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2569-3
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- 1935-05 (Creation)
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When photographed in May of 1935, Mr. William Watson, Jr. (at right) was said to have been on the operating end of the flour business longer than any other man in Washington. He and his brother John Watson helped their father William Watson Sr. start the Watson and Bradley flour mill in Tacoma in 1885, the first roller process flour mill on the Puget Sound. After the mill was sold and dismantled, William Watson, Jr. went to work as the miller at the Kenworthy Grain and Milling Company, 5440-48 South Washington Street. He had already worked at the Kenworthy mill for 27 years when this photograph was taken. Standing next to Mr. Watson is J. Fred Kenworthy, the president of the Kenworthy Grain and Milling Co. Photograph ordered by E.T. Short, T. Times columnist. (T. Times 5/14/1935, pg. 14)
Kenworthy Grain & Milling Co. (Tacoma); Kenworthy Grain & Milling Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Millers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grain industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Watson, William; Kenworthy, J. Fred;