City Roller Mills, circa 1890

City Roller Mills, circa 1890

Carriages and carts.
Donkeys -- Iowa -- 1850-1900.
Grain -- milling.
Historic buildings -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs.
Transportation -- Iowa -- 1850-1900.
Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History -- 1850-1900.
Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History -- Photographs.

Photograph of Old City Roller Mill at Washington Ave. and Bryant. Picture taken about 1897. Features three people in a cart pulled by a donkey. Driver is Miss Cora Hitchcock, now Mrs. C. B. Matthai of Omaha and Miss May Snyder. This mill was built in 1856. It ground wheat for the Civil War and the Spanish War. It was owned by J. C. Hoffmayr. Head Miller was Richard Cochran. Picture taken by Frank G. Hitchcock. (note from back of photograph).

Library Special Collections

Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons

1890

Black and white photograph

Photograph

Business C589c

Council Bluffs, Iowa

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Special Collections Business C589c

Photograph

19 x 24 cm. (7.5 x 10 in.)