Birdseye Veneer Company 35th Anniversary photo album
Scope and Contents
The 43 8x10 photographs in the album detail the processing of trees into sheets and rolls of veneer by the company. The images document the mechanical, animal and human power used int eh process as well as the firm's physical plant. The images provide views of techniques, machinery and transport of logs, veneer and waste. The album contains a brief narrative introduction. Since the album covers are clad with examples of the firm's veneer, they are retained.
Dates
- 1943
Creator
- Birdseye Veneer Company (Escanaba (Mich.)) (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
The Birdseye Veneer Company was organized in 1912 to process trees into veneer at Escanaba, Michigan.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (One box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Birdseye Veneer Company operated in Escanaba, Michigan during the first half of the twentieth century. The 43 8x10 photographs in the album, made in 1943, detail the processing of trees into sheets and rolls of veneer by the company. The images document the mechanical, animal and human power used in the process.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Library purchase, accession number 00.000
- Title
- Finding aid for the Birdseye photo album
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- May 1988
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository
Grand Rapids Public Library
111 Library Street NE
Grand Rapids Michigan 49503 USA
616-988-5497
localhis@grpl.org