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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. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:34, 13 December 2014
| 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
- ↑ More Capital Invested in Kings County: March 10, 1896 Hanford Journal.