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White Lily Manufacturing Co., Davenport, Iowa

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The White Lily Manufacturing Company manufactured washing machines. The business was established by businessman, Sam T. White, starting with a capital of $15,000 and having a successful worldwide trade with large exports to Australia and various European countries. Located at 1535 Rockingham Road, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. 1918 postmark. Number R-49717.
Title White Lily Manufacturing Co., Davenport, Iowa
Index Date 1918
Date Issued 1918
Publisher Fergason Post Card Co. (Waterloo, Iowa)
Publisher Curteich & Co., Inc. (Chicago, Ill.)
Type of Resource still image
Genre postcard
Physical Extent 1 postcard : color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium C.T. Photochrom print, divided back. Made in USA.
Note Color
citation/reference "History of Davenport and Scott County Iowa: Illustrated, Volume 2" by Harry E. Downer, The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1910
Note Purchase or donation
Note Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
Language English
Topic Electric household appliances industry
Topic Appliances
Topic Washing machines
Topic Industrial facilities
Topic Scott County (Iowa)
Topic Davenport (Iowa)
Cartographic 41.520688, -90.597888
Classification MS 108, Box 2, ihpc_davenp0001
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local) ihpc_davenp0001
Identifier (local) grinnell:16957
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Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/16957
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