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Great Northern Paper Company

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Huge piles of four foot sticks of pulp wood at the Great Northern Paper Company, which was incorporated in 1898 and soon became one of the largest American suppliers of newsprint, mainly on the East Coast. Caption reads: "Pile of 4 Ft. Pulp Wood, G. N. Paper Co. Millinocket, ME."

Date Created:
1930

Publication Information

Date Created 1930

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 13 x 11 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Albertype Company photographs, circa 1880s-circa 1950
Call Number (A6)02118

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W011EL9
Legacy ID
WHi 73562

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