The Family of Rosa Anna Abbott and John Joseph LaValle

Abbott Ice and Packing Plant Photographs, 1970

These photographs were all taken in about 1970 by John Walker, approximately 25 years after the packing plant closed, from the collection of Charlotte Abbott Dudt. See the Abbott Ice and Packing Plant Story for more information about the plant and Abbott Ice and Packing Plant photos from 2004. Charlotte Abbott Dudt, who worked at the plant during the summer of 1943, identified the buildings in these photographs.

Abbott Ice and Packing Plant, Photo 1
Abbott Ice and Packing Plant site, photographed by John Walker, 1970. The two-story building on the left is the office building.

 

Abbott Ice and Packing Plant, Photo 2
Abbott Ice and Packing Plant site, photographed by John Walker, 1970. The two-story wooden-framed office building is on the far left. The ice plant is in the center.

 

Abbott Ice and Packing Plant, Photo 3
Abbott Ice and Packing Plant site, looking toward the yard, photographed by John Walker, 1970. The slaughter house is on the left, the ice plant is in the center, and the office is on the right.

 

Abbott Ice and Packing Plant, Photo 4
Abbott Ice and Packing Plant site, photographed by John Walker, 1970. This is the slaughter house.

 

Abbott Ice and Packing Plant, Photo 5
Abbott Ice and Packing Plant site, photographed by John Walker, 1970. Another photograph of the slaughter house.