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KEY CITY PAPER BOX FACTORY
KEY CITY PAPER BOX FACTORY. The 1899-1900 Dubuque City Directory listed 1362 Clay.
The 1909 Dubuque City Directory gave the address for this business as 490 Garfield.
The 1911-12 Dubuque City Directory listed 470 Garfield.
Located at the beginning of the twentieth century at 1360-1362 Clay Street, the company was operated by Mr. E.P. Spahn. Advertising for the company stated that he made all kinds of paper boxes including suit boxes, florists' boxes, and confectioners' boxes.
The 1923 Dubuque City Directory listed 513 Garfield.