Papers, 1864-1953.

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Papers, 1864-1953.

Business papers (1864-1891) of Baker, including correspondence, deeds, financial and legal papers, dealing with Baker's mining businesses and real estate holdings; personal and business correspondence (1900-1953) of Parrish relating to family real estate holdings and to his insurance business.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6998608

Auburn University.

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Central Oil Mill (Selma, Ala.)

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George O. Baker and Co.

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Baker, George Oscar, 1828-1891.

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Baker, a Philadelphia native, came to Alabama in 1855 and worked as a mechanical and mining engineer with the Montevallo Coal Company. He moved to Selma and, after the Civil War, helped to establish the Central Oil Mill. He owned extensive holdings in mining and real estate. Joseph P. Parrish was Baker's grandson and owned an insurance agency in Selma. From the description of Papers, 1864-1953. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 20400829 ...

Baker family.

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Parrish, Joseph

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Dallas Iron Works.

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