02984nam 2200601Ia 450 991045225770332120200520144314.01-280-66595-597866136428820-253-00224-9(CKB)2550000000103270(EBL)816847(OCoLC)794663271(SSID)ssj0000658657(PQKBManifestationID)11415007(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000658657(PQKBWorkID)10691453(PQKB)10734692(MiAaPQ)EBC816847(MdBmJHUP)muse18214(Au-PeEL)EBL816847(CaPaEBR)ebr10565311(CaONFJC)MIL364288(OCoLC)797838175(EXLCZ)99255000000010327020111110d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrShowers Brothers Furniture company[electronic resource] the shared fortunes of a family, a city, and a university /Carrol KrauseBloomington, IN Quarry Books, an imprint of Indiana University Pressc20121 online resource (313 p.)Quarry booksDescription based upon print version of record.0-253-00203-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Acknowledgments -- Introductiono -- A note on the sources and monetary values -- Showers family information -- The reverend and his family -- Showers & Hendrix -- Legal troubles -- The brothers enter business -- The booming [apos]80s -- Death and fire -- Prosperity and loss -- Boom and bust -- Moving toward modernity -- Houses and a hospital -- "The world's largest furniture factory" -- The shop notes years -- Another beginning -- Final successes -- Everything changes -- Legacy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.When the Showers family arrived in Bloomington, Indiana, the railroad had only recently come to town and a modest university was struggling to survive. Having spent the prior 18 years moving from place to place, the family decided to settle down and invest its modest resources to start a furniture company. The business proved to be extremely profitable and a stroke of good fortune for the small community. The company's success strengthened Bloomington's infrastructure, helping to develop new neighborhoods, and the philanthropic acts of the Showers family supported the town's continued develQuarry books.Furniture industry and tradeIndianaBloomingtonHistoryElectronic books.Furniture industry and tradeHistory.338.7/645409772255Krause Carrol1958-1047018MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452257703321Showers Brothers Furniture company2474342UNINA