Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 12, 1959
Caption:
MEAT CUTTING OPERATION: Workers are shown readying meat cuts for tomorrow's opening within a refrigerated production line setup that helps assure freshness. The cuts are placed in 72 feet of refrigerated display cases.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 20, 1954
Caption:
FROM HOGS TO PORK: In this room, hogs are killed, bled, scalded, de-haired and washed. George E. Bowler (front center) of the City Health Department inspects all animals during each killing operation. Uzziah Wallace (left) is about to slit open one of the animals, while Fritz Model (right) gives the pork a final washing with a hose.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 20, 1954
Caption:
PORK TODAY, HAM TOMORROW: Suspended in long rows, pork is chilled in this Peters Sausage Co. cooling room overnight. When removed to the cutting floor, the internal temperature of the meat will be about 36 degrees.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 20, 1954
Caption:
STILL ANOTHER PRODUCT - LARD: At the Peters Sausage Co., lard is produced from fat as a major by-product. Most of the operations are automatic. They involve cooking, separating protein matter, chilling. The liquid lard comes out of the machine operated by Fritz Model in one-pound lots. Oscar Sims is putting flat boxes into a shaping machine.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 20, 1954
Caption:
READY TO GO: Here completed sausage and meat cuts are awaiting shipment to retail outlets. Processing of the sausages is done at the firm's parent organization in Detroit.