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[[Image:Armour_Plant_Exterior_1930s.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Exterior of the Armour Plant, circa 1930s.]]The Armour Packing Plant was a large meat processing plant in [[West Fargo, North Dakota]], providing a base for the economy and a mascot (the "Packers") for the high school football team. Armour began to decline post-WWII, changing its name to "Dial Corporation" to favor its soap line, and through mergers and sales the current meat-products were sold to Pinnacle Foods and are marketed under the "[[Armour_Star_Beef_Stew|Armour Star]]" brand.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dial_Corporation Dial Corporation], at Wikipedia.</ref>  In 1959, due to declining facilities, Armour shut down West Fargo operations and closed the meat packing plant.<ref name="forum">[http://www.in-forum.com/specials/century/jan3/week4.html "From Packing To Prosperity,"] By Nichole Aksamit, Fargo Forum website <u>The 20th Century In Review</u>.</ref>

These photos were purchased at auction, loose in a box.  Some had captions, which are included in the image description, but many were included without any context.  The primary focus appears to be the wastewater treatment systems, and most of the notes indicate the images were meant to document the work.  They could possibly ave been produced for a portfolio of work, or for internal documentation of how the structures were completed.

Prior to the wastewater treatment plant, the Armour factory dumped its waste directly into the Sheyenne River, which flows through West Fargo.  Farmers downstream of the offal filed lawsuits against Armour, resulting in the construction of the treatment plant.<ref name="forum"/>
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Image:Armour_Plant_Exterior_1930s.jpg|Exterior
Image:Armour_Plant_Exterior_1930s_-_2.jpg|Exterior
Image:Armour_Plant_Pilings_On_East_Side_Of_Waste_Water_Tank.jpg|Pilings on east side
Image:Armour_Plant_Wastewater_Treatment_Plant_-_1.jpg|Along Sheyenne R
Image:Armour_Plant_Wastewater_Treatment_Plant_-_2.jpg
Image:Armour_Plant_Wastewater_Treatment_Plant_-_3.jpg
Image:Armour_Plant_Wastewater_Treatment_Plant_-_4.jpg
Image:Armour_Plant_Wastewater_Treatment_Plant_-_5.jpg
Image:Armour_Plant_Wastewater_Treatment_Plant_-_6.jpg
Image:Armour_Plant_Wastewater_Treatment_Plant_-_7.jpg
Image:Armour_Plant_Wastewater_Treatment_Plant_-_8.jpg
Image:Armour_Plant_Top_View_Of_River_Pileing_Construction.jpg|Top View of Pileing Construction
Image:Armour_Plant_Job_Panorama_-_1.jpg|Job Panorama
Image:Armour_Plant_Final_Filter_No_2.jpg|Final Filter No 2
Image:Armour_Plant_Final_Filter_No_2_-_2.jpg|Final Filter No 2
Image:Armour_Plant_Final_Filter_No_2_-_3.jpg|Final Filter No 2
Image:Armour_Plant_Clarifiers_2_and_1_-_1.jpg|Clarifiers 2 and 1
Image:Armour_Plant_Herefords_-_1.jpg|Herefords in stockyard
Image:Armour_Plant_Herefords_-_2.jpg|Herefords in stockyard
Image:Armour_Plant_Bottom_Primary_Filter_4_-_1.jpg|Bottom Primary Filter 4
Image:Armour_Plant_Pump_House_No_2_-_1.jpg|Pump House No 2
Image:Armour_Plant_Final_Filter_-_1.jpg|Final Filter
Image:Armour_Plant_Primary_Filters_-_1.jpg|Primary Filters
Image:Armour_Plant_Waste_Wash_Connection_-_1.jpg|Waste Wash Connection
Image:Armour_Plant_Influent_Connections_Primary_Filters_-_1.jpg|Influent Connections Primary Filters
Image:Armour_Plant_Underdrains_Final_Filters_No_1_-_1.jpg|Underdrains Final Filters No 1
Image:Armour_Plant_Pump_House_No_1_-_1.jpg|Pump House No 1
Image:Armour_Plant_Primary_Filters_-_2.jpg|Primary Filters
Image:Armour_Plant_Primary_Filters_-_3.jpg|Primary Filters
Image:Armour_Plant_Enclosures_-_1.jpg|Enclosures
Image:Armour_Plant_Wash_Water_Tank_-_1.jpg|Wash Water Tank
Image:Armour_Plant_Job_Panorama_-_2.jpg|Jobsite Panorama
Image:Armour_Plant_Job_Panorama_-_3.jpg|Jobsite Panorama
Image:Armour_Plant_Job_Panorama_-_4.jpg|Jobsite Panorama
Image:Armour_Plant_Waste_Wash_Water_Tank_-_1.jpg
Image:Armour_Plant_River_Crossing_-_1.jpg|River Crossing
Image:Armour_Plant_River_Crossing_-_2.jpg|River Crossing
Image:Armour_Plant_Pipe_Gang_-_Detail.jpg
Image:Armour_Plant_Pipe_Gang_-_1.jpg|Pipe Gang
Image:Armour_Plant_Primary_Filters_-_4.jpg|{rimary Filters
Image:Armour_Plant_Coffey_Dam_-_1.jpg|Coffey Dam
Image:Armour_Plant_Enclosures_-_2.jpg|Enclosures
Image:Armour_Plant_Storage_Tank_and_Footbridge_Tower_-_1.jpg|Storage Tank and Footbridge Tower
Image:Armour_Plant_Mixing_Basin_-_1.jpg|Mixing Basin
Image:Armour_Plant_Mixing_Plant_-_1.jpg|Mixing Plant
Image:Armour_Plant_Excavation_of_Filter_1_-_1.jpg|Excavation of Filter 1
Image:Armour_Plant_Enclosures_-_3.jpg|Enclosures
Image:Armour_Plant_Earth_Slide_-_1.jpg|Earth Slide
Image:Armour_Plant_Job_Panorama_-_5.jpg|Job Panorama
Image:Armour_Plant_Wastewater_Treatment_Plant_-_10.jpg
Image:Armour_Plant_Wastewater_Treatment_Plant_-_11.jpg
Image:Armour_Plant_Wastewater_Treatment_Plant_-_12.jpg
Image:Armour_Plant_Wastewater_Treatment_Plant_-_13.jpg
Image:Armour_Plant_Wastewater_Treatment_Plant_-_14.jpg
Image:Armour_Plant_Wastewater_Treatment_Plant_-_15.jpg
Image:Armour_Plant_Wastewater_Treatment_Plant_-_16.jpg
Image:Armour Plant Wash Water Tank - 2.jpg|Wash Water Tank
Image:Armour_Plant_Footbridge_-_1.jpg|Footbridge
Image:Armour_Plant_Primary_Filters_-_5.jpg|Primary Filters
Image:Armour Plant Control Vault - 1.jpg|Control Vault
Image:Armour_Plant_Sheet_Piling_-_1.jpg|Sheet Piling
Image:Armour_Plant_Wastewater_Treatment_Plant_-_17.jpg
Image:Armour_Plant_Wastewater_Treatment_Plant_-_18.jpg
Image:Armour_Plant_Northern_Pike.jpg|Pike Caught in Sheyenne River
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