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SWIFT AND COMPANY
SWIFT AND COMPANY. My father, Andy Hemmer, was the head mechanic for Swift & Company in the early 1930s when they were in Dubuque. The plant, dealing mostly with chickens, was located where the JULIEN DUBUQUE BRIDGE now exists. Dad is the only image on the photo I know. He's wearing the leather jacket.
The 1929 Dubuque City Directory listed 698 White for this wholesaler.
The 1941 Dubuque City Directory listed 26 S. Locust for this hatchery.
The 1951 Dubuque City Directory listed 30 S. Locust.
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Source:
Paul Hemmer, e-mail, November, 2010