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Postcard of the Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Company

  • 1919

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Letterpress halftone postcard featuring the Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Company factory, which manufactured parchment paper. The postcard depicts the factory set alongside the Kalamazoo River with the slogan "A model of cleanliness."

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  • 14 cm W x 9 cm H
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Curt Teich & Co. “Postcard of the Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Company.” Chicago, Illinois, 1919. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/bj482fd.

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