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Guide to the Astoria Iron Works Records 1880-1930

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Title Guide to the Astoria Iron Works Records 1880-1930
Subject Canned foods industry; Canneries--Oregon; Canneries--Washington (State); Foundries--Washington (State)--Seattle; Businesses and Corporations; Fishing and Canning
Description This collection contains the business records of Astoria Iron Works, a prominent canning machinery company started in 1881 in Astoria, Oregon.; Historical Note; Astoria Iron Works was a prominent canning machinery company started in 1881 in Astoria, Oregon by John Fox. In 1906 he was joined in the venture by Nelson Troyer, formerly associated with the American Can Company at Astoria and Portland, Oregon. In 1913 the company opened a large factory in Seattle and became the Seattle-Astoria Iron...
Publisher Tacoma Public Library Northwest Room, Special Collections & Archives
Date 1880/1930
Rights This collection is open for research.
Type Collection collection
Identifier http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv08331
Language eng
Format 3.3 cubic feet; 5 boxes and 9 oversize ledgers
Coverage 1880-1930

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