[Letter, 1937 February 27] : Brookfield, Illinois, [to] Edward Avery McIlhenny, Avery Island, Louisiana / [Karl Plath].

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[Letter, 1937 February 27] : Brookfield, Illinois, [to] Edward Avery McIlhenny, Avery Island, Louisiana / [Karl Plath].

Plath discusses purchasing specific birds from Edward Avery McIlhenny.

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Chicago Zoological Society

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Plath, Karl

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McIlhenny, Edward Avery, 1872-1949

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Edward Avery "Ned" McIlhenny, son of Tabasco brand pepper sauce inventor Edmund McIlhenny, was a Louisiana businessman, explorer, naturalist, and conservationist. He participated in Arctic expeditions as a young man before assuming control of the McIlhenny Company, overseeing Tabasco sauce production as president of the organization until his death. During his tenure, McIlhenny expanded, modernized, and standardized sauce production, as well as experimented with new ways of promotin...