Quaker Oats packing room, The American Cereal Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1893

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1893

GUSN

GUSN-314404

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Industry
General
Industry - General - Folder 1
Quaker Oats packing room, The American Cereal Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1893
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Industry
    - General
      - Industry - General - Folder 1
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        George Crompton's fancy looms for the manufacture of woolen fabrics, Worcester, Mass., undated
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        Quaker Oats packing room, The American Cereal Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1893 (current record)
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Description

Female workers sit at long tables packing the cereal cartons.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
food processing plants
workers
women (female humans)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : color illustration ; 5 x 7 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.064.01.01.020

Image Dimensions

5 x 7 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Purchased from Greg Smart, 2000.

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Originator

American Cereal Co. (Publisher)
Armstrong & Co. (Boston, Mass.) (Printer)

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Oats
Breakfast cereals

Description Level

Item

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