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Iron Clad Basket Factory workers c1889

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A row of men and boys stand in front of Calvin Whitney's "Iron Clad" Basket Factory. The building on the left is constructed of rough planks and two women sit on the door stoop. A catwalk, lined with more people, leads to a second brick-and-wood building with a tall smokestack and side garage. A horse and carriage is visible on the right. This entry also includes digital scans of similar version of this image and a map detail that shows the layout of the factory.
Printed on Kodak Velox Paper and has
Factory Workers.jpg 2.1MB; Another version of this image. Digital file on Jack Sheridan Drive 2021.72.02 5x7 print; 1889 photo of the C. Whitney Basket Factory which was located along the Kalamazoo River in Saugatuck at the corner of Lucy and Butler Streets. The company was in operation from ca 1889 to 1902. The roof and walls were partially covered with sheet-iron for fire protection, thus named the Iron Clad Basket Factory. 3- Old Ironclad Book 2003 4.19.jpg 1.9MB Location and layout of the factory from the 1895 Sanborn fire map of Saugatuck

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Calvin Whitney's Iron Clad Basket Factory operated from about 1887-1903 and was located on the riverfront at Lucy Street in Saugatuck.

1875 Basket factoriesIndustry and manufacturing

Winthers, Sally

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Peterson, Erik

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Ironclad

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024 Basket Factory, Fruit Exchange, Fruit Growing

09/04/2021

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