Showers Brothers Furniture Factory

ID: 2054 ~ Source: Photo Courtesy of Monroe County History Center ~ Creator: Showers Brothers Company ~ Date: ca. early 1900s
This file appears in: 1920s Bloomington
Showers Brothers Furniture Factory

For decades, the Showers Brothers Furniture Factory, located at 401 N. Morton Street, was a primary area employer, including for Black residents and women. In the early 1900s Showers Brothers Factory claimed to be the largest furniture factory in the world. The main Showers Brothers Factory building, seen on this letterhead, is now home to Bloomington's City Hall and Monroe County offices.

This file appears in: 1920s Bloomington

By Monroe County History Center
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