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Findorff Temporary Headquarters After Fire
1909
Group portrait of men posing in front of a tent set up outdoors as temporary headquarters for Findorff after a fire. Caption reads: "After the destruction of his plant by fire Mr. Findorff set up t...
Morning After the Fire
May 13, 1909
View across field towards buildings smoking after the fire. Men are standing on and around stacks of lumber. Caption reads: "The Morning After the Fire."
New Findorff Mill
Elevated group portrait of men posing in front of the J.H. Findorff, Contractor, Planing Mill & Lumber Yard building. A smaller brick building on the far right has a sign that reads: "Office." Rail...
J.J. Findorff & Sons
1914
Twelve photographs and one letterhead are mounted on a board with captions. The photographs cover the time before and after a fire in 1909 when the company had temporary headquarters in a tent, bef...
J.H. Findroff with Hammer
June 4, 1914
Three men are working on the top of a building, putting a wooden structure on top of a brick wall. Stacks of lumber are in the foreground. The top of a brick building is in the background. Caption ...
Group Portrait at Capital City Flour Mill
May 24, 1904
J.H. Findorff bought the Capital City Flour Mill which had been built by Dow and Sons. Caption reads: "On May 24, 1904 J.H. Findorff bought the Capital City Flour Mill at 601 W. Wilson St. which ha...
