McCook: A different view of Mayer-Osborn’s first elevator

by baggyparagraphs

Kristen Osborn Cart provides this view of Mayer-Osborn’s first elevator, in McCook, Nebr., seen from a different angle. McCook is a town of about 7500 people in southwestern Nebraska’s Red Willow County, along the Republican River. The original elevator stands in the middle, between later annexes that added more storage.

2 comments on “McCook: A different view of Mayer-Osborn’s first elevator”

  1. Unknown's avatar By making tricky distinctions, it’s possible to discern the builder of an elevator « Our Grandfathers' Grain Elevators says:
    November 30, 2012 at 4:06 am

    […] pages for McCook, Neb., and Blencoe, Iowa, show elevators each with a stepped, rounded headhouse and about a […]

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  2. Unknown's avatar Part two of a photography outing unfolds visual possibilities at Roggen, Colorado « Our Grandfathers' Grain Elevators says:
    July 5, 2013 at 8:02 am

    […] Colo. Roggen’s elevator was built on the heels of its twin, the Mayer-Osborn elevator at McCook, Neb., which was completed the year […]

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