Black and white photograph featuring a factory worker wearing safety goggles in the midst of welding something in Joplin, Missouri, as taken on May 17, 1962. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph featuring a factory worker working with building pipes in Joplin, Missouri, as taken on May 17, 1962. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph featuring a close-up view of a factory worker wearing safety goggles in the midst of welding something in Joplin, Missouri, as taken on May 17, 1962. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

A picture of the new freezer building. It is mostly empty, but several pallets sit in the left side. The left wall is made of wooden planks, and on the right side of the picture, it appears as if there are three large brick ovens.

A black and white photo of four large tanks, which hold flour and sugar.

A black and white photo that depicts many stacked cans, presumably in a freezer of some sort.

A photo of six women as they work to make cream pie shells at several stations. There are also large troughs of the shell mix. The caption reads: "Here you see part of the hand labor which gives you our home made style pies."

A sepia toned picture of Lloyd J. Harris, President and Founder of Lloyd J. Harris Pie Co. Below his image, it reads: "Mr. Harris is the only owner of a pie company in Chicago who is a master baker himself. He is recognized by all the leading bakers…

A correspondance addressed to Shelby Johnstone at the Lloyd J. Harris Pie Co that is addressed from Hartman Drug Stores. It expresses that Hartman Drug Stores has seen a 256% increase in pie sales since the company started to sell exclusively Lloyd…

A photo of the high pressure steam jacket aluminum kettles, which is being operated by a man who is stirring something in the kettle, and the pie pan washer, which is being operated by a woman. The caption reads: "All custards, fillings for cream…

A copy of a letter from The Hitching Post Co. addressed to Lloyd Harriss Pie Co. It expresses the relationship of the two companies as driven by the use of whipping cream. It is signed by L. B. Balensi.

A full-color image of the variety of fruits that go into Lloyd J. Harriss pies, which includes apples, peaches, raspberrys, strawberrys and bananas. The caption subtext reads: "Note 32% Cream, fresh butter, large fresh peaches, Willow Twig apples,…