Actually, I was talking about the federal repository.  States frequently kept their own
copies of census information (including some preservation of the 1890 census that
burned in Washington).  The states, therefore, become the best option except for
1931 and 1933.  There are some individual documents still available for one other
year.  If memory serves me correctly, it was 1924, but I have that information buried
at home somewhere.  As I recall, I found little or no useful information from 1924,
although the 1931 and 1933 documents were very helpful.

Bill


> Bill,
>
> I don't think your information about destruction is correct, at least
> not 100%.
>
> I can't speak for the rest of the country, but I have used the 1860
> industrial census data here in Michigan (original on microfilm).  Very
> detailed coverage of sawmill I was working on ... Even included how
> big the waterwheel was.
>
> I suggest that whoever started this thread keep looking ...
>
> Mark C. Branstner
>
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