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A small evaporated milk company which opened in Kent in 1899 grew to become the nationally known Carnation Company. Canned milk had a small market at first, but was soon accepted by hungry babies and gold-rush miners alike.

Caption on image: Carnation Milk - The modern milkman. Mt. Rainier, Wash. - height 14,526 ft. From contented cows. Green grass the year 'round on the North Pacific Coast. Souvenir A.Y.P. Exposition, Seattle, 1909. Postmarked August 12, 1909, from Carbonado, Wash.; one-cent stamp. Handwritten on verso: Victor [Emflit?], Carbonado Wash. VE [mog?] ES [Coft?]. Dear Friend - The kids in Carbonado wants [sic] to see the Ball game at S.P.P.M. So Please come up in the morning to call the game at 10 A.M. Addressed to Jim Cothrey in Wilkeson, Wash. Caption by MOHAI staff.

• Subjects (LCTGM): Milk--Washington (State); Dairy products industry--Washington (State); Mountains--Washington (State); Cows--Washington (State)