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Call Number	Z-6878
Title	Canning fruit for hot lunch project
Summary	A man and two women work in a kitchen canning apricots or peaches for the hot lunch project for the Work Projects Administration in Colorado. One woman stands at a cast iron stove and sterilizes a can in hot water while the other woman stands at a kitchen table and packs fruit into a can. The man seals the can with a hand cranked machine attached to a counter. The table has a linoleum top decorated with an Art Deco pattern.
Date	[between 1938 and 1943?]
Notes	Stamped on verso of photographic print: "Federal Works Agency Work Projects Administration, 810 14th Street, Denver, Colorado."; Title supplied.; R7110068784
Physical Description	1 photographic print ; 19 x 24 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Subject	United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado--People--1930-1950. Canning & preserving--Colorado--1930-1950. Public service employment--Colorado--1930-1950. Women--Colorado--1930-1950.
Source	WPA Photo.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Relation	Image File: ZZR711006878
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	11006878.tif

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