Postcard Advertisement for Southern Agricultural Works, Little Rock, Arkansas, January 29, 1883

Postcard advertisement sent from a sales representative of the Southern Agricultural Works (Elias Haiman, Atlanta, Georgia) in Little Rock, Arkansas, on January 29, 1883. The advertisement details the company's products, including cast and wrought iron plows, steel plows, steel blades, cotton gins, and cotton warehouse trucks. It highlights the Elias Haiman chilled plow as a specialty and describes the company's large manufacturing plant and workforce. The postcard also includes biographical information about Elias Haiman, president of the company, and S. Landauer, secretary and treasurer. Additional background is given on the Haiman family's history in the manufacturing business, including their involvement in a sword factory during the Civil War and subsequent patents obtained by Elias Haiman and Eugene Rosenbaum for farming implements.

Associated People/Businesses

• Haiman, Elias

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Agricultural implements
• Plows
• Manufacturing industries
• Southern States

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box, 14, Folder 15