Gresham Products Dinner Program
by Gresham Outlook 1930-11-03
Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
9" x 6" menu and program printed on 1/4" plywood board for the "Gresham products dinner, Auspices of Gresham Kiwanis Club In Co-operation with Eastern Multnomah County Growers and Manufacturers" at the Gresham Grange Hall on 11/3/1930. The dinner menu items are listed with the grower/producer's name, including Gresham Greenhouse, Thomas Biornstad; Jim Spence; Pacific Conserving Col, Inc.; Sandy Packing Co.; S.B. Hall; Carrie Powell; Gresham Produce Co., D.L. McKillican; Sandy Creamery, S.B. Harper; Gresham Bakery, Ted Van Doninck; Edward Aylsworth; A.W. Metzger Co.; Wholesome Dairy, Earl Townsend; Gresham Berry Growers; Mountain View Dairy, H. Andregg. Guest list on back, including names and companies. Gresham Outlook credited with printing the program; board manufactured by Coast Basket & Veneer Co. and funded by Walrad Mercantle Co. Lists main products of region: "berries, Poultry, Dairying, Vegetables, Bulbs, Flowers, Cucumbers, Cauliflower, Celery, Etc." Borders on front are elaborately printed in orange with cornucopias filled with fruits and vegetables and produce along the edges of the board. The lettering is blue. The back of the board has an orange outline border.
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- Identifier
- ghs20230010202
- Description
- 9" x 6" menu and program printed on 1/4" plywood board for the "Gresham products dinner, Auspices of Gresham Kiwanis Club In Co-operation with Eastern Multnomah County Growers and Manufacturers" at the Gresham Grange Hall on 11/3/1930. The dinner menu items are listed with the grower/producer's name, including Gresham Greenhouse, Thomas Biornstad; Jim Spence; Pacific Conserving Col, Inc.; Sandy Packing Co.; S.B. Hall; Carrie Powell; Gresham Produce Co., D.L. McKillican; Sandy Creamery, S.B. Harper; Gresham Bakery, Ted Van Doninck; Edward Aylsworth; A.W. Metzger Co.; Wholesome Dairy, Earl Townsend; Gresham Berry Growers; Mountain View Dairy, H. Andregg. Guest list on back, including names and companies. Gresham Outlook credited with printing the program; board manufactured by Coast Basket & Veneer Co. and funded by Walrad Mercantle Co. Lists main products of region: "berries, Poultry, Dairying, Vegetables, Bulbs, Flowers, Cucumbers, Cauliflower, Celery, Etc." Borders on front are elaborately printed in orange with cornucopias filled with fruits and vegetables and produce along the edges of the board. The lettering is blue. The back of the board has an orange outline border.
- Rights
- Copyright Not Evaluated http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
- Location
- Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
- Date
- 1930-11-03
- Creator
- Gresham Outlook
- Names
- Towle, D.E.
- Greenman, Frank
- Harper, S.R.
- Evans, J. Ward
- Thoren, Oscar
- Shields
- Olbrich, Franz
- Green, J.R.
- Felt, P.F.
- Van Doninck, Theodore
- McMillen, A.A.
- Dodson, W.P.
- Eaton, C.W.
- Allen, C.B.
- Bechill, Fred
- Schwerdtman
- Jarl, R.E.
- McKillican, D.L.
- Van Domlin
- Andregg, Henry
- Metzger, Albert W.
- Wilcke, Albert
- Subject
- Farms
- Farmers
- Menus
- Programs
- Gresham Grange
- Gresham Outlook
- Banquets
- Provenance
-
Found in collections; donor unknown.
While many Japanese farmers were active in the Gresham area at this time, none of their names appear on this board. This event occurred at a time of escalating discrimination against Japanese farmers throughout much of Oregon, including Gresham. - Type
- PhysicalObject
- Medium
- Program
Part of Gresham Products Dinner Program
