Object Name:
Photograph
Date:
Feb 1956
Description of Object:
Pearl McNasby seated in a chair with her feet resting on another chair. A large flower bush blooms behind her. A date is stamped along the bottom of the photo, "Feb '56".
About the Object:
The company became well known for their 'Pearl Brand Oysters', named for the wife of William McNasby Jr., Pearl McNasby. William Jr. married Pearl Sherbondy on June 14, 1926, in Akron, Ohio.
More Information:
Pearl was active in the business, as evidenced by newspapers published during their time crediting her with ideas such as shipping oysters by dirigible (a type of airship) in 1929.
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