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Buell, George, Buell Woolen Mills, Portrait Photo, c. 1870Entry/Object ID
P1991.1H.137Description
Buell, George, Buell Woolen Mills, Portrait Photo, c. 1870. b/w. From Treacy Photo Collection. Photo engraving of Buell. Shows man in mid-life, with dark hair, beard and long mustache. Wearing three-piece suit with watch chain from vest, cross ribbon tie.
Buell came to St. Joseph in 1848 and first operated a carding mill and saw mill. In 1852 his father built the only woolen mill west of Mississippi. During the Civil War, George incorporated the woolen mill and was its president, also involving J.W. Bailey & John S. Lemon. Best known of Buell products were woolen blankets, prized both by Native Americans but also later used on Pullman's sleeping cars. Buell Woolen Mill was located until 1955 on the tract of land at 11th & Commercial, later occupied by Quaker Oats and in 2020 by Lifeline Foods.
Original digital scan located on History CD 01Made/Created
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1870Place
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St. JosephState/Province
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