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[[Image:Mississippi 1884.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Mississippi Valley Vinegar Works advertisement circa 1884. Photo courtesy: William K. Hammel.]]MISSISSIPPI VALLEY VINEGAR, MUSTARD AND PICKLING WORKS. The company was established by [[GLAB, John|John GLAB]] in the spring of 1873 and located on Iowa Street, between Second and Third [[STREETS]]. (1) In 1877 he moved his business to the corner of Ninth and Pine Streets and added pickling and mustard to his trade. (2) | [[Image:Mississippi 1884.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Mississippi Valley Vinegar Works advertisement circa 1884. Photo courtesy: William K. Hammel.]] | ||
[[Image:missv.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Business receipt]]MISSISSIPPI VALLEY VINEGAR, MUSTARD AND PICKLING WORKS. The company was established by [[GLAB, John|John GLAB]] in the spring of 1873 and located on Iowa Street, between Second and Third [[STREETS]]. (1) In 1877 he moved his business to the corner of Ninth and Pine Streets and added pickling and mustard to his trade. (2) | |||
Glab employed ten workmen at a weekly salary of $75. In 1880 his annual income from the company was $20,000. The company's products were shipped south of Davenport, two hundred miles north of St. Paul and through Chicago. (3) | Glab employed ten workmen at a weekly salary of $75. In 1880 his annual income from the company was $20,000. The company's products were shipped south of Davenport, two hundred miles north of St. Paul and through Chicago. (3) | ||
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2. Kruse, Len. "Early Dubuque Vinegar Companies," '''My Old Dubuque''', Dubuque, Iowa: Center for Dubuque History, 2000, p. 249 | 2. Kruse, Len. "Early Dubuque Vinegar Companies," '''My Old Dubuque''', Dubuque, Iowa: Center for Dubuque History, 2000, p. 249 | ||
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[[Category: Vinegar Manufacturing Company]] | [[Category: Vinegar Manufacturing Company]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:47, 5 September 2016
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY VINEGAR, MUSTARD AND PICKLING WORKS. The company was established by John GLAB in the spring of 1873 and located on Iowa Street, between Second and Third STREETS. (1) In 1877 he moved his business to the corner of Ninth and Pine Streets and added pickling and mustard to his trade. (2)
Glab employed ten workmen at a weekly salary of $75. In 1880 his annual income from the company was $20,000. The company's products were shipped south of Davenport, two hundred miles north of St. Paul and through Chicago. (3)
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1. Oldt, Franklin T., The History of Dubuque County, Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880 Online: http://books.google.com/books?id=u9xDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA781&lpg=PA781&dq=Northwestern+Vinegar+Works+%28dubuque%29&source=bl&ots=0CpzIFGW6t&sig=YBPWvzmYTk9MKNe6VTL8QKyGL5M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RsSkUrLaFYiQrgGP6YCwDQ&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Northwestern%20Vinegar%20Works%20%28dubuque%29&f=false
2. Kruse, Len. "Early Dubuque Vinegar Companies," My Old Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa: Center for Dubuque History, 2000, p. 249
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