Title: J.H. Findorff & Sons Inc. Photographs
Inclusive Dates: 1890-1966

Creator:

• J.H. Findorff & Sons Inc.

Call Number: M2017-100

Quantity: 0.3 cubic feet of photographs (1 folder and 2 oversize folders)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Photographs, 1890-1966, from the J.H. Findorff & Sons, Inc. construction company (Madison, Wis.), founded in 1890 by John H. Findorff who had previously been a carpenter with J.H. Stark & Company. The photographs include construction sites, equipment, groundbreakings, an aerial panoramic view of Madison, and a mounted photo montage with captions of J.H. Findorff, the mill fire, groups of employees, and the Dow Flour Mill letterhead.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m2017100

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Acquisition Information

Presented by J.H. Findorff & Son via Nancy Mayek, Madison, Wisconsin, November 29, 2017. Accession Number: M2017-100

M2017-100 Folder   1	Findorff Lumber & Supply Company truck, undated Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   1	Work crew at new mill, 1910 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   1	Quisling towers, 1937 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   1	Hill Farms State Office Building, 1962 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   1	Camp Randall stadium, 1966 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   1	Pouring cement, State Hill Farms, undated Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   1	Madison East High School, undated Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   1	Groundbreaking, undated Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   1	Cement truck, undated Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   1	Findorff construction site, 1930 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   1	Madison East High School construction, 1930 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   1	State office building construction, 1930 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   1	State office building construction, 1931 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   1	State office building construction, 1931 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   1	State office building construction, 1931 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   1	State office building construction, 1930 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   1	State office building construction, 1930 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   2	State office building with view of the Capitol, undated Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   2	Mounted photographs (12) and letterhead, 1914 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   2	Outdoor group portrait, 1906 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   2	Dow Flour Mill letterhead, 1890 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   2	Findorff mill fire, 1909 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   2	Findorff temporary headquarters after fire, 1909 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   2	New Findorff Mill, undated Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   2	Group portrait of Findorff crew, 1895 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   2	After the fire, 1909 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   2	Group of men posing under pagoda-style roof, undated Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   2	J.H. Findorff with hammer working during a strike, 1914 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   2	Morning after the fire, 1909 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   2	Group portrait at Capital City Flour Mill, 1904 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   2	Group portrait of staff of Stark Manufacturing Company, 1895 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   2	Three men posing outdoors, 1906 Alternate Format: See image online.
Folder   3	Elevated panoramic view of Madison, undated Alternate Format: See image online.