American Blower Company Victory Garden Newsletter   Save
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Description: This twelve-page newsletter of the American Blower Company features an article on victory gardens titled, "Reaping the Harvest." Page 11 includes a photograph of Columbus employees in their victory garden. The newsletter also includes articles on news from the Columbus factory, and a list of men serving in the military. It measures 9.25" x 12.25" (23.5 x 31.12 cm). American Blower Company was established in Detroit, Michigan in 1895 and manufactured ventilating fans, vertical steam engines, and hot blast heating equipment. By the 1940s, the company was making fluid drives for automobiles and had grown to include a factory in Columbus, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3305_4562014_001
Subjects: Military Ohio; Business and Labor; World War II; Victory gardens
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Detroit (Michigan)