Atlas Flour Mills [Milwaukee, Wisconsin] Cabinet Cards
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a series of cabinet card advertisements for the Altas Flour Mills of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, probably from the early part of the 20th century. Ezch card features a photograph of an infant or child with a sign stating "My Mamma uses Atlas Flour." Three of the four cards have the stamps of photographic studios in Milwaukee, but none of the items are dated and none of the children are identified.
Dates
- likely early 20th century
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Atlas Flour Mills [Milwaukee, Wisconsin] Cabinet Cards must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Note
References to the Atlas Flour Mills being in operation suggest it was open at least by 1900, perhaps sooner. The mill closed in July of 1926 and the building burned in a fire later that year.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains a series of cabinet card advertisements for the Altas Flour Mills of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, probably from the early part of the 20th century.
Acquisition Information
The Atlas Flour Mills [Milwaukee, Wisconsin] Cabinet Cards were purchased by Special Collections in May 2015.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Atlas Flour Mills [Milwaukee, Wisconsin] Cabinet Cards was completed in October 2017.
- Title
- Atlas Flour Mills [Milwaukee, Wisconsin] Cabinet Cards, likely early 20th century
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- 2017 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu