Name/Title
Proposed Manufacturing Plant, General Foods Corp., [Maxwell House Coffee plant, Hoboken], 1937.Entry/Object ID
2004.047.0004Scope and Content
Blueprint drawing: Proposed Manufacturing Plant, General Foods Corp., [Hoboken], 1937. Francisco & Jacobus, Engineers & Architects, New York, Chicago, April 29, 1937.
Ca. 11" high x 17" wide sheet.
Scale: 1 inch = 60 feet.
Reverse has a pencil sketch and ink office stamp: Francisco & Jacobus, April 20, 1937, Issued.
Although there is no compass point, the (river) bulkhead line named at the top of the drawing would orient it as the top being generally the eastern direction. Note the railroad tracks.
This drawing would appear to be an early conceptual layout for what was built as the Maxwell House Coffee plant that opened in 1939.Acquisition
Accession
2004.047Source or Donor
Gans, Danny; Vallone, GeorgeAcquisition Method
DonationCredit Line
Gift of Danny Gans & George ValloneArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1937 - 1937Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1937
Date(s): 1937
Level of Description: ItemGeneral Notes
Note
Display Value: Good
Notes: Plans are imaged as JPEGS, TIFFS and a portable document file (PDF). They are on CD-ROM or similar.
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2004-11-10
