12-29-2008, 03:35 PM
Have a look at this PDF describing elevators in Minneapolis, with a bit of background information:
http://www.vanclevedevelopment.com/downl...Giants.pdf
On page 15 you will find an inside picture from the conveyor gallery on top of the elevator bins.
On page 17 you will find a diagram showing how grain moved around in the elevator.
The PDF also discusses the difference between three main types of grain elevators:
- country elevators (small elevators out in the small towns, where farmers delivered their grain and the RR picked it up)
- receiving elevators (like for flour mills or breweries - where they stored grain they were going to process - like the Pillsbury elevators)
- terminal elevators (where grain merchants stored grain before selling it and shipping it out)
Some examples:
- Country elevator http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...geid=65578
- Receiving elevator: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...geid=51604
- Terminal elevator: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...geid=19597
Smile,
Stein
http://www.vanclevedevelopment.com/downl...Giants.pdf
On page 15 you will find an inside picture from the conveyor gallery on top of the elevator bins.
On page 17 you will find a diagram showing how grain moved around in the elevator.
The PDF also discusses the difference between three main types of grain elevators:
- country elevators (small elevators out in the small towns, where farmers delivered their grain and the RR picked it up)
- receiving elevators (like for flour mills or breweries - where they stored grain they were going to process - like the Pillsbury elevators)
- terminal elevators (where grain merchants stored grain before selling it and shipping it out)
Some examples:
- Country elevator http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...geid=65578
- Receiving elevator: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...geid=51604
- Terminal elevator: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresour...geid=19597
Smile,
Stein