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Albers Brothers Milling Company promotional postcard, ca. December 1910 (

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Albers Brothers Milling Company promotional postcard, ca. December 1910

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A May 20, 1928 Seattle Times article provides a tour of the company's plant and a brief history of the company: "The Albers Brothers Milling Company was organized in 1895 in Portland, Ore., with Bernard, Henry, William, George and Frank Albers, five brothers, all of them millers and one other, as founders. It was started with a capitalization of $15,000. It was in the beginning little more than a small mill and feed store. Groceries were sold as a sideline. The company's growth was rapid and before long it sought to extend its field of operations. Thus, in March 1902, a deal was made whereby it acquired the interests of the Seattle Cereal Company in this city. This concern had a small plant at 303 Railroad Ave. and was engaged in manufacturing rolled oats, wheat flakes, rye and graham flour and feed products. Two years later the business under the management of the Albers Brothers Milling Company leased a tract on the waterfront at the foot of Massachusetts Street. There a new factory

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circa December 1910

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Seattle Public Library

	Location	Seattle , United States of America
	Coordinates	47° 36′ 24″ N, 122° 19′ 58″ W
	Established	1890
	Website	www.spl.org
	Authority file	: Q7442157 VIAF: 147059007 ISNI: 0000000107435179 LCCN: n50059684 NRHP: 82004253 GND: 4841883-3 WorldCat

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Seattle Public Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Northwest Digital Heritage.

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DPLA identifier: c3c4d4058d5b502664fef9f1cc9d60a9
Seattle Public Library identifier: spl_pc_17012

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