This photograph of the A.M. Miller sawmill and crew in front of the mill building shows water barrels on the roof. The barrels were used to attempt to put out fires. Some crew members are sitting on a lumber pile located there. Andreas M. Miller's sawmill was located approximately one mile north of the Village of Thomson on the Midway River.
This photograph depicts the A.M. (Andreas M.) Miller sawmill and a large crew on the mill grounds, with railroad tracks in the foreground. A.M. Miller's mill was located approximately one mile north of the Village of Thomson on the Midway River.
Four views of Spooner, Minnesota showing the Shevlin Mathieu lumber mill; Spooner from the Baudette Bay on July 5, 1909; the new school, 1909; and street scene of August 3, 1907.
Four views from Baudette including the E.A. Engler Lumber Company sawmill; dredge at work in Baudette channel; the International Railway Bridge (CNR); and the Williams Dray Line.
Built prior to 1868 by Reid & Essler, it was first used as a saw mill. In 1870 it was purchased by Essler, Ahrens & Berndgren and tt was then made into a grist mill. Steam was put in to use as an emergency in case the creek got to low. Photo crica 1940 before the mill was destroyed.
Interview with Belle Spaulding. She gives a very brief history of Sarah Chapman, including how her husband had the first saw mill at old Crow Wing village. This interview is part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Crow Wing County during the years 1936-1939. This outreach effort sought to record personal accounts of the lives of early Crow Wing County pioneers and settlers.
Exterior view of the Isaac Staples Sawmill Building in Stillwater, Minnesota. Also known as the St. Croix Lumber Mills- Stillwater Manufacturing Company on the National Register of Historic Places.
North exterior view of the Isaac Staples Sawmill Building in Stillwater, Minnesota. Also known as the St. Croix Lumber Mills- Stillwater Manufacturing Company on the National Register of Historic Places.
Many New Brighton men found employment by hiring out as loggers at Lawrence Schmalzbauer's logging and sawmill plant at Kingsdale, Minnesota. A team of horses pulls logs while workers stand behind. Kingsdale is located near the Minnesota-Wisconsin border, near Danbury, Wisconsin.
Lawrence Schmalzbauer's logging and sawmill plant at Kingsdale, Minnesota, provided seasonal employment for New Brighton area men who needed work in the winter. In 1925, a forest fire in the area roared out of control and destroyed Schmalzbauer's uninsured sawmill, bringing the enterprise and employment to an end.
Exterior view of the livery barn at the sawmill on Pennington Avenue. The old iron bridge or railroad bridge to the mill is visible in the background. View is looking to the northwest.
MacGillis & Gibbs Company employees in 1925 with their horses. Much of the early heavy work was done by horses and hard-working men. MacGillis & Gibbs Company and Bell Lumber and Pole provided employment and added to the economy of the community for many years.
Depicted in this photograph is A.M. Miller's sawmill and yard in Thomson, Minnesota. The Midway River can be seen in the background. Andreas M. Miller operated his sawmill here from 1872 to 1891.
Interior view of flour mill operators working with milling equipment; photo was probably taken in 1906; descriptive information written in six languages; Underwood and Underwood U223975
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library