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 Beech-Nut Packing Co. Historic Archive


Historic Beech-Nut Packing Co. Archive Images

The Arkell Museum and Canajoharie Library hold an extensive historic archive from the Beech-Nut Packing Co. This archive represents mostly the first 50 years of the company with extensive photography, company scrapbooks, business records, marketing materials, physical objects, and fine art. This archive represents not only the history of a company, but the history of the people of Canajoharie who worked at the company. 
An assortment of things. There is a tin box at the center with landscape scenes on it. There are an assortment of goods surrounding the box including jams, conserves, sliced bacon, Oscar sauce, pasta, candy in rolls, biscuits and a rack for baking.
A young girl runs toward the viewer. She wears a white dress, has short brown hair and a red bow on her head. She smiles brightly and carries a wintergreen berry in her right hand. There is a forest scene behind her, and the text over the trees reads: Beech-Nut Wintergreen
A yellow cardboard box for Beech-Nut Chlorophyll Gum. The text is written in green. There is a small Beech-Nut logo at the left corner of the box.
An advertisement for Beech-Nut Packing Co.'s line of Beechies Gum. There is a yellow bus in the background with wide windows showing a mechanical circus. Text reads Souvenir of the "Biggest Little Show On Earth"
Two women in tall blue hats and red and blue dresses hold drums full of Beech-Nut peppermint gum. Both women have pale skin, short brown hair, red lips and cheeks.
A label for a food product. Label is light red with red border. Text reads: Beech-Nut Brand Crabapple Jelly Four pounds, eight ounces, Beech-Nut Packing Co. Canajoharie N.Y.
Well dressed man and woman enjoy cups of coffee from china cups. The text reads: Starting the day right! Beech-Nut Coffee. Owes its finer flavor to mountain grown beans.
Six sample girls flank a large float. The float is white with an American Flag on the front and the Liberty Bell on top. The float and sample girls stand in front of the Canajoharie High School on Erie Blvd.
Postcard of the Beech-Nut Factory. It is a drawing but with color. There are several large buildings with many windows. In front of the building water comes down almost like a waterfall.
A little girl sticks her finger in her mouth her eyes are wide and looking to the right. She wears a white cap with a black bow on it, Text reads: Well Bread and Well Fed on all the good things made for mama and papa and the kiddies. from Beech-Nut Packing Company
Place and white photo of two lines of female workers stand on either side of a conveyor belt and sort large apples. The wear their hair pulled back and caps that look like upside down visors.
​To use these and other images from our collections , see Rights & Reproductions

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    • Curbside Pickup
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  • Kids & Teens
    • Kids >
      • Kids Websites
      • Early Readers
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