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P 394
White Castle System, Inc. Audiovisual Collection
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OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Manuscripts/Audiovisual Collections
P 394
White Castle System, Inc. Audiovisual Collection
1921-1991
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Number: P 394
Title: White Castle System, Inc. Audiovisual
Collection
Creator: White Castle System, Inc.
Dates: 1921-1991
Media: Photographs, glass plate negatives,
safety film negatives, nitrate negatives,
transparencies, 35mm slides, ephemera,
audio recordings, motion picture film and
video recordings
Quantity: Approximately 41 cubic feet
Location: Ohio Historical Center
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE COLLECTION
White Castle System, Inc. was formed in Wichita, Kansas in 1921, by a partnership between
Walter Anderson, a professional cook, and Edgar Waldo “Billy” Ingram, a local real estate and
insurance agent. In 1916, Anderson developed a different method of preparing a hamburger by
flattening a ball of ground meat and cooking it with onions on a hot griddle for a short time. Prior
to Anderson’s method of preparation, the hamburger consisted of a think ball of ground meat
cooked slowly. His hamburger proved popular enough for Anderson to open three hamburger
stands in Wichita between 1916 and 1920. In March 1921, Ingram joined Anderson as a
partner in the operation of a fourth location under the name White Castle. The company
incorporated in 1924 as the White Castle System of Eating Houses.
Anderson and Ingram opened another hamburger stand in Kansas City, in 1924, and over the
next six years they rapidly expanded their company’s operations to include locations in twelve
major cities in the eastern half of the United States. This expansion created the need for a more
centrally located corporate headquarters, so in 1934 the company moved its business
operations to its present location in Columbus, Ohio. By this time White Castle was wholly
owned by Billy Ingram, who bought out Anderson’s share in the company in 1933.
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Object Description
| Title | P 394 White Castle Systems, Inc. Audiovisual Collection |
| Subject |
Ingram, Billy, 1880-1966 Ingram family White Castle System, Inc. -- Photographs Fast food restaurants -- Photographs Advertising -- Food service Marketing -- Management Paper products industry Hamburgers Paper products industry Building, Iron and steel |
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| Creator | White Castle Systems, Inc. |
| Date of Original | 1921-1991 |
| Collection | Ohio Historical Society Finding Aids Collection |
| Submitting Institution | Ohio History Connection |
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| Type | Text |
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| Full Text | P 394 White Castle System, Inc. Audiovisual Collection Page 1 14 OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY Manuscripts/Audiovisual Collections P 394 White Castle System, Inc. Audiovisual Collection 1921-1991 OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION Number: P 394 Title: White Castle System, Inc. Audiovisual Collection Creator: White Castle System, Inc. Dates: 1921-1991 Media: Photographs, glass plate negatives, safety film negatives, nitrate negatives, transparencies, 35mm slides, ephemera, audio recordings, motion picture film and video recordings Quantity: Approximately 41 cubic feet Location: Ohio Historical Center HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE COLLECTION White Castle System, Inc. was formed in Wichita, Kansas in 1921, by a partnership between Walter Anderson, a professional cook, and Edgar Waldo “Billy” Ingram, a local real estate and insurance agent. In 1916, Anderson developed a different method of preparing a hamburger by flattening a ball of ground meat and cooking it with onions on a hot griddle for a short time. Prior to Anderson’s method of preparation, the hamburger consisted of a think ball of ground meat cooked slowly. His hamburger proved popular enough for Anderson to open three hamburger stands in Wichita between 1916 and 1920. In March 1921, Ingram joined Anderson as a partner in the operation of a fourth location under the name White Castle. The company incorporated in 1924 as the White Castle System of Eating Houses. Anderson and Ingram opened another hamburger stand in Kansas City, in 1924, and over the next six years they rapidly expanded their company’s operations to include locations in twelve major cities in the eastern half of the United States. This expansion created the need for a more centrally located corporate headquarters, so in 1934 the company moved its business operations to its present location in Columbus, Ohio. By this time White Castle was wholly owned by Billy Ingram, who bought out Anderson’s share in the company in 1933. Created with Print2PDF. To remove this line, buy a license at: http://www.binarynow.com/ |
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