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J.I. Wells Company Collection

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

(1917 – 1974)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2012.066
Creator(s) Unknown
Acquisition

Donated by Ronald Wells.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by A. Tuttle-Smith, November 2013.
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Abstract

This collection contains photographic materials with a date span of 1917 to 1974. The collection mostly pertains to the J. I. Wells Company of Salisbury, MD. Included are four photographs showing the aerial view of pre-construction of the Allenwood Shopping Center ca. 1974, a framed collage containing fifteen photographs of J. I. Wells (at the site known as Beazer East, formerly JB Wells, formerly Coppers/Koppers), and a 1917 World War for Liberty poster pertaining to the 1st Maryland Infantry, Company I at Camp McClellan, Anniston, Alabama, containing the roster of officers and enlisted men.

Administrative History

Founded in 1933 by James I. Wells, J. I. Wells Company, Inc. manufactured creosotes products. In the early 1970s, Koppers Company, Inc. purchased the company. It was located on Quanitco Road (now Nanticoke Road). Railroad ties and other wood products were treated using common treating chemicals, such as creosote, pentachlorophenol and chromated copper arsenic. James Issac Wells (1890-1979) was the son of William E.(b1855) and Lucinda E. (b1860) Wells.  

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Subject Terms

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    • Photography
  • Corporate Names
    • J. I. Wells Company

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