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1. Jacob Ries family portrait, Shakopee, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Jones, J. E.
- Date Created:
- 1900 - 1910
- Description:
- Albumen print of the Jacob Ries family. The image was taken outside the Ries home in Shakopee. Seen are the family members gathered together in front of the home's main entrance. Ries founded Jacob Ries Bottling Works, Inc. at Shakopee in 1872. In 1880, Ries tapped a spring that he named "Rock Spring" and he began bottling water and other beverages under the name "Rock Spring Beverages." He passed away in 1911 and his descendents continued to operate the bottling works. Eventually the family sold their "secret recipe" to the Pepsi Company.
- Contributing Institution:
- Scott County Historical Society
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Albumen prints
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