Seufert Brothers records [manuscript], 1861-1984.

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Seufert Brothers records [manuscript], 1861-1984.

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Records of the principal salmon and fruit cannery in The Dalles, Oregon, on the Columbia River. Includes extensive correspondence; production records; financial and personnel records, including records relating to the work of Chinese Americans and Native American fishermen; samples of canning labels for fish, fruit and vegetables; data on fish caught, information on fish wheel legislation, and materials relating to the construction on the Dalles Dam. Canning labels include labels for fish products and fruits/vegetables products produced by Seufert Brothers and other companies. The fish labels are from associated canneries in Alaska, California, Oregon and also include labels from some out-of-region canneries. The fruits/vegetables labels are from associated regional canneries such as Haas brothers, Filice and Pepperelli, Hunt brothers and Fred Meyer My-te-fine.

55 cubic feet (54 document cases, 2 card file boxes, 45 flat boxes, 1 oversize folder)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7543326

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Seufert, Francis

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Seufert family.

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Francis A. Seufert and Company (The Dalles, Or.)

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Seufert Bros. Company.

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The Seufert Bros. Company was founded in 1884 in The Dalles, Oregon by brothers Francis A. and Theodore J. Seufert. The Seuferts had migrated to Oregon from New York in 1882. In 1886 they purchased the Whitcomb Fishery interests near The Dalles, including a small salmon cannery, to which they added a fish house and ice house. From these beginnings, they developed a business which dominated the fish canning and packing business on the Columbia River for many years. Francis A. Seufert, Jr., assume...

Seufert, Francisc A.,

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Seufert, Francis

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