Stave mill by the 1871 bridge
5x7 print
Name/Title
Stave mill by the 1871 bridgeEntry/Object ID
2011.27.15Description
View from an elevated position of a building with a simple roof. A shed addition on the east side of the building has a tall smokestack. The building is south of the swing bridge causeway to Douglas. Douglas and the basket factory can be seen on the other side of the Kalamazoo. This entry also includes various digital scans of other prints of the photo.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Print, photographSubject Person or Organization
Clipson Brewery, Bridge, Swing and Causeway 1902/Drawbridge 1870 or 1868Context
The building is sometimes refereed to as the Clipson Mill or Clipson Brewery. The tall smokestack suggests industrial activity. The 1873 Titus Atlas indicates a stave mill was at this location; the brewery was the next lot upriver.Collection
1875 Basket factoriesCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2011.27Source or Donor
Volkema, Nancy DavisAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Date made
1880Lexicon
Search Terms
Clipson MillDimensions
Height
5 inWidth
8 inLocation
024 Basket Factory, Fruit Exchange, Fruit Growing
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