Walker Farms records 1945-1977

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Walker Farms records 1945-1977

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv14343

Records of an eastern Oregon farm, near Athena, Oregon, Umatilla County, engaged in large-scale farming of wheat, oats, and peas in the 1940’s to the 1960’s.

1.2 cubic feet; 3 document cases

eng,

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6366449

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Walker, Emery

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Epithet: of Seal CLII British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001188.0x000393 Epithet: engraver and typographer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001137.0x000230 ...

Whitacre, Herbert O.

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Walker Farms (Athena, Or.)

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In Eastern Oregon during the post-World War II era, wheat and oats were cash crops that not only grew in abundance, but also sold readily on the world market. One of the successful farming ventures in the area was Walker Farms, in the Athena area in Umatilla County. The farm was financed by Emery Walker, a businessman of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and managed by his partner and son-in-law, Herbert Whitacre. From the description of Walker Farms records [manuscript], 1945-1977. (Oregon Hist...