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'''Holland-American Fruit Company''' was a Dutch company run by L.C. Lens, focused on canneries in California for exclusive sales to Europe.  The March 10, 1896 Hanford Journal noted Lens's study of Kings County as a potential site<ref>More Capital Invested in Kings County: [http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=70651 March 10, 1896 Hanford Journal].</ref>.
 
'''Holland-American Fruit Company''' was a Dutch company run by L.C. Lens, focused on canneries in California for exclusive sales to Europe.  The March 10, 1896 Hanford Journal noted Lens's study of Kings County as a potential site<ref>More Capital Invested in Kings County: [http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=70651 March 10, 1896 Hanford Journal].</ref>.
  
 
The company was sold to Vlessing in January 1922 after building what became the [[United States Products]] cannery in San Jose.
 
The company was sold to Vlessing in January 1922 after building what became the [[United States Products]] cannery in San Jose.
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Latest revision as of 07:34, 13 December 2014

Summary
Business

Cannery
Main Location

Hanford, California
Active

1896-1922

Holland-American Fruit Company was a Dutch company run by L.C. Lens, focused on canneries in California for exclusive sales to Europe. The March 10, 1896 Hanford Journal noted Lens's study of Kings County as a potential site[1].

The company was sold to Vlessing in January 1922 after building what became the United States Products cannery in San Jose.

References

  1. More Capital Invested in Kings County: March 10, 1896 Hanford Journal.