Photos from the Bernard Gray collection

Medora Brick Plant
Medora, Indiana
Indiana 425 southwest of Medora in Jackson County
                                                

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Plant Manager Ralph Gray (Bernard's father) at the office entrance ~ 1939
Began working at the plant under then new owner Robertson ~ 1925 and later Heller.
His sons would later be key employees at the plant as well.

 

~ 1940 at Medora Brick Plant looking along kilns, rail siding, and long storage shed.

 


~ 1948 Medora Brick Plant with kiln in the forefront right and
the machine shop / power plant behind right.

 


Young man (name?) pictured along the rail siding.  email if you know his name.

 


Plant Manager Ralph Gray at the office entrance ~ 1950

 

Medora Brick Plant ~ 1950

 

~ 1951 email if you know names


~ 1950 L to R: Jack Hughes, Jennings Turney, Ray Greathouse, Earnest Reynolds.

 

~1950 L to R: Ab Murphin, Elza Beavers, Clarence Williams, Roy Hubbard.

 

Names to the faces for this ~ 1952 Thanksgiving meal (day before Thanksgiving)" - L to R: Adam Wineinger, Gerald Hinderlider, Carl Johnson, Charles Gaiter, Clarence Hubbard,
Jesse Scott, and Jennings Turney

 

1950's / 1960's   L to R: Erridine Gray, Francis Trueblood, Ralph Gray
If you know the date email

 

~1950 / 1965  sitting on a low brick wall (since gone) to the plant office.
L to R: child, Erridine Gray, Francis Trueblood, Ralph Gray, and ?
email if you know other names.

 

 

From the west in the yard of the home that served as the plant manager's residence looking toward the horse barn/employee changing area.  Likely after WWII.
Names or date not known - email if you know.

 


Plant Manager Ralph Gray at the plant in 1965. Began working at the plant
under then new owners Robertson & Heller in ~ 1925.

 

Bernard Gray ~ 1968 as Plant Superintendent
along side the plant office and Brick Plant Rd.

 

Medora Brick Plant October 1984

 


'Tossers' filling a kiln for firing.  ~ 1980's. 
What was the daily production standard for tossers and setters? click here
Names or date not known - email if you know.  

 

Album 1 - vintage

Special Collection of photos collected and shared from the 1930's - 1980's
by Bernard Gray

Album 2 - vintage

Special Collection of photos collected and shared by Paul A. Carr

Album 3 - July 2005

Brick Plant Rd, Machine Shop / Power Plant photos taken by Steve Graves

Album 4 - July 2005

Office and Horse Barn/Employee Dressing Addition taken by Steve Graves

Album 5 - Feb 2005 

Professional collection of photos taken by Cindy Seigle

Album 6 -Feb 2006 

Professional collection of photos taken by Chris Crawford 

Album 7 - Mar. 2006

Photos taken by Tony and Leigh Lombardi

Album 8 - vintage

Special Photos shared by Mark Hill from nearby grain elevator

This site aims to tell the story of the Medora Brick Plant
and foster thought and discussion about its future.