Sawmill at 8 Mile Lock, 1870 or 1890

Baus caption: Saw Mill at Canal near 8 mile lock. 1890

Baus caption: Saw Mill at Canal near 8 mile lock. 1890

Name/Title

Sawmill at 8 Mile Lock, 1870 or 1890

Entry/Object ID

082.1931 Bau.710a

Tags

19th Century, Cleveland, 1870s, 1890s

Description

Unnumbered plate from Shakers & Kirtland by Louis Baus showing two men sitting on top of logs on a wagon being pulled by two horses at a saw mill at 8 Mile Lock on the Ohio & Erie Canal near East 71st Street in Independence, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Baus provided no description for this plate. Baus dates plate in album to 1890, but identical Baus image held by the University of Akron is dated 1870.

Photograph Details

Subject Place

City

Independence

County

Cuyahoga County

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States

Category

Photographs
Archives

Acquisition

Notes

Gift of Eugene L. Baus, 1974

Made/Created

Date made

1870 - 1890

Location

Location

Room

Elizabeth Nord Library & Archives

Building

Shaker Historical Society

Date

September 20, 2025

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Louis Baus

Related Publications

Publication

Shakers & Kirtland