Forrest City, Yale & Towne plant, December 19, 1961 [View 1] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1961.

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Forrest City, Yale & Towne plant, December 19, 1961 [View 1] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1961.

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Negative taken for December 21, 1961, Arkansas Gazette article "Rover Visits a Chain Factory in Forrest City," B1:3. The Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company was founded by Linus Yale, Jr. and Henry R. Towne in Connecticut in 1868. This plant, located in Forrest City, Saint Francis County, Arkansas, boasts of being the largest hoist-making factory in the world. In addition to making steel chains, Yale & Towne also makes lift trucks that have a capacity of six tons. Edward A. Toomey is the general manager of the plant, which employs 450 workers from the eastern Arkansas area. Don Jatkowski examines a length of chain.

1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm. (2 x 2 in.)

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Deane, Ernie

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Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company

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Arkansas History Commission

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The Arkansas History Commission was created by the General Assembly in 1905. Inspired and guided during its early years by John Hugh Reynolds, the commission is the official archives of the state, responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. From the description of Arkansas History Commission records, 1905-1984 [microform]. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 244818119 ...

Jatkowski, Don.

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