Nelson & Co. and Wheeler Advertisement
Dublin Core
Title
Nelson & Co. and Wheeler Advertisement
Alternative Title
Nelson & Co. and Wheeler Ad
Subject
Oviedo (Fla.)
Agriculture--Florida
Celery
Packing-houses--United States
Description
A newspaper advertisement for Nelson and Company and Wheeler Fertilizer Company. The business 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 incorporated in September of 2001. The 80-acre district encompasses four of Nelson and Company's historic buildings. This photograph shows the Nelson and Co. packing plant in 1913.
Source
Original newspaper advertisement: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
Date Created
ca. 1913
Contributor
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
Has Version
"Nelson and Company by Bettye Reagan." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6930.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original newspaper advertisement.
Is Part Of
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
284 KB
Medium
1 newspaper advertisement
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Nelson and Company Packing Plant, Oviedo, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Bettye Reagan and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Bettye Reagan
External Reference
Rajtar, Steve. "Oviedo Historical Trail". Steve Rajtar. http://www.geocities.ws/krdvry/hikeplans/oviedo/planoviedo.html.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 newspaper advertisement
Collection
Citation
“Nelson & Co. and Wheeler Advertisement,” RICHES, accessed October 31, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6352.