Breaking ground for the Huffman Boulevard Whitney Metal Tool Company Plant

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Title

Breaking ground for the Huffman Boulevard Whitney Metal Tool Company Plant

Description

The ground breaking ceremony for the new Roper Whitney Company Plant located on Huffman Boulevard in Rockford, Illinois. C. Lawrence Sherman, President of Whitney Tool Company stands at the far right. The company became a subsidiary of Roper Industries in 1961.

Creator

Whitney Metal Tool Company

Date

April 1968

Rights

Midway Village Museum

Format

jpeg

Type

Still Image

Identifier

2017.43.1086

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

10" x 8"

Citation

Whitney Metal Tool Company, “Breaking ground for the Huffman Boulevard Whitney Metal Tool Company Plant,” Midway Village Museum - Digital Collections, accessed April 20, 2024, https://midwayvillagemuseumdigitalcollections.omeka.net/items/show/4088.