Oregon Pulp and Paper Plant in Salem, Oregon ca. 1925
COLLECTION
Ben Maxwell
DESCRIPTION
Oregon Pulp and Paper Plant at the SW corner of Trade and Commercial Streets SE in Salem, Marion County Oregon. Constructed circa 1920s, the building is still extant (January 2005) as part of the Boise Paper Solutions (OfficeMax) distribution plant. Following is information compiled by Toni Meyering for the Salem History Project web site:
In 1949 Oregon Pulp & Paper was the largest Salem employer, with 600 employees, except for the State. The plant's papers were distributed as far east as Chicago, and to Mexico, South America, Asia, Africa and the Pacific islands. The sawmill was closed in June 1955, eliminating 135 jobs, and leaving 465 at the paper mill.
Boise Cascade purchased Oregon Pulp & Paper in 1962 and a yeast plant was added to convert byproducts of papermaking into a food additive. In 1964 a container plant was added to supply cartons for food processing plants. Several improvements were made under Boise both to expand production and to meet air and water quality standards; purification lagoons were built on Minto-Brown Island across the slough.
DATE
Unknown
SUBJECTS
Salem, Oregon; Marion County, Oregon; Oregon Pulp and Paper; Boise Cascade; Paper Mill
PHOTOGRAPHER
Unknown
COLLECTOR
Ben Maxwell
OBJECT
B/W Photo
DIMENSIONS
6 in. H x 10 in. W
PHOTO SOURCE
Salem Public Library
CREDITS & RESTRICTIONS
Salem Public Library Historic Photgraph Collections, Salem Public Library, Salem, Oregon.
Ben Maxwell Collection
