Salling, Hanson and Company records, 1881-1928.

ArchivalResource

Salling, Hanson and Company records, 1881-1928.

Ledgers, journals, lumber journals, and time books; also records, 1914-1927, of the Hanson Land Company; records, 1918-1943, of the Grayling Box Company; and records, 1916-1936, of the Grayling Hotel.

4 linear ft. and 1 v. [outsize] and 44 reels microfilm : positive and negative.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7361444

Bentley Historical Library

Related Entities

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Hanson Land Company (Grayling, Mich.)

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Grayling Hotel.

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Grayling Box Company.

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Salling, Hanson and Company (Grayling, Mich.)

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The Salling, Hanson and Company limber firm dominated the early economic life of Grayling, Michigan, and contributed greatly to the growth of the settlement. Salling, Hanson and Company was founded in 1878 by three Danish immigrants, Rasmus Hanson, Nels Michelson, and Ernest N. Salling. During nearly 50 years of operation, this company was a leading harvester of Michigan white pine. The business records of Salling, Hanson and Company represent a later stage of Michigan's lumbering industry. Alth...