Giebner Cannery, Banks, Oregon

Title

Giebner Cannery, Banks, Oregon

Description

Women working on either side of a container belt, appearing to sort small fruit. Elongated covered lights are suspended from a high ceiling to hang above the belts, and the floor appears to be concrete. A white wall runs down the right side of the image, and a double set of conveyor belts/shelves appear at the back of the image. the women wear light-colored shirts, and have their hair held back with scarves and/or up in hair nets. All have shorter hair, curlier on the bottom than at the top.

Giebner Cannery, Banks

Identifier

WCMpic_000161

Subject

Women cannery workers

Canned fruit industry

Labor

Giebner, [?]

Western United States History

Local & State History

Economic History

Cultural Studies

Social History

Work

Spatial Coverage

Banks, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1950s

Date

1950/1959

Medium

photographic prints

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum