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Mill Building — Walnut Grove
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View from road toward two men are working on the mill building. There is a barn and silo in the background on the right. Handwritten on back: "Mill building in process of construction. East and south sides. See pillar to support outer end of water wheel and pit for wheel."
March 26, 1938
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Mill Building — Walnut Grove
March 26, 1938
A man is sitting on the right looking down at the spillway. Buildings are in the background. Handwritten on back: "Mill building — note pillar to support outer end of shaft of water wheel and spill...
South Side of Mill — Walnut Grove
March 26, 1938
A man is working near the mill. Handwritten on back: "South side of mill showing pit for water wheel."
Mill Building — Walnut Grove
March 26, 1938
Two men are looking toward the back of the mill building which is on the right. Behind the man on the right is the Blacksmith Shop. In the distance are fenced-in fields and trees. Handwritten on ba...
Spillway Gate — Walnut Grove
March 26, 1938
Handwritten on back: "Spillway Gate in upper end of mill race."
Mill Building — Walnut Grove
March 26, 1938
Three men are working on the top of the mill building. There is no roof, and the logs are not filled in or chinked. The road curves from the left in the background. Mountains are in the distance.
Mill Wheel at Walnut Grove
November 1937
Handwritten on back: "Excavation in pit at end of mill building showing portion of old water wheel after back boards had been removed."
