Tag: Eavenson & Son
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Alban T. Eavenson
Alban Taylor Eavenson, born on November 9, 1895, in Philadelphia, was the son of Louis L. Eavenson and Rachel T. Scott. His family had a notable legacy in the business world, with his grandfather, Alban Taylor Eavenson, co-founding the Eavenson & Levering wools scouring business at 301 Jackson Street in Camden. Additionally, his great-grandfather, Jones…
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City Industry – Tracking History
By Thomas A. Bergbauer, Retired Courier-Post Editor Just 100 years ago Camden was a thriving, prosperous industrial metropolis and the future looked bright for this river city. At the end of the 19th century and in the first couple decades of the 20th century, industry in Camden came alive and at that time most of…
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Eavenson and Levering Company
Founded in 1902 by Alban Eavenson and J. Walter Levering in Philadelphia, the Eavenson & Levering plant scoured wool so it could be processed into yarn. The firm moved to Camden in 1906 and expanded so rapidly that it incorporated in 1916. At one time Eavenson & Levering processed 50,000,000 pounds of wool a year.…
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Camden Industries
ABATTOIRS ADVERTISING POSTERS ART GLASS ASBESTOS ASPHALT AUTOMOBILES AUTO & TRUCK BODIES AUTO RADIATORS AUTO SPRINGS AUTO TOPS AUTO SUPPLIES AWNINGS BAKERIES BOAT BUILDERS-SHIPS AND YACHTS BOILERS BARRELS BOOKS AND BOOKBINDERS BOTTLERS BOXES BRASS CASTINGS BRICKS BRICK SEWER PIPES BROOMS, WHISK, ETC. BUILDING MATERIALS BURLAP BAGS CANDIES CAP MANUFACTURERS CARBIDE CAKES CARBON BLACK, ETC. CARPET…
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Veteran Kills 12 in Mad Rampage on Camden Street
New York Times – September 7, 1949 CAMDEN, N.J., Sept.6 — Howard B. Unruh, 28 years old, a mild, soft-spoken veteran of many armored artillery battles in Italy, France, Austria, Belgium and Germany, killed twelve persons with a war souvenir Luger pistol in his home block in East Camden this morning. He wounded four others.…
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Camden Soap Plant Is Swept by Flames
Philadelphia Inquirer – October 21, 1922 $400,000 Loss Suffered in Two-alarm Fire Along Water Front Fireman Injured in Blaze; Under Control Half Hour After Discovery Loss estimated at $350,000 to $400,000 was caused by fire which swept the three upper floors of the six-story main building occupied by the soap manufacturing plant of J. Eavenson…