COLLECTION NAME:
WMU Regional History Photograph Collection
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wmich~5~5
WMU Regional History Photograph Collection
Collection
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Identifier:
exwa_wmup_p-0008271
identifier
exwa_wmup_p-0008271
Identifier
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Title:
Employees of the Granulation Center, Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan
title
Employees of the Granulation Center, Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Title
false
Date:
1945-01
date
1945-01
Date
false
Description:
Eight first year employees in the Granulation Center at Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Employees pictured left to right are Glenn Schoolcraft (1944), Everett Weybright (1936), Henry Triezenberg (1942), Fred Brant (1943), Joe Engels (1943), Bert Orbeck (1942), Dan Dorgan (1942), and Willis Miller (1923). Information on the photo indicates that Donald Witters (1943) is not included in the photo and the total years of service in this area represents 39 years. The Upjohn Company was a pharmaceutical manufacturing firm founded in 1886 by Dr. William E. Upjohn. The company was originally formed to make friable pills, which were specifically designed to be easily digested. In 1995, Upjohn merged with Pharmacia AB to form Pharmacia & Upjohn, and was later merged with Pfizer.
description
Eight first year employees in the Granulation Center at Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Employees pictured left to right are Glenn Schoolcraft (1944), Everett Weybright (1936), Henry Triezenberg (1942), Fred Brant (1943), Joe Engels (1943), Bert Orbeck (1942), Dan Dorgan (1942), and Willis Miller (1923). Information on the photo indicates that Donald Witters (1943) is not included in the photo and the total years of service in this area represents 39 years. The Upjohn Company was a pharmaceutical manufacturing firm founded in 1886 by Dr. William E. Upjohn. The company was originally formed to make friable pills, which were specifically designed to be easily digested. In 1995, Upjohn merged with Pharmacia AB to form Pharmacia & Upjohn, and was later merged with Pfizer.
Description
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Person:
Schoolcraft, Glenn L., 1893-1967
person
Schoolcraft, Glenn L., 1893-1967
Person
false
Person:
Dorgan, Daniel Francis, 1916-2001
person
Dorgan, Daniel Francis, 1916-2001
Person
false
Person:
Weybright, Everett
person
Weybright, Everett
Person
false
Person:
Triezenberg, Henry
person
Triezenberg, Henry
Person
false
Person:
Brant, Fred
person
Brant, Fred
Person
false
Person:
Engels, Joe
person
Engels, Joe
Person
false
Person:
Orbeck, Bert
person
Orbeck, Bert
Person
false
Person:
Miller, Willis
person
Miller, Willis
Person
false
Subject:
Upjohn Company
subject
Upjohn Company
Subject
false
Subject:
Pharmaceutical industry--Michigan--Kalamazoo
subject
Pharmaceutical industry--Michigan--Kalamazoo
Subject
false
Subject:
Factories--Equipment and supplies
subject
Factories--Equipment and supplies
Subject
false
Subject:
Factories--Michigan--Kalamazoo
subject
Factories--Michigan--Kalamazoo
Subject
false
Subject:
Male employees--Michigan--Kalamazoo
subject
Male employees--Michigan--Kalamazoo
Subject
false
Subject:
Drugs--Granulation
subject
Drugs--Granulation
Subject
false
Location:
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
coverage_spatial
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
Location
false
Time Period:
1940 - 1949
time_period_
1940 - 1949
Time Period
false
Source:
4.75 x 3 in. sepia gray print, WMU Photograph Collection, P-0008271
source
4.75 x 3 in. sepia gray print, WMU Photograph Collection, P-0008271
Source
false
Collection:
Western Michigan University Regional History Photograph Collection
collection
Western Michigan University Regional History Photograph Collection
Collection
false
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
publisher
Western Michigan University
Publisher
false
Digital Date:
2020
digitization_date
2020
Digital Date
false
Rights:
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright held by Western Michigan University, all rights reserved. For additional information, please contact the Western Michigan University Archives, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Type:
image
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image
Type
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Box Barcode:
31141024381209
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31141024381209
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