Devore Miller Operating Machinery at Loranger Gristmill, Greenfield Village, circa 1940

THF245037 / Devore Miller Operating Machinery at Loranger Gristmill, Greenfield Village, circa 1940

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1940

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.1946

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 3.875 in
Width: 5.063 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Mills (Buildings) Gristmills Open-air museums Relocated buildings and structures Miller, Devore, 1926? Edison Institute Schools Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Loranger Gristmill

Artifact
Loranger Gristmill
Gristmills -- usually among the earliest businesses established in a community -- ground grain harvested by local farmers. This mill, originally located in Monroe, Michigan, was set up to grind both corn and wheat. It incorporates a sophisticated conveyor system, developed by Oliver Evans in the late 1700s, that moves grain through the building to undergo a variety of processes.