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The B. Heller & Co. Collection
Founded by Benjamin Heller, whose family practiced sausage-making for generations, Chicago-based B. Heller & Co. began in 1893. Eager to take advantage of new developments in food science and chemistry as well as his skills as a salesman, Benjamin Heller was the quintessential American entrepreneur. |
Locations
The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center March 1 — June 30, 2009 View web exhibit >> |
Subjects
Advertising Chicago and Illinois |
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Meatpacking in the Midwest: The Thomas E. Wilson Family Collection
From the Civil War through the 1930s, Chicago was the center of the meatpacking industry in the United States. The Thomas E. Wilson Family Collection provides a snapshot of one family-owned meatpacking business in Chicago during the first half of the twentieth century. The collection captures the meatpacking industry in the Midwest through the lens of one family's experience at the top. |
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Subjects
Special Collections Chicago and Illinois Business |
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Sweet Home Chicago: Chocolate and Confectionery Production and Technology in the Windy City
Drawing from items in the substantial cookery collection at the John Crerar Library, this exhibit explores the history of chocolate and confectioners in the city and the science and technology of the candy making process. |
Locations
Crerar Library, 1st Floor: Other Spaces Oct. 10 — June 11, 2011 View web exhibit >> |
Subjects
Advertising Chicago and Illinois Technology |