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Oregon Pulp and Paper Plant in Salem, Oregon ca. 1925
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| PHOTO ID | 12149 |
| TITLE | 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. |
| STORAGE | Salem Public Library |
| REMARKS | From Maxwell photo album #3 |
| Date created | 2005-03-28 |
| Date modified | 2005-03-28 |
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