Ottumwa Brick and Tile, also known as Morey Clay Products, used native clay fired in the row of dome-shaped kilns to produce 50,000 tons of building brick and tile each year by the 1940s. The road to the left of the photo is Brick Plant Road, running from West Second Street to the Ottumwa Industrial Airport. For more information on the Michael Lemberger Collection visit https://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/3157
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Ottumwa Brick and Tile, also known as Morey Clay Products, used native clay fired in the row of dome-shaped kilns to produce 50,000 tons of building brick and tile each year by the 1940s. The road to the left of the photo is Brick Plant Road, running from West Second Street to the Ottumwa Industrial Airport. For more information on the Michael Lemberger Collection visit https://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/3157