Joliet's Gerlach Barklow Calendar Company

by Timothy J. Smith and Michelle Y. Smith

Book Overview

The Gerlach Barklow Company was organized in 1907. The construction of the factory building in Joliet began and was completed that same year. The prime movers in the organization of the company were Theodore R. Gerlach, Edward J. Barklow, and K. H. Gerlach. Over the next decade, the company quickly grew into one of the largest calendar and advertising companies in America. A leading employer in Joliet for several decades, the company sponsored many...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073857726X
• ISBN13: 9780738577265
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"