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Food industry and trade

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the processing of food in general and on the marketing of processed food products. Works on the processing of specific kinds of food products are entered under the heading for the specific product with the subdivision Processing or under the heading for the industry. General works on the processing of agricultural products are entered under Agricultural processing. Works on a specific aspect or method of processing are entered under the heading for the specific process.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Alexandra Peeler photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0351
Abstract

This collection contains 27 black and white photographs taken by photographer and filmmaker Alexandra Peeler (1938-2022), which were displayed at the Turner Auditorium on the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine campus in an exhibition entitled “Scenes of East Baltimore” beginning in December 1973. This exhibit was produced by Peeler during her time as Associate Director of Public Affairs at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (JHMI).

Dates: circa 1973

Arthur J. Olmstead photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0133
Abstract

This collection contains photographs of early 20th century food industries in Baltimore City, including scenes of workers processing and canning oysters, spinach, and olive oil, among others. The dates of the collection span 1914-1915.

Dates: 1914-1915

Maryland Food Center Authority records

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-041-LIB
Abstract

This collection contains one box of manuscript materials, brochures, and other items related to the Maryland Food Center Authority.

Dates: undated

Parks Sausage Company photograph and ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0344
Abstract

The Parks Sausage Company was founded in 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland by entrepreneur Henry G. Parks, Jr. and became the first African American-owned business to be publicly traded on the New York Stock exchange. The collection consists of black and white photographs and ephemera related to the company and Henry Parks from 1960-1983.

Dates: circa 1960-1967, 1983