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Oshkosh Grass Matting Company, 35 Wisconsin Street, Oshkosh, Winnebago County, WI



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Item Title
Oshkosh Grass Matting Company, 35 Wisconsin Street, Oshkosh, Winnebago County, WI

Location
35 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)
Factories
Economic 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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