Anne this egghead has been studying architectural stone carving for almost
20 years.  Anything in your thesis regarding the stone workers (cutters,
carvers, etc.)
Michael

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From: Anne Sullivan <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Thursday, December 10, 1998 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: building stone rEsearch


>OK, here's a call out to all Colubmia students -- help these folks out with
>the quarry information for  the following request:
>
>Do any of you New York based experts have any knowledge or leads on a
Jaques
>
>J. Mooney or perhaps Jaques and Mooney?  They or he were stone suppliers
and
>
>masons from New York in the 1860's.  Their business address was 349 West
>
>45th street in 1868.
>
>
>Here's what to do -- go directly to the Geology Library, go to the state
>geological surveys of NY state for 1870, and for 1860, and the information
>will be there, clear as day (with a little perusing).  Check the
>advertisements, check the quarries, check the rEgion -- theRe is a wealth
of
>information (this egghead did a thesis on building stone, and has never
>regretted the hours spent in the dusty geology library stacks)
>
>Good luck!
>Anne Sullivan