Pre-Cooler at the Nelson and Company Packing Plant, 1973
Alternative Title
Nelson and Co. Packing Plant Pre-Cooler
Subject
Agriculture--Florida
Oviedo (Fla.)
Celery industry
Packing industry
Precooling
Description
The Nelson and Company Packing plant and a pre-cooler. The company was originally founded by Steen Nelson and Gus Nelson and called Nelson Brothers. The company changed its name to Nelson and Company after it became a three-way partnership between the brothers and Benjamin Franklin Wheeler. In 1923, Wheeler became sole owner after buying out the company. The Wheeler Fertilizer Plant was a holding of Nelson and Company. The original plant was destroyed in a fire in 1947, but eventually rebuilt six months later. Nelson and Company is located in what is now the Nelson and Company Historic District, and was incorparated in September of 2001. The 80-acre district encompasses four of Nelson and Company's historic buildings. This photograph was taken by Henry DeWolf in 1973 for an aerial survey of Oviedo.
Creator
DeWolf, Henry
Source
Original 20 x 16 inch color photograph by Henry DeWolf: Private Collection of Arthur Evans.
Date Created
1973
Contributor
Evans, Arthur
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 20 x 16 inch color photograph print by Henry DeWolf.
Nelson and Company Packing Plant and Wheeler Fertilizer Plant, 1973
Alternative Title
Nelson and Co. Packing Plant and Wheeler Fertilizer Plant
Subject
Agriculture--Florida
Oviedo (Fla.)
Celery Industry
Fertilizer industry--Florida
Description
The Nelson and Company Packing Plant, as well as the Wheeler Fetilizer Company Plant. The company was originally founded by Steen Nelson and Gus Nelson and called Nelson Brothers. The company changed its name to Nelson and Company after it became a three-way partnership between the brothers and Benjamin Franklin Wheeler. In 1923, Wheeler became sole owner after buying out the company. The Wheeler Fertilizer Plant was a holding of Nelson and Company. The original plant was destroyed in a fire in 1947, but eventually rebuilt six months later. Nelson and Company is located in what is now the Nelson and Company Historic District, and was incorparated in September of 2001. The 80-acre district encompasses four of Nelson and Company's historic buildings. This photograph was taken by Henry DeWolf in 1973 for an aerial survey of Oviedo.
Creator
DeWolf, Henry
Source
Original 20 x 16 inch color photographs by Henry DeWolf: Private Collection of Arthur Evans.
Date Created
1973
Contributor
Evans, Arthur
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 20 x 16 inch color photographs print by Henry DeWolf.
The Citizens Bank of Oviedo, which originally opened on East Broadway Street on July 2, 1946. The land on which the bank sits was originally the Bill Browning celery farm. The Citizens Bank of Oviedo took in over half a million dollars in deposits on its first day, with B. F. Wheeler as president, C. R. Clonts as vice president, and Charles Shaffer as the cashier. In 1949, the bank moved to the Memorial Building, which is located at 38 South Central Avenue. This photograph was taken by Henry DeWolf for an aerial survey of Oviedo, Florida. On March 25, 1974, the Citizens' Bank of Oviedo reopened at 156 Geneva Drive. The bank is now the Citizens' Bank of Florida with locations throughout Seminole County.
Creator
DeWolf, Henry
Source
Original 20 x 16 inch color photograph by Henry DeWolf: Private Collection of Arthur Evans.
Date Created
1973
Contributor
Evans, Arthur
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 20 x 16 inch color photograph by Henry DeWolf.