Gallery of historical photos:



J. Lloyd Ford Founded Shawnee Milling Company In 1906



Original mill located at the current site of Shawnee Milling Company

 
Homestead of Joseph A. Ford, father of J. Lloyd Ford

Shawnee Milling Company Today Flour, Corn, Feed Mills

 

J. Lloyd Ford  1876 ~ 1958




J. Lloyd Ford
Grand Rapids Candy Company
1899




Old stone grinding wheels
contrasted to
New steel grinding wheels




Shawnee Milling 1908




Shawnee Today



Santa Fe Depot 1908




J. Lloyd Ford at right and his first employee W.H. (Henly) Williams

 


Hundred pound sack of Shawnee Chief flour, the first brand of flour at Shawnee Milling Company

 

J. Lloyd Ford in 1908 Chamber of Commerce brochure