Kahn Tailoring Company building
| Description: |
This photograph depicts the interior of the Kahn Building, constructed in 1915, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Kahn Building, designed by Vonnegut & Bohn, is located at 7 North Meridian Street near Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. The building was created for the Kahn Tailoring Company and used as a retail store for the business. Kahn Tailoring was founded in 1886 by Henry Kahn. The business began as a small tailor shop and, by the 1910s, expanded into the ten-story building on North Meridian and a large production plant located at 800 North Capitol Avenue. Kahn Tailoring made suits for men and women and were a major manufacturer of military uniforms for the United States during World War I and World War II. In 1954, Kahn Tailoring merged with Globe Tailoring of Cincinnati. Today, the Kahn Building serves as commericial space for several businesses. |
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| Origin: | circa 1920s-1940s |
| Created By: |
Tyler Photography Studio |
| Publisher: |
Pierre & Wright |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll13/id/2009 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State Library Photograph Collections |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Undetermined |
| Geography: |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Marion County (Ind.) Indianapolis (Ind.) photographs buildings streets city life elevators mailboxes staircases Kahn Tailoring Company |
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