|
| Title | The Equity Cooperative Packing Company, West Fargo, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1919 and 1922 |
| Description | Aerial view of a large meat packing complex. The plant has "Fargo Brand Hams & Bacon" painted on the side. Stockyards are visible adjacent to the plant. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
Aerials
|
| Subject (LCTGM) | Stockyards
Meat industry
Smokestacks
Postcards
|
| Organization Name | Equity Co-operative Packing Co. (West Fargo, N.D.)
|
| Location | West Fargo (N.D.)
|
| Decade | 1910-1919
1920-1929
|
| Item Number | 00201-022 |
| Format of Original | Postcards
|
| Transcription | "The Equity Co-Operative Packing Company Dennis & Woolsey Photo, Fargo, N.D. Forseth Bros. Aviators, Grand Forks, N.D."--Printed on front of postcard. |
| Notes | Photograph by Dennis & Wooley of Fargo, N.D. |
| Contributor | Forseth Bros. Aviators (Grand Forks, N.D.)
|
| Biography/History | This company was formed in 1916 and the plant pictured above was built in 1919. The plant was closed in 1922. The plant later repopened in 1925 after being purchased by Armour & Co. The town, initially known as Haggart, was renamed West Fargo after the Armour purchase. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
|
| Repository Collection | Carl Smith Collection 00201
|
| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (00201-022) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh00201022 |
