Stillwater Minnesota Great Western Grain Elevator Company 1908 Real Photo Postcard

The Great Western Elevator Co. exemplifies the critical infrastructure that supported the burgeoning agricultural industry across North America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Grain elevators were strategic facilities, typically situated along railroad lines, where farmers could deliver, store, and sell their harvested crops. These substantial wooden structures facilitated the bulk handling of commodities such as wheat, corn, and oats, professionalizing the process of moving produce from farm to market.