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Washburn-Wilson Seed Company in Ralston, Nebraska Item Info

Title:
Washburn-Wilson Seed Company in Ralston, Nebraska
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1944
Description:
Washburn-Wilson Seed Company plant at Ralston, Nebraska purchased in 1942. Clifford M. Ott was sent there in October of 1942 to install equipment for packaging beans, peas, lentils, and pearl barley for the grocery trade. First line went into production in December with three more, January 1943. Later more lines went into production making a total capacity of 80,000 one-pound cellophane bags in an eight-hour shift.
Subjects:
buildings
Location:
Ralston, Nebraska
Latitude:
41.20135
Longitude:
-96.036693
Source:
PG 90, Clifford M. Ott Collection, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/
Source Identifier:
90-11-076
Type:
Image;StillImage
Original Format:
Black and white prints
Format:
image/jpeg
Language:
eng

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Citation:
"Washburn-Wilson Seed Company in Ralston, Nebraska", Ott Historical Photograph Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/ott/items/ott1602.html
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