Seufert Bros. cannery plans

Collection

Identifier: Mss3070

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes 28 plans, elevations and sections on 6 sheets of a cannery for the Seufert Brothers in The Dalles, Oregon, scale 1/8" : 1', ca. 1844-1954. Architect not named.

Dates

Creation: circa 1844-1954

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Administrative history

The Seufert Bros. Company was founded in 1884 in The Dalles, Oregon, by brothers Francis A. and Theodore J. Seufert. The Seuferts had migrated to Oregon from New York in 1882. In 1886, they purchased the Whitcomb Fishery interests near The Dalles, including a small salmon cannery, to which they added a fish house and ice house. From these beginnings, they developed a business that dominated the fish canning and packing business on the Columbia River for many years. The construction of The Dalles Dam terminated the company's operations in 1954. The company also developed a successful fruit and vegetable canning operation.

Extent

.16 Cubic Feet (1 shared oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection includes 28 plans, elevations and sections on 6 sheets of a cannery for the Seufert Brothers in The Dalles, Oregon. The Seufert Bros. Company was founded in 1884 in The Dalles by brothers Francis A. and Theodore J. Seufert, whose business dominated the fish canning and packing business on the Columbia River for many years.