Papers, 1890-1946.

Baker, Martha M.

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Baker family.

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Lorenzo Dow Baker was manager of the Jamaica Division of Boston Fruit Company and founder of United Fruit Company. From the description of Papers, 1890-1946. (Boston Public Library). WorldCat record id: 57723139 ...

Baker, Reuben R.

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Baker, Martha A.

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United Fruit Company

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Charles Van Wyck Brooks served aboard a United Fruit Company steamship for two weeks in the summer before he entered Harvard. From the description of Correspondence to Charles Van Wyck Brooks, 1929. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 191822172 NYC; Boston, MA. From the description of Pamphlets, ca.1935. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 122523662 The United Fruit Company was formed in 1899 when the Boston...

Boston Fruit Company

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The Boston Fruit Company was founded through the efforts of Lorenzo Dow Baker and Andrew W. Preston. In 1870, Baker purchased a cargo of bananas during a stop in Jamaica, and then sold them in New Jersey for a handsome profit. Baker joined forces with Preston, who owned a small fruit commission business in Boston. Baker delivered shipments of bananas from Jamaica to Boston, and Preston distributed the product. The demand for bananas grew exponentially throughout the decade. With the help of seve...

Baker, Lorenzo Dow, 1840-1908

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