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Growers' Market Company photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1196

Scope and Contents

The Growers' Market Company photograph collection consists of 2 boxes containing 59 black-and-white photographs and negatives depicting the company board, presidents, and locations dating from about 1920 to the 1960s.

Dates

  • 1919-1999

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Growers' Market Company photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Historical Note

The Growers' Market Company was founded in 1919 in Salt Lake City, Utah as a central wholesale and retrial produce market for farmers. It consisted of a permanent structure built at the former Kendall Square at 440 South West Temple. The Growers’ Market was owned by an association of Utah farmers. It replaced an earlier company called the Growers’ Exchange, which had been located at 200 West, between South Temple and First Avenue. The company was moved to provide easier access to transportation, particularly railroads: a rail spur was constructed parallel to the Market to allow easy shipping of produce outside Salt Lake City and Utah.

In the 1920s and 1930s, the Growers’ Market Company purchased many properties in Salt Lake City. It built warehouses and leased space to produce distributors and other businesses. After World War II, the infrastructure of produce growth and distribution began to shift from individual farmers and local businesses towards large agribusiness and national corporations. In the 1960s and 1970s, many of the structures that made up the Growers’ Market were torn down and replaced with other businesses. In 1993, the company changed its name to GMX Corporation.

Extent

2 Boxes

Abstract

The Growers' Market Company was founded in 1919 to provide centralized wholesale and distribution services to farmers in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Growers' Market Company photograph collection contains photographs of the company board, presidents, and locations.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Dick and Edward Muir in 2005.

Separated Materials

See also the Growers' Market Company records (ACCN 2157) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections staff.

Creator

Title
Guide to the Growers' Market Company photograph collection, 1919-1999
Author
Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa
Date
2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863