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.; "Is Part Of" term supplied by cataloger. R7110068784
Description
1 photographic print ; 19 x 24 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of
WPA Photos
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 Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
