Jap Bellevue Farms Bought

Title

Jap Bellevue Farms Bought

Subject

Bellevue Western Farm and Produce, Inc. Wartime Civil Control Administration Farms Van Valkenburgh, H.C. Milden, Leo Hawkins, Kenneth

Description

477 acres of farmland were entrusted to Western Farm and Produce, Inc. when it received a loan from the Wartime Civil Control Administration to continue farm operations in Bellevue. The area had been one of the major producers of vegetables for the Seattle area.

Date

05/00/42

Identifier

1900.6076

Collection