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- John Burroughs Starting the Ford Flour Mill on Its First Day, December 1920 - In the early 1910s, Henry Ford befriended John Burroughs, an internationally known naturalist and writer. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature. They visited and vacationed with each other regularly. In 1920, Burroughs passed through Dearborn and stopped at the Henry Ford Flour Mill. In this photograph, Burroughs is seen starting the mill's machinery for a trial operation.
- December 01, 1920
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John Burroughs Starting the Ford Flour Mill on Its First Day, December 1920
In the early 1910s, Henry Ford befriended John Burroughs, an internationally known naturalist and writer. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature. They visited and vacationed with each other regularly. In 1920, Burroughs passed through Dearborn and stopped at the Henry Ford Flour Mill. In this photograph, Burroughs is seen starting the mill's machinery for a trial operation.
- Newly Completed State Flour Mill, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1921-1922 -
- 1921-1922
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Newly Completed State Flour Mill, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1921-1922
- Flour Sifter, circa 1870 - Nineteenth-century American homemakers sifted flour to remove leftover grain and clumps of flour. By the end of the century, however, America grain mills incorporated sifting into production procedures, and consumers could use flour straight from the mill.
- circa 1870
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Flour Sifter, circa 1870
Nineteenth-century American homemakers sifted flour to remove leftover grain and clumps of flour. By the end of the century, however, America grain mills incorporated sifting into production procedures, and consumers could use flour straight from the mill.
- Maudslay Table Engine, Used at the East Malling Flour Mill, circa 1840 -
- circa 1840
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Maudslay Table Engine, Used at the East Malling Flour Mill, circa 1840
- "The American Miller, and Millwright's Assistant," 1876 -
- 1876
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"The American Miller, and Millwright's Assistant," 1876
- Ford Flour Sack, 1920-1940 - Henry Ford owned some 3,000 acres of farmland near Dearborn and built a flour mill to process his wheat. The flour was sold at low cost through Ford Motor Company employee commissaries, and to bakeries serving Ford facilities. Ford Flour never made a significant profit, and Ford Motor Company razed the mill complex in 1957, after Henry Ford's death.
- 1920-1940
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Ford Flour Sack, 1920-1940
Henry Ford owned some 3,000 acres of farmland near Dearborn and built a flour mill to process his wheat. The flour was sold at low cost through Ford Motor Company employee commissaries, and to bakeries serving Ford facilities. Ford Flour never made a significant profit, and Ford Motor Company razed the mill complex in 1957, after Henry Ford's death.
- Maudslay Table Engine in the East Malling Flour Mill before Relocation to Henry Ford Museum, 1932-1933 -
- 1932-1933
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Maudslay Table Engine in the East Malling Flour Mill before Relocation to Henry Ford Museum, 1932-1933
- Maudslay Table Engine in the East Malling Flour Mill before Relocation to Henry Ford Museum, 1932-1933 -
- 1932-1933
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Maudslay Table Engine in the East Malling Flour Mill before Relocation to Henry Ford Museum, 1932-1933
- Voigt's Crescent Brand Snow Drift Bread and Pastry Flour Sack, circa 1925 -
- circa 1925
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Voigt's Crescent Brand Snow Drift Bread and Pastry Flour Sack, circa 1925
- Recipe Booklet, "15 Prize Winning Recipes for Pillsbury's Health Bran," circa 1930 -
- circa 1930
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Recipe Booklet, "15 Prize Winning Recipes for Pillsbury's Health Bran," circa 1930