Name/Title
Lasky: Lasky Company, 71 East Willow Street, 1975Entry/Object ID
2024.026.197Description
Photographs of the Lasky Company plant at 71 East Willow Street in Millburn taken by Owen Lampe in July 1975. In April 1967, Yogg and Company, became a subsidiary of the Lasky company, a lithography, printing and design firm founded in 1917 and headquartered in Newark. In February 1969, the company opened a 61,000 square foot new plant occupying 5 acres at 71 East Willow Street in Millburn. The building, designed by architects Rotwein and Blake was the main site of production for the approximately 170 employees of the Lasky Company.
Yogg and Company was a leading producer of menus and merchandising aides for the food industry. The company was founded by Millburn resident Howell Yogg , who lived at 234 Glen Avenue. The Yogg company was founded in Newark in 1923 and serviced restaurants, hotels and country clubs in the United States and Europe. Howell Yogg was renowned as an innovator in the food service industry, by combining menus and sales aids in its packages, and established retail marketing techniques in the industry. In the late 1960s, he also commissioned a group of nationally known artists and illustrators to create menus and merchandise.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Color SlideCollection
Owen Lampe SlidesAcquisition
Accession
2024.026Source or Donor
Owen LampeAcquisition Method
Gift
