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- Construction of the Smith Silo inside Henry Ford Museum, December 1978 -
- December 01, 1978
- Collections - Artifact
Construction of the Smith Silo inside Henry Ford Museum, December 1978
- Construction of the Smith Silo inside Henry Ford Museum, December 1978 -
- December 01, 1978
- Collections - Artifact
Construction of the Smith Silo inside Henry Ford Museum, December 1978
- Construction of the Smith Silo inside Henry Ford Museum, December 1978 -
- December 01, 1978
- Collections - Artifact
Construction of the Smith Silo inside Henry Ford Museum, December 1978
- Smith Silo Company Concrete Stave Silo -
- 1930-1976
- Collections - Artifact
Smith Silo Company Concrete Stave Silo
- Smith Silo Company Concrete Stave Silos, July 1941 -
- July 01, 1941
- Collections - Artifact
Smith Silo Company Concrete Stave Silos, July 1941
- Smith Silo Company Concrete Stave Silo -
- 1930-1976
- Collections - Artifact
Smith Silo Company Concrete Stave Silo
- Smith Silo Company Concrete Stave Silos -
- 1930-1976
- Collections - Artifact
Smith Silo Company Concrete Stave Silos
- Silo and Silo Staging Device Model, circa 1950 - In 1909, Hiram Smith of Paw Paw, Michigan, developed a technique of building silos like a barrel, with cement staves and hoops of steel cables. The Smith Silo Company endured until 1980 and was one of the largest concrete-silo manufacturers in the Midwest. Salespersons used models like this to show the construction of the innovative Smith Silos to buyers.
- 1917
- Collections - Artifact
Silo and Silo Staging Device Model, circa 1950
In 1909, Hiram Smith of Paw Paw, Michigan, developed a technique of building silos like a barrel, with cement staves and hoops of steel cables. The Smith Silo Company endured until 1980 and was one of the largest concrete-silo manufacturers in the Midwest. Salespersons used models like this to show the construction of the innovative Smith Silos to buyers.
- Twelve Gigantic Silos Tower above the Stables, 1920-1930 - The Detroit Creamery Milk Farm produced milk for the Detroit area from 1910 until 1929. At its peak, it was the second largest milk farm in the country, with 2,300 acres and over 900 cattle. Their milk was certified by the Walker-Gordon milk laboratory, demonstrating its safety and purity. Souvenir postcards showcased the modern cleanliness of the Clinton Township farm.
- 1920-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Twelve Gigantic Silos Tower above the Stables, 1920-1930
The Detroit Creamery Milk Farm produced milk for the Detroit area from 1910 until 1929. At its peak, it was the second largest milk farm in the country, with 2,300 acres and over 900 cattle. Their milk was certified by the Walker-Gordon milk laboratory, demonstrating its safety and purity. Souvenir postcards showcased the modern cleanliness of the Clinton Township farm.
- Smith Silo Company Brochure, 1961 - Hiram Smith patented his silo design in 1907. The design employed concrete staves bound together with cable hoops, much like a barrel. His business, Smith Silo Company, located in Paw Paw, then Oxford, Michigan, built its first silo in 1909. The company grew to become one of the largest concrete silo manufacturers in the Midwest during the next seventy years.
- 1961
- Collections - Artifact
Smith Silo Company Brochure, 1961
Hiram Smith patented his silo design in 1907. The design employed concrete staves bound together with cable hoops, much like a barrel. His business, Smith Silo Company, located in Paw Paw, then Oxford, Michigan, built its first silo in 1909. The company grew to become one of the largest concrete silo manufacturers in the Midwest during the next seventy years.