-Douglas Candy Company workers

Photograph

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St. Joseph Museums

Photograph: 1929 photo of the Chocolate Room girls
Photograph

1929 photo of the Chocolate Room girls

Name/Title

-Douglas Candy Company workers

Entry/Object ID

2020.25.111

Description

Douglas Candy Company workers https://www.stjosephmemorylane.com/2ndstreet/2ndstreet.html

Photograph Details

Subject

photo

Subject Person or Organization

Douglas Candy Company

Subject Place

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Context

Organized in 1885 as C. W. Douglas & Son at 114 South 2nd Street. In 1896, the company absorbed the business of William Kneer & Son. William Kneer & Son was the oldest confectioners on the Missouri River. In 1905, the business was incorporated as the Douglas Candy Company. Douglas Candy was located on the east side of South 2nd, just south of Edmond. They specialized in hand dipped chocolate candy. Home of the Cherry Rounder, a large mound of cherry flavored candy covered with chocolate and crushed nuts with a whole maraschino cherry in the middle of a cherry flavored center. It was wrapped in transparent red paper. In the 1960's, the Rounder cost 10 cents and was larger than Chase's Cherry Mash.

Collection

PHOTOGRAPH

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Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Douglas Candy Company, C. W. Douglas & Son