Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Contributions to the history of starch and its transformations
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Image of an elevated street view of a starch factory in Oswego, New York, depicting the Oswego Canal to the left; two rows of factory buildings, including a foundry and machine shop and store house, with a busy street scene with railroad tracks, people, wagons, and a railroad train in the center of the image.
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Rare Books
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Visual Materials
Image of an advertisement for Duryeas' Glen Cove corn starch; pair of Native American Indians in traditional dress at center; the man leans against crates of Duryeas' cornstarch while the woman kneels on the ground sorting ears of corn; African American slaves harvest corn in background at left; elaborate decorative border with beehive, sheaves of corn, and packages of cornstarch.
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