June 2, 2021
Exhibits of local companies and personalities were our favorite parts of the museum.
Companies from Idaho include Boise Cascade (paper products), Simplot (they were one of America’s largest shippers of fresh potatoes in the 1940s, developed dehydrated potatoes for World War II troops, and created the first successful frozen french fries), Hewlett-Packard (its laser printer division was headquartered in Boise), and Micron Technology. Joe Albertson opened his first store in 1939 in Caldwell, Idaho with innovations such as a scratch bakery, a magazine rack, hot roasted nuts, automatic doughnut machine, popcorn machine, and ice cream (which he made himself for the store’s grand opening). By the time he retired in 1976 he had built America’s largest supermarket chain. We remember shopping at Albertsons in Orlando when we were first married. We never knew one could buy clothes and paint at a grocery.
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