TITLE Five Room Cottage in Company Housing
DATE OF ORIGINAL 1906-8-31
DATE OF DIGITAL 2006-2
DESCRIPTION ILASCO, MO - The Atlas Portland Cement Company provided affordable housing for employees to rent.  Since many of them came from Europe with their families and belongings in tow, housing that could accommodate these families was essential.  Pictured here is one example.  This particular cottage in the LeBaume Valley rented for $13.50 per month.  Unfortunately,  this was too expensive for the unskilled laborers and generally was rented by the more skilled laborers or management who were on a higher wage scale.  The child in the foreground is unidentified.
CREATOR Atlas Portland Cement Company (Ilasco, Mo.)
CONTRIBUTOR Continental Cement Company (Frank Salter)
PUBLISHER Hannibal Free Public Library (Hannibal, Mo.)
SUBJECT Atlas Portland Cement Company (Ilasco, Mo)
SUBJECT Immigrant workers -- Missouri -- Ilasco -- Housing.
ORIGINAL FORMAT Black and white photograph, 8" by 6", some discoloration to left of house's second floor ; photo is glued to woven material background that extends beyond to the left, several puncture holes in cloth (to fit in binder)(1190)
DIGITAL FORMAT jpg
IDENTIFIER C10019