Full Capacity

ID: 1013 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Library of Congress ~ Creator: Russell Lee
This file appears in: Brazos Valley Cotton Oil Mill
Full Capacity

The mill purchased such large amounts of cottonseed that the workers placed it in storehouses upon its arrival until it could be processed. As business expanded, so did the size of the mill. By 1938, the capacity of the storehouse reached 6,500 tons of cottonseed.

This file appears in: Brazos Valley Cotton Oil Mill

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