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.
Description
1 photographic print ; 19 x 24 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of
WPA Photos
Type of Material
Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
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.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
WPA Photo.
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR711006878
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
Filename
11006878.tif
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