this exceptional material, renowned for its durability, consistency, and capacity to accept and retain fine detail. When part of the Pentagon was destroyed after 9/11, an Indiana quarry went to work, mining 46 truckloads of limestone to be sent to the Washington site and enabling reconstruction to be completed ahead of schedule.
Limestone Lives pays tribute to the skill and dedication of the men and women who work with stone. It combines 79 striking fine art photographic images with engaging oral histories, representing a range of voices of the workers themselves. We hear from sculptors, drill runners, stone polishers, planermen, forklift operators, a union leader, and the president of a stone company. The book also features brief descriptions of the regionâs stone companies, a map locating Indiana quarries and stone mills, and a look at how the industry has changed over the years.
Limestone Lives is a testament to men and women who take enormous pride in the quality of their work, as well as to the role this unique industry plays in creating buildings that last.