Ellis Ohio Muskingum County Brick Plant Occupational 1908 Real Photo Postcard

This early 20th-century brick plant, likely located in Ellis, Ohio, exemplifies a foundational industry crucial to America's rapid urbanization and industrial expansion. The image captures multiple dome-shaped kilns, characteristic of intermittent down-draft types (such as beehive kilns), alongside industrial buildings and towering smokestacks, indicating a bustling manufacturing operation producing essential building materials.