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Birdseye Veneer Company 35th Anniversary photo album

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 072

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

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

Contact:
Grand Rapids Public Library
111 Library Street NE
Grand Rapids Michigan 49503 USA
616-988-5497