C. Moench & Sons Company
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Slides
- Description
- "Near the latter part of June, 1895, Moench & Sons commenced the work erecting their new tannery at Campbellville (11th Avenue near the Washington Park). The site was donated by the city of Alpena and cost $6,000. It occupied the ground where the Potter lumber mill stood. The buildings erected during 1895 were: Yard, 60 x 342 feet; three stories with an ell, 60 x 90 feet, also three stories; leach house, 42 x 80 feet; engine house, 54 x 100 feet. The buildings were massive framed ones of wood, except the engine house, which was of brick with an iron roof. On April 27, 1896, the tannery commenced operations for the first time, towards making sole leather. On that day the bark grinders were set to work."
- Notes
- Above taken from "The Town That Wouldn't Die" by Robert Haltiner
- Date of Original
- c 1896
- Dimensions
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Width: 5293 px
Height: 3624 px
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 5293px
Image Height: 3624px
- Subject(s)
- Collection
- Ann Taber Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Approximate location of tannery:
Michigan, United States
Latitude: 45.0608312284232 Longitude: -83.4554951324463
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Approximate location of tannery:
- Donor
- Tim Taber
- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to United States law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- Ann Taber Collection, Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
- Contact
- Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public LibraryEmail:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
