The Quaker Oats Plant in Akron, Ohio   Save
Ohio History Connection
Description: The caption reads: "QUAKER OATS PLANT, bounded by Mill St. and Broadway in Akron. The smaller building at the extreme upper right is the office building which once housed the city government after the riot of 1900. It was razed in 1937. Many of the other buildings are still intact. The Quaker Oats Company was incorporated in 1901 when several companies merged. Later, Henry Crowell purchased the company and developed the two pound round packaging with cooking instructions on the side. The image of a Quaker man was to represent good quality and honest value. The company reportedly has no ties with the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F10_017_1
Subjects: Industries--Ohio--Akron; Quaker Oats Company; United States. Work Projects Administration (Ohio)
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)