Broadwell
House Movers
This
photo is likely of George W. Broadwell and his crew moving a house in
Grand Island. Broadwell is listed as a house mover in the Grand Island
City Directories from 1896 to 1911. He is listed as a contractor and builder
from 1912-13 until his death in 1920. On December 25, 1889, Broadwell
married Minnie Balcom, daughter of James and Aliza Balcom. James Balcom
was the brother of Henry or H. S. Balcom of Cairo, NE, the photographer
of this photograph. Broadwell served on the Grand Island City Council
for 13 years. Grand Island's Broadwell Avenue was named for him in 1911.
For more information on this photograph or other Hall County history please contact:
Curator of Research
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
3133 West Hwy 34 / P.O. Box 1505
Grand Island, Nebraska 68802
308-385-5316, fax: 308-385-5028
www.stuhrmuseum.com.
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