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| Name | George Alexander Ball |
| Birth/Death Dates | 1862-1955 |
| Where in Indiana | Howard County--Muncie |
| When in Indiana | 1886-1955 |
| Notable For | Glass canning jar family business and the Ball Foundation |
| Description | Mr. Ball is wearing a dark three-piece business suit and armless eyeglasses. |
| Subject | Business people
Philanthropists
Glass industry
Glass fruit jars
Ball, George A., 1862-1955
Ball Brothers Company, inc.
Ball Corporation
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| Item ID | P0430_FOLDER4_GEORGEBALL |
| Source of Image | P 0430 Ball Family Photographs 1936-1946 |
| Digital Collection | Notable Hoosiers (DC 010) |
| Bibliography/Notes | Associated Press photograph is dated April 26, [1937]. Written on the back of the photograph: New York, April 26--George A. Ball, Muncie, Ind. capitalist and glass jar manufacturer, gives reporters details of the sale of Mid-American Corp. Railroad Securities. A month ago he transferred controlling stock of the corporation, top holding company of the Van Sweringen interests, to the George and Francis Ball Foundation. Today's announcement of sale was on behalf of that philanthropic institution. The buyers were Robert R. Young and Frank P. Kolbe, New York investment bankers, Allan P. Kirby, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., a son of the founders of the Woolworth chain. |
| Copyright Notice | Digital image © 2005 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
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