Call NumberZ-6878Date1938-1943SummaryA 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.Physical Description1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 19 x 24 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectUnited States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado--PeopleCanning & preserving--ColoradoPublic service employment--ColoradoWomen--ColoradoCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711006878Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromWPA Photo.Original Material Found in CollectionWPA PhotosNotesStamped 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
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