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 HB1239047 View Of Buildings 4, 7
|  HB1239048 View Of Buildings 2a, 6a, 6b, Looking East From Crane.
|  HB1239049 View Of Buildings 4, 7, 2, 2a To The Left, Building 3 To The Right, Looking West From Wisconsin Avenue.
|  HB1239050 View Of East Side Of Building 4 And South Side Of Building 3.
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 HB1239051 Northeast Side Of Building 4.
|  HB1239052 View Of East Side Of Building 4.
|  HB1239053 View Of Southeast Side Of Building 4.
|  HB1239054 View Of Building, Looking Northwest From Wisconsin Avenue.
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 HB1239055 View Of South Side Of Buildings 6a, 6, 4a, 4 (left To Right), Looking Northwest From Wisconsin Avenue Bridge.
|  HB1239056 View Of South Side Of Buildings 6a, 6, 4a, 4 (left To Right), Looking Northeast From Fox River.
|  HB1239057 View Of West Side Of Buildings 6a & 6b
|  HB1239058 View Of North Side Of Buildings 3, 3a, 3b (left To Right), Looking South.
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 HB1239059 View Of Buildings 3, 3a, 3b, 2a, 6b (left To Right), Looking Southeast.
|  HB1239060 View Of Buildings 3b, And 2a (left To Right), Looking East
|  HB1239061 View Of Open Area Between 2a And 7, Looking East Toward Building 7
|  HB1239062 View Of Large Open Area, Looking East
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 HB1239063 View Of Large Open Area, Looking Northwest
|  HB1239064 View Of Large Open Area Of Buildings 2, 1, 7 (left To Right), Looking Northeast.
|  HB1239065 View Of Large Open Area Of Buildings 6, 2a, 1 (left To Right), Looking West.
|  HB1239066 View Of Small Open Area Of Buildings 7a, 7, 5 (left To Right), Looking North.
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 HB1239067 View Of Small Open Area Of Buildings 7, 4 (left To Right), Looking Northeast.
|  HB1239068 View Of Small Open Area Of West Side Of Building 4, North Side Of Building 5, And East Wall Of Building 7, Looking South.
|  HB1239069 View Of East Side Of Building 9.
|  HB1239070 View Of South Wall Of Building 9 And Buildings 6b, 6a In Rear, Looking East.
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 HB1239071 View Of West Side Of Building 9.
|  HB1239072 View Of North Side Of Building 9, Building 6a Is On The Left.
|  HB1239073 View In Building 1, Looking West.
|  HB1239074 View Of Upper Floor Of Building 1, Looking Northeast.
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 HB1239075 View In Building 4, Looking South.
|  HB1239076 View In Building 4, Looking Southeast.
|  HB1239077 View In Building 1, Looking West.
|  HB1239078 Photocopy Of Interior View Of Office (photographer And Date Unknown).
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 HB1239079 Photocopy Of Deltox Grass Rug Float
|  HB1239080 Photocopy Of Interior Views Of Warehouse
|  HB1239081 Photocopy Of Grass Rugs
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Item Title
Location35 Wisconsin Street,
Oshkosh, WI
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER WI-11
Building/structure dates:
1904 initial construction
Significance: Although the harvesting and manufacturing process used by the Oshkosh Grass Matting Company was typical of the era, and the grass mat industry, the Oshkosh Grass Matting Company was unique in terms of its national advertising and national distribution. Production was also significant, since it is estimated that one-half of the wire grass rugs manufactured in the United States were manufactured by this company. The Oshkosh Grass Matting Company, later known as the Deltox Rug Company, was also a significant contributor to the local economy over time. During the grass rug era, the company employed 250 persons. By the time it passed from local ownership in 1954, 550 persons were employed. Average employment, over time, was 400.
Subjects
War (World War II)FactoriesEconomic Development
Related Names
Steiger , E
Choate , Leander
Warte , F. E.
Broan, R. C.
City Of Oshkosh
Reliance Warehousing Incorporated
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. VIEW OF BUILDINGS 4, 7. 3B, 3A, 3, LOOKING WEST FROM CRANE.
2. VIEW OF BUILDINGS 2A, 6A, 6B, LOOKING EAST FROM CRANE.
3. VIEW OF BUILDINGS 4, 7, 2, 2A TO THE LEFT, BUILDING 3 TO THE RIGHT, LOOKING WEST FROM WISCONSIN AVENUE.
4. VIEW OF EAST SIDE OF BUILDING 4 AND SOUTH SIDE OF BUILDING 3.
5. NORTHEAST SIDE OF BUILDING 4.
6. VIEW OF EAST SIDE OF BUILDING 4.
7. VIEW OF SOUTHEAST SIDE OF BUILDING 4.
8. VIEW OF BUILDING, LOOKING NORTHWEST FROM WISCONSIN AVENUE.
9. VIEW OF SOUTH SIDE OF BUILDINGS 6A, 6, 4A, 4 (left to right), LOOKING NORTHWEST FROM WISCONSIN AVENUE BRIDGE.
10. VIEW OF SOUTH SIDE OF BUILDINGS 6A, 6, 4A, 4 (left to right), LOOKING NORTHEAST FROM FOX RIVER.
11. VIEW OF WEST SIDE OF BUILDINGS 6A & 6B. PORTION OF SOUTH WALL OF BUILDING 2A ON FAR LEFT.
12. VIEW OF NORTH SIDE OF BUILDINGS 3, 3A, 3B (left to right), LOOKING SOUTH.
13. VIEW OF BUILDINGS 3, 3A, 3B, 2A, 6B (left to right), LOOKING SOUTHEAST.
14. VIEW OF BUILDINGS 3B, AND 2A (left to right), LOOKING EAST
15. VIEW OF OPEN AREA BETWEEN 2A and 7, LOOKING EAST TOWARD BUILDING 7. TOWER ON LEFT IS SMOKESTACK ON BUILDING 1.
16. VIEW OF LARGE OPEN AREA, LOOKING EAST. BUILDINGS 2A, 1, 7, 6 (left to right).
17. VIEW OF LARGE OPEN AREA, LOOKING NORTHWEST. SOUTH SIDE OF BUILDINGS 2A, 2 (left to right).
18. VIEW OF LARGE OPEN AREA OF BUILDINGS 2, 1, 7 (left to right), LOOKING NORTHEAST.
19. VIEW OF LARGE OPEN AREA OF BUILDINGS 6, 2A, 1 (left to right), LOOKING WEST.
20. VIEW OF SMALL OPEN AREA OF BUILDINGS 7A, 7, 5 (left to right), LOOKING NORTH.
21. VIEW OF SMALL OPEN AREA OF BUILDINGS 7, 4 (left to right), LOOKING NORTHEAST.
22. VIEW OF SMALL OPEN AREA OF WEST SIDE OF BUILDING 4, NORTH SIDE OF BUILDING 5, AND EAST WALL OF BUILDING 7, LOOKING SOUTH.
23. VIEW OF EAST SIDE OF BUILDING 9.
24. VIEW OF SOUTH WALL OF BUILDING 9 AND BUILDINGS 6B, 6A IN REAR, LOOKING EAST.
25. VIEW OF WEST SIDE OF BUILDING 9.
26. VIEW OF NORTH SIDE OF BUILDING 9, BUILDING 6A IS ON THE LEFT.
27. VIEW IN BUILDING 1, LOOKING WEST.
28. VIEW OF UPPER FLOOR OF BUILDING 1, LOOKING NORTHEAST.
29. VIEW IN BUILDING 4, LOOKING SOUTH.
30. VIEW IN BUILDING 4, LOOKING SOUTHEAST.
31. VIEW IN BUILDING 1, LOOKING WEST.
32. PHOTOCOPY OF INTERIOR VIEW OF OFFICE (Photographer and date unknown).
33. PHOTOCOPY OF DELTOX GRASS RUG FLOAT. Photographer and date unknown.
34. PHOTOCOPY OF INTERIOR VIEWS OF WAREHOUSE. Photographer and date unknown.
35. PHOTOCOPY OF GRASS RUGS. Photographer and date unknown.
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