The photographs on
this page are mainly Indiana Limestone carvings modeled from original Iowa
sandstone carvings.
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Eagle relief carving early in
the modeling stages, at this point most of the details are only drawn on. |
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This photograph
shows the new panel from Limestone in front of the original Iowa sandstone
carving. |
Eagle panel ready for shipment
to Iowa. |
Another view of the Eagle panel. |
Closer picture of the panel on
the left.
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Eagle relief carving early in
the modeling stages. |
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This is the other relief carving with an Eagle. Disregard the
Celtic cross, it's not part of the Iowa Project.
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The carving partially carved
in Limestone. |
Another photograph during
carving |
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all six panels on the West
front were unique. Four had Eagles, but not of the same design. |
Here's a photo
of the other two panels. Both have a shield but each is a unique
design. |
New Limestone carving
installed on the Iowa Capital. |
New carving installed in Des
Moines Iowa. |
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Over view of the carving
department. The darker stones are the original Iowa sandstone carvings
removed from the building for models. |
On the left is an original
sandstone carving from the Capital. The round stone on the right is a
Corinthian Capital, lower section only, ready to be carved. |
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Corner bracket during carving. |
Another angle of the corner
bracket. |
We produced a dozen or more
corner brackets like this one and several hundred single brackets. |
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