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| Title | Crescent Manufacturing Company factory building, Seattle, ca. 1927 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1927 |
| Caption | The Crescent Manufacturing Company was founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1883 as Larsen Extract Company. By the early 20th century, Crescent was manufacturing 75 different extracts including Mapleine, as well as importing spices, coffee, and nuts. Crescent was sold to McCormick and Company in 1989, and consolidated its operations in Kent, Washington in 1990.
The Crescent Manufacturing Company daylight factory, seen here, was built in approximately 1926 at Railroad Street South and South Connecticut Street, now Alaskan Way South and South Royal Brougham Way. |
| Notes | Caption on facing page: This building, which is owned by the Crescent Manufacturing Co., was constructed especially for our use and contains all the features of light, air and convenience of operation that have been developed for this type of plant. Note the large area of windows, insuring a maximum of daylight throughout the plant. |
| Subjects | Factories – Washington (State) – Seattle ; Industries – Washington (State) – Seattle ; Crescent Manufacturing Company (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 2005.24.1 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Collection on the Crescent Manufacturing Company, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Collection on the Crescent Manufacturing Company |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: black and white; 7.5 x 9.5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 105574 |
