Wildbahn, William, Mill Operator, Portrait Photo, c. 1870

Photograph

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St. Joseph Museums

95.1H.744 Wildbahn, Thomas, Grist Mill Owner, c. 1870: Copyright: 95.1H.744 Wildbahn, Thomas, Grist Mill Owner, c. 1870
95.1H.744 Wildbahn, Thomas, Grist Mill Owner, c. 1870

Copyright: 95.1H.744 Wildbahn, Thomas, Grist Mill Owner, c. 1870

Name/Title

Wildbahn, William, Mill Operator, Portrait Photo, c. 1870

Entry/Object ID

P1995.1H.744

Description

Wildbahn, William, Mill Operator, Portrait Photo, c. 1870. b/w. Photo of portrait engraving of Wildbahn, part of the Treacy Photo Collection. Shows bust view of man in mid-life, his hair greying. He is mostly clean shaven with small chin whisker beard, wearing dark jacket and bow tie. Wildbahn came to St. Joseph in 1845 and bought off Joseph Robidoux his grist mill, which Wildbahn operated for 10 years. After selling the mill, he opened a saw mill in Wathena, just as the State was being settled, which served him so well, he sat out the Civil War in relative comfort. His daughter married J.W. Bailey of the dry goods firm Bailey Fairleigh and Weihl. Original digital scan located on History CD 06.

Made/Created

Artist

Alex Lozo

Studio

Alex Lozo Photographic Gallery of Art

Date made

1870

Place

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Mills

Search Terms

Wildbahn Grist Mill

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

7 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Thomas Wildbahn