Workers in machine room, Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Company, Parchment, Michigan

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Description

View of workers in machine room at Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Company in Parchment, Michigan. Printed on front: "Machine room, Mill no. 2 of the Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Company, Parchment, Michigan." Printed on back: "Each of the giant machines has a capacity of one mile of paper 13 feet wide, every 6 minutes. They operate 6 days a week, 24 hours a day. Kalamazoo is known as 'The Paper City' as it produces more paper than any similar area in the world."

Details

Resource ID:: bh021396
Subject:: Paper mills--Michigan--Parchment; Postcards
Date:: unknown
Format:: 1 postcard : col. ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: M/Localities-Parchment
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.