Nelson & Co. and Wheeler Advertisement

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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

Citation

“Nelson & Co. and Wheeler Advertisement,” RICHES, accessed December 22, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6352.

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