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{{Infobox_Industry | {{Infobox_Industry | ||
| primary_town = Oakland | | primary_town = Oakland | ||
| + | | primary_dates = 1923-1937 | ||
| + | | primary_business=Cannery | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Nielsen Packing''' was an Oakland-based cannery built in 1923, with its plant on 98th Avenue near an existing Palmolive plant. The plant was going to cost $300,000, and was expected to can 300,000 cans of fruits and tomatoes a year<ref>Nielsen Packing to Build Large Cannery In Oakland: [http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA9-PA50&ots=9QJWayHuJy&dq=%22Nielsen%20packing%22%20oakland&pg=RA9-PA50#v=onepage&q=%22Nielsen%20packing%22%20oakland&f=false February 1923 Western Canner and Packer]</ref>. Officers were Emil H. Nielsen, President; P.A. Nielsen, Vice-President; and Emil H. Nielsen Jr., Secretary. | + | '''Nielsen Packing''' was an Oakland-based cannery built in 1923, with its plant on 98th Avenue near an existing Palmolive plant. The plant was going to cost $300,000, and was expected to can 300,000 cans of fruits and tomatoes a year<ref>Nielsen Packing to Build Large Cannery In Oakland: [http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA9-PA50&ots=9QJWayHuJy&dq=%22Nielsen%20packing%22%20oakland&pg=RA9-PA50#v=onepage&q=%22Nielsen%20packing%22%20oakland&f=false February 1923 Western Canner and Packer]</ref>. Officers were Emil H. Nielsen, President; P.A. Nielsen, Vice-President; and Emil H. Nielsen Jr., Secretary. [[Emil H. Nielsen]] had formerly been the president of the [[Golden State Asparagus Company]], but sold that business to [[Western Canning]] in 1920. |
| − | The company was still in existence in 1929 under the leadership of Emil H. Nielsen, Jr.<ref>[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sanfranciscodirectory/1929/1929_1074.pdf 1929 Polk's San Francisco City Directory], p. 1134</ref>. | + | The company was still in existence in 1929 under the leadership of Emil H. Nielsen, Jr.<ref>[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sanfranciscodirectory/1929/1929_1074.pdf 1929 Polk's San Francisco City Directory], p. 1134</ref>. |
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
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Revision as of 16:27, 30 October 2013
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Oakland |
| Active |
1923-1937 |
Nielsen Packing was an Oakland-based cannery built in 1923, with its plant on 98th Avenue near an existing Palmolive plant. The plant was going to cost $300,000, and was expected to can 300,000 cans of fruits and tomatoes a year[1]. Officers were Emil H. Nielsen, President; P.A. Nielsen, Vice-President; and Emil H. Nielsen Jr., Secretary. Emil H. Nielsen had formerly been the president of the Golden State Asparagus Company, but sold that business to Western Canning in 1920.
The company was still in existence in 1929 under the leadership of Emil H. Nielsen, Jr.[2].
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 1923 | 98th Avenue |
Next to Palmolive Plant. |
References
- ↑ Nielsen Packing to Build Large Cannery In Oakland: February 1923 Western Canner and Packer
- ↑ 1929 Polk's San Francisco City Directory, p. 1134