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Early mills & manufacturing establishments in Battle Creek Early mills & factories, south across the Battle Creek River Early mills & factories, south across the Battle Creek River Early manufacturing sites, established circa 1860
ADVANCE THRESHER CO.
Advance Thresher Co. office staff, 1894 Advance Thresher Co. plant, Kendall St., 1894 Advance Thresher Co. (1911 postcard) Advance Thresher Co. (postcard) Advance Thresher Co. (postcard) Advance Thresher Co. (postcard) Drawing of Advance Thresher Plant, S. Kendall St. Advance Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Co., circa 1930's Advance Thresher Co. equipment Advance Thresher Co. equipment Advance Thresher Co. equipment Union School Furniture Co. personnel Advance Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. personnel Advance Rumely Thresher Co. Advance Rumely Co., circa 1930's Advance Rumely Thresher Co. Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. combine Advance Rumely Thresher Co. Advance Rumely Thresher Co. buildings., 1994 Advance Rumely Thresher Co. silage cutter Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. truck Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. truck Advance Rumely Thresher Co. truck Advance Rumely Thresher Co. truck Advance Rumely Thresher Co. truck Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. plant interior Advance Rumely Thresher Co. plant interior Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. hillside combine Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. hillside combine Advance Rumely Thresher Co. hillside combine Advance Rumely Thresher Co. office interior, staff Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment Advance Rumely Thresher Co. equipment
AMERICAN STEAM PUMP CO.Assembling steam pumps, American Steam Pump Co. Brass foundry, American Steam Pump Co. Drawing of American Steam Pump Co. factory Battery of drill presses, American Steam Pump Co. Grey iron foundry, American Steam Pump Co. Finished stock room, American Steam Pump Co. Grey iron foundry, American Steam Pump Co. Assembling light lathes, American Steam Pump Co. Battery boring mills, American Steam Pump Co. Battery turrett lathes, American Steam Pump Co. Shaping mill machines, American Steam Pump Co. Battery heavy-duty drills, American Steam Pump Co. Assembling heavy-duty pumps, American Steam Pump Co. Battery drill presses, American Steam Pump Co.
BATTLE CREEK BREAD WRAPPING MACHINE CO.B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment (drawing) B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment parts B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. slicing machine B.C. Packaging Machines, Inc. wrapping machine B.C. Packaging Machines, Inc. wrapping machine B.C. Packaging Machines, Inc. equipment B.C. Packaging Machines, Inc. equipment B.C. Packaging Machines, Inc. equipment B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment B.C. Packaging Machines, Inc. equipment B.C. Packaging Machines, Inc. equipment B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment diagram B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. exhibit B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. exhibit B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. wrapping machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. bread packager at Fairmount, W. Va. food show B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. slicing machine B.C. Bread Wrapping Machine Co. equipment
BATTLE CREEK GAS CO.B.C. Gas Co., interior, early 1900's B.C. Gas Co. Building., 1918 B.C. Gas Company storage tanks, E. Fountain St. Battle Creek Gas Co. storage tanks
BREWERIES
Brewery delivery wagon Brewery delivery truck (postcard) Brewery delivery wagons & drivers
CLARK EQUIPMENTClark Equipment Co. during United Fund Campaign, 1961 Clark Autotram Clark Autotram (Clark Equipment Co.) Clark Equipment Co. fork lift truck, August 1962 Clark Equipment Co. assembly line, June 1959 Clark Equipment Co. Clark Equipment Co. Clark Equipment Co. Clark Equipment Co. straddle carrier Clark Equipment Co. Clark Equipment Co. fork lift truck Clark Equipment Co. fork lift truck Product of Clark Equipment Co. Product of Clark Equipment Co. Clark Equipment Co. Product of Clark Equipment Co. Product of Clark Equipment Co. Product of Clark Equipment Co. Product of Clark Equipment Co. Product of Clark Equipment Co. Clark Equipment Co. carrier, built to transport modular homes (Dick Coats, right) Product of Clark Equipment Co. Product of Clark Equipment Co. Product of Clark Equipment Co. Clark Equipment Co. straddle carrier Aerial view of Clark Equipment Co. plant Clark Equipment Co., unidentified woman on tractor, August 1962
CONSUMERS POWER COMPANYConsumers Power coal tower Consumers Power Co., 1931 Consumers Power Co., landscaping at plant Transformer system, Consumers Power Co., 1936 Steel pipe, Consumers Power Co., 1936 Consumers Power Co. generating plant Consumers Power Company, circa 1930
DUPLEX PRINTING PRESS CO.Duplex Printing Press Co., 1892 Duplex Printing Press Co. Duplex Printing Press Co. with personnel Duplex Printing Press Co. automatic screw machines Duplex Printing Press Co. Duplex Printing Press Co., Libby turrett lathes Duplex Printing Press Co., inside factory Duplex Printing Press Co., inside factory Angle-bar press, Duplex Printing Press Co. Sketch of Duplex Printing Press Works Duplex Printing Press Plant & Grand Trunk Railway
KELLOGG COMPANYKellogg Co. No. 2 Building as it looked in the winter of 1912 Kellogg Co. headquarters building, Oct. 1962 Aerial view of Kellogg Co., Porter St. Line drawing of Kellogg Co. plant & headquarters Aerial view of Kellogg Co., Porter St. Kellogg Co. raw materials warehouse, May 1956 Kellogg Co. (postcard) Kellogg Co. plants around the world (postcard) Aerial view of Kellogg Co., Porter St. Kellogg Co. south building under construction, Jan. 1955 Kellogg Co., First factory building Cover of internal publication, Kellogg Co. Kellogg Co. corn mill & parking lot, circa 1927 Kellogg Co., Memphis plant Unidentified city skyline Kellogg Co. south building under construction, Oct. 1954 Aerial view of Kellogg Co., Porter St. Kellogg Co. grain elevators Kellogg Co. equipment, circa 1943-45 Kellogg Co. plant Kellogg Co. plant (postcard) Kellogg Co. in Battle Creek, Canada, & Australia (postcard) Kellogg Co. Corn Flakes ad (postcard) Kellogg Co. Rice Krispies squares (recipe on back of postcard) Kellogg Co. ad featuring Snap! Crackle! & Pop! (postcard) Kellogg Co. All-Bran Rolls (recipe on back of postcard) Interior of Kellogg Co. showing office & staff, circa 1915 Kitchen facility at Kellogg Co. plant, circa 1912-15 Dining room at Kellogg Co. banquet room, WK Kellogg seated right, front Interior of Kellogg Co. plant showing cereal boxes on conveyor belt Kellogg Co. equipment, showing cereal-making process Kellogg Co. Porter St. plant & Tony the Tiger Interior of Kellogg Co. plant Visitors touring Kellogg Co. plant Visitors enjoying their treat after touring Kellogg Co. plant Aerial view of Kellogg Company, Porter Street plant Aerial view of Kellogg Company, Porter Street plant Kellogg Company, interior Kellogg Company, visitors' tour Kellogg Company, interior Kellogg Company Kellogg Co. plant
MALTA VITA CEREALMalta-Vita Cereal Factory, circa 1900-1910 Malta-Vita Cereal Factory, circa 1900-1910 Malta-Vita Cereal Factory, circa 1900-1910 Malta-Vita plant on Angell St., demolished 1975
MICHIGAN CARTON COMPANYMichigan Carton Co. office interior, circa 1918 Michigan Carton Co., circa 1918 Michigan Carton Co., Fountain St. mill Michigan Carton Co. offices, unidentified man Michigan Carton Co. employees (unidentified) Michigan Carton Co. offices, unidentified man Michigan Carton Co. factory interior Michigan Carton Co. factory interior Michigan Carton Co. factory interior Michigan Carton Co. factory interior Michigan Carton Co. factory interior Michigan Carton Co. offices & personnel (unidentified) Michigan Carton Co. factory interior Michigan Carton Co. factory interior Michigan Carton Co. factory interior Michigan Carton Co. factory interior Michigan Carton Co. factory interior Michigan Carton Co. factory interior Michigan Carton Co. factory interior Michigan Carton Co. factory interior Michigan Carton Co. factory interior Michigan Carton Co. factory interior Michigan Carton Co. factory interior Michigan Carton Co. building
NICHOLS AND SHEPARDFirst Nichols & Shepard factory site, W. State St. Nichols & Shepard factory, E. Michigan Avenue Nichols & Shepard staff, Oct. 5, 1918 Nichols & Shepard plant & tractor Nichols & Shepard Red River Special tractor & cultivator Nichols & Shepard Red River Special tractor Mr. Davis & Mr. Mead in front of Nichols & Shepard plan Central & Grand Trunk Railroad tracks at Nichols & Shepard plant Nichols & Shepard (1914 postcard) Nichols & Shepard, founded 1848; vibrator threshing machine Nichols & Shepard doorway to offices Nichols & Shepard equipment Nichols & Shepard Co. farm equipment Nichols & Shepard farm equipment Nichols & Shepard oil-gas tractor Nichols & Shepard farm equipment Nichols & Shepard farm equipment Nichols & Shepard farm equipment Nichols & Shepard farm equipment Nichols & Shepard farm equipment Nichols & Shepard farm equipment Nichols & Shepard farm equipment Nichols & Shepard farm equipment Nichols & Shepard farm equipment Nichols & Shepard farm equipment Nichols & Shepard farm equipment Nichols & Shepard farm equipment Nichols & Shepard farm equipment Nichols & Shepard plant Nichols & Shepard steam engine Nichols & Shepard farm equipment Nichols & Shepard farm equipment Nichols & Shepard farm equipment Nichols & Shepard Co. Nichols & Shepard Co. (Earl Sutton on right) Nichols & Shepard founders & factory, 1920
OLIVER CO.Oliver (Nichols & Shepard) steam pump Oliver Nichols & Shepard combines on train Oliver (Nichols & Shepard) equipment Oliver (Nichols & Shepard) equipment Oliver (Nichols & Shepard) machinery Oliver (Nichols & Shepard) machinery Oliver Nichols & Shepard farm equipment Oliver bean thresher (Nichols & Shepard) Oliver (Nichols & Shepard) farm equipment Oliver Nichols & Shepard combines on train Oliver Aircraft Plant, circa 1952-54 Oliver Aircraft Plant, circa 1952-54 Oliver (later Nichols & Shepard) plant, Aug. 1976 Oliver Co. equipment Unidentified factory (possibly Oliver) Oliver (Nichols & Shepard) equipment Oliver (Nichols & Shepard) equipment Oliver (Nichols & Shepard) equipment Oliver (Nichols & Shepard) equipment Oliver (Nichols & Shepard) farm equipment
POST Post Toasties factory (Post Plant), circa 1920 CW Post's private office, Postum Cereal Co. (postcard) Postum Cereal Co., entrance to admnistration building (postcard) Postum Company offices, interior (Post Cereal Co.) Postum Co. offices, interior (Post Cereal Co.) Postum Co. offices, interior (Post Cereal Co.) Aerial view of Post Division-General Foods (postcard) Post Tavern Gardens, Level Park, 1916 Aerial view of Post Division-General Foods Workers on assembly line, Post Division-General Foods Aerial view of Postum Cereal Co. Line drawing of Postum Cereal Co., early 1900's Post Products Division-General Foods plant under construction Making packages at Post Division-General Foods Boxes of cereal at Post Division-General Foods Boxes of cereal at Post Division-General Foods Entrance to administration building, Postum Cereal Co. (postcard) Reception room, Postum Cereal Co. (1916 postcard) Art gallery in C.W. Post Memorial Club House (postcard) Post Cereal Co. plant Aerial view of Post-General Foods & Nichols & Shepard plants Art gallery in C.W. Post Memorial Club House Entrance to Post Division-General Foods plant Aerial view of Post Division-General Foods plant Aerial view of Post Division-General Foods plant Drawing of Postum Cereal Co. Factories Grounds of Post Division-General Foods plant Aerial view of Post Cereals (postcard) Post Cereal Co., "where Post Toasties are made" (postcard) Post Cereal Co. building under construction, June 1926 Post Cereal Co. #20 bldg. under construction, June 1927 Post Cereal Co. bldg. under construction, Oct. 1926 Post Cereal Co. #20 bldg. under construction, Aug. 1927 Post Cereal Co. #20 bldg. under construction, July 1927 Post Cereal Co. #20 bldg. excavation, May 1927 Carton manufacturing plant, established in 1899 by C.W. Post Entrance to administration building, Postum Cereal Co. (postcard) Postum Cereal Co. new office bldg., W. Main St., circa 1900 Postum Cereal Co. plant (postcard) Post Division-General Foods plant Medical building at Post Division-General Foods Dignitaries at ceremony for Post Products Division-General Foods Post Cereal Co., Post Toastie cook room Aerial view of General Foods, Post Division (postcard) Birthplace of Post Products in front of modern grain storage tanks (postcard) Post Products Division of General Foods (postcard) Site of beginning of CW Post's success Post products plant
RALSTONMapl-Flake factory, later Ralston-Purina (postcard) Interior of United Steel and Wire plant Ralston-Purina Co. plant, circa 1945 Group of Ralston-Purina Co. personnel inside plant #11 Equipment in Ralston-Purina Co. plant Construction of Ralston-Purina Bldgs., circa 1917-18 Building under construction, possibly Ralston-Purina Co., April 1918 Ralston-Purina Co. Ralston Purina Company Delivering water tank to new Ralston-Purina #1 Building, 1917 Delivering water tank to new Ralston-Purina #1 Building, 1917 Delivering water tank to new Ralston-Purina #1 Building, 1917 Delivering water tank to new Ralston-Purina #1 Building, 1917 Delivering water tank to new Ralston-Purina #1 Building, 1917 Delivering water tank to new Ralston-Purina #1 Building, 1917 Delivering water tank to new Ralston-Purina #1 Building, 1917
TELEPHONE COMPANIESTelephone truck, 1931 Battle Creek Telephone Building under construction August 1926 Early telephone operators (unidentified)
UNION PUMP CO.Union Steam Pump Co. product Iron turning lathes, American Steam Pump Co. Union Steam Pump Co. product Union Steam Pump Co. product Products of Union Steam Pump Co. Products of Union Steam Pump Co. Union Steam Pump Co. product Union Steam Pump Co. product Union Steam Pump Co. product Union Steam Pump Co. product Union Steam Pump Co. product Union Steam Pump Co. product Union Steam Pump Co. product Union Steam Pump Co. product Union Steam Pump Co. factory, circa 1895 Union Steam Pump Co., 85 S. Madison St. Rear of Union Pump Co., March 1987 Union Pump Co., March 1987 Offices of Union Pump Co., March 1987 Union Pump Co., March 1987 Union Pump Co. entrance Union Steam Pump Co. machine room, 1895
OTHER INDUSTRIESAmerican Stamping Co., incorporated 1911 Angell Bros. Planing Mill (later Franklin Iron & Metal Co.) Auto graveyard, 1937 Badgley's old tannery (site), built 1846 B.C. Axe & Edge-Tool Factory (site), here in 1852 B.C. Dog Food Co. staff dinner at Post Tavern Sept. 27, 1926 Battle Creek Food Company (drawing) Battle Creek Food Company B.C. Lumber Co., circa 1930's (W.D. Baker, owner, left) Battle Creek Machinery Co. shops (drawing) Beach's grove(site), Marshall & Elm Streets Blacksmith shop, Jackson St., May 1934 Bown Machine Works, S. Jefferson St. Brennan Boiler Works, established 1883Canal St. Wagon Shop, John Slade, owner (late 1800's) Carriage factory, built late 1800's Cement manufacturer, possibly F.L. Seage Co. Cement manufacturer, possibly F.L. Seage Co. Cement manufacturer, possibly F.L. Seage Co. Cooper shop of Patrick McPeake (2nd from right) Corl Piano Factory (postcard) Cyclone Washing Machine Co., Hanover St. Eaton Corporation EPI Printing Eureka Loom Co., Clyde St., photographed 1934 Fancy Steam Dye Works Globe Manufacturing Co., Brooks St. Glove factory site, by Burnham Brook Godfrey brickyard (abandoned) Halbert & Knight sash door and blind factory Hart Mills, East Canal St. (early Battle Creek) H.B. Sherman Manufacturing Company Holland Furnace Co. equipment Ice being cut & transported to ice-house (postcard) I.G. Clark Coal Co., circa late 1920's J.E. Linihan, S. Jefferson St. John Brennan & Co., E. Fountain St. Joseph Lambert's Factory Building., Champion St. Joseph Sikorski's cigar factory, circa 1913 Knappen Milling Co., Augusta Kneeland Gasoline Engines (postcard) L. Moblo (interior), W. Main St. L. Moblo, W. Main St. Logging on the river Lumber wagons Macomber Traction engine built by Z. Macomber, 1873 Maple sugar bush Maple sugar bush Maple sugar (Storage building for making sugar) McLane's Grain Elevator, corner of Willis & Bartlett Streets McNaughton Co. Granites & Marbles, E. Main St. Metal Back Album Co., E. Jackson St. (1895) Michigan Rug Factory, E. State St. Michigan Scoop, South Jefferson St. Peavey's tannery, Barney St. (site) Peet Farm, (brickyard,Goguac Lake) Pumping station at Goguac Lake Rich Manufacturing Corp., inspection department employees, Aug. 1961 (identities on photo) Sewage disposal plant Shilling Ashery, makers of soap, Flint St. Squier String Factory employees (identity on photo) Standard Brands, Inc., 98 W. Jackson St. (1935-42) Stockyards Stockyards at E. State St. Titus & Hicks, S. Madison St Verona Pumping Station (postcard) Views of Union School Furniture Co., 1880 Webb Coal Co., Kendall St. William Wallace's Woolen Mills
UNIDENTIFIED OR PARTIALLY IDENTIFIED IMAGESEdson Treadwell (1842-1918) and family... Possibly a cotton mil Unidentified cereal plant, cooking room (postcard) Unidentified factory