Kimberly-Clark Company: 50th Anniversary, 1872-1922. One of the largest and longest-lived paper producers in the Fox Valley is Kimberly-Clark. This pamphlet was published in 1922 to celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary. The title page illustration highlights the water and forest resources that stood behind the company’s large-scale paper production. In 1922, Kimberly-Clark boasted 400 employees at seven paper mills in Wisconsin, New York, and Ontario. Today, it is a multinational corporation headquartered in Dallas, Texas. via: Turning Points in Wisconsin History, Wisconsin Historical Societyread more: A detailed timeline of the company’s history is available from the Kimberly-Clark website. 
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Kimberly-Clark Company: 50th Anniversary, 1872-1922.

One of the largest and longest-lived paper producers in the Fox Valley is Kimberly-Clark. This pamphlet was published in 1922 to celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary. The title page illustration highlights the water and forest resources that stood behind the company’s large-scale paper production. In 1922, Kimberly-Clark boasted 400 employees at seven paper mills in Wisconsin, New York, and Ontario. Today, it is a multinational corporation headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

via: Turning Points in Wisconsin History, Wisconsin Historical Society
read more: A detailed timeline of the company’s history is available from the Kimberly-Clark website. 

Source: content.wisconsinhistory.org

Logs for paper mills on the Fox River, 1901-1910. The paper industry has been an important part of Wisconsin’s economy since the 1870s. Manufacturing paper from wood pulp requires lots of trees, but it also requires lots of water. The natural advantages of the Fox River made the Fox Valley cities of Appleton, Kaukauna, Neenah and Menasha some of the largest paper producers in the Midwest. via: Lawrence University Archives
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Logs for paper mills on the Fox River, 1901-1910.

The paper industry has been an important part of Wisconsin’s economy since the 1870s. Manufacturing paper from wood pulp requires lots of trees, but it also requires lots of water. The natural advantages of the Fox River made the Fox Valley cities of Appleton, Kaukauna, Neenah and Menasha some of the largest paper producers in the Midwest.

via: Lawrence University Archives

Source: digitalmedia.lawrence.edu

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