COLLECTION NAME:
WMU Regional History Photograph Collection
Record
Identifier:
exwa_wmup_p-0008273
Title:
Employee of the Granulation Center, Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Date:
1945-01
Description:
Male employee working in the Granualation Center at the Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo. Employee guides ingredients through a pan-feed comminuting machine. A plaque on the front of the equipment identifies the machine as a Fitzpatrick Model D comminuting Mill/Pulverizer. 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 owned by Pfizer.
Building:
Upjohn Company
Subject:
Upjohn Company--Employees
Subject:
Pharmaceutical industry
Subject:
Factories--Equipment and supplies
Subject:
Male employees
Subject:
Drugs--Granulation
Subject:
Size reduction of materials
Keywords:
Black & white photographs
Location:
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
Time Period:
1940 - 1949
Source:
3 x 4.75 in. sepia gray print, WMU Photograph Collection, P-0008273
Collection:
WMU Regional History Photograph Collection
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Digital Date:
2020
Rights Statement:
Rights Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.
Type:
image
Box Barcode:
Box 82, Barcode: 31141024381209
Format Creation:
image/tiff
WMU Regional History Photograph Collection
