Interior View of Tripp Up-and-Down Sawmill at Tipton, Michigan, 1926

THF243624 / Interior View of Tripp Up-and-Down Sawmill at Tipton, Michigan, 1926

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1926

Creators

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.1547

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 7.5 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Tipton Photographic prints Photographs Sawmills (Factories) Original sites Tripp Sawmill

Artifact
Tripp Sawmill
Small sawmills played a fundamental role in rural communities in nineteenth century America, processing locally-logged wood to provide sawn lumber for construction in the immediate area. While many such mills were water powered, this was steam-powered from the outset. It was simple but refined -- a modest, self-sufficient industrial operation (water and fuel was available onsite), comfortably wedded to its rural location.