Woman Holding Crate of Raspberries
by Gresham Berry Growers 1950s
Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Photograph of a woman holding a crate of raspberries packed by Gresham Berry Growers. The woman is standing next to stacks of other crates of raspberries labeled "Gresham Oregon Raspberries", and is smiling widely. The photo is torn in several places.
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- Description
- Photograph of a woman holding a crate of raspberries packed by Gresham Berry Growers. The woman is standing next to stacks of other crates of raspberries labeled "Gresham Oregon Raspberries", and is smiling widely. The photo is torn in several places.
- Provenance
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Provenance unknown; negative of same photo found in envelope of Gresham Berry Growers negatives dating to 1941, received in 2001 from the Camas-Washougal Historical Society via the Troutdale Historical Society.
Gresham was once known as the "Raspberry Capital of the World," leading the Western United States in growing and processing raspberries. Much of this was done by the Gresham Berry Growers, a cooperative association of berry farmers in eastern Multnomah County and northern Clackamas County. The association began in 1919, and became the largest employer in Gresham through its cannery and packing plant, shipping millions of pounds of frozen produce across the country during its peak production years. In 1965, facing supply issues caused by Gresham's increasing urbanization, the association's board voted to merge with the United Growers of Salem under the Flav-R-Pac label, moving the cannery business to Salem. - Date
- 1950s
- Creator
- Gresham Berry Growers
- Subject
- Raspberries
- Berries
- Gresham Berry Growers
- Farm produce
- Location
- Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/
- Identifier
- ghs0977
- Contributor
- Gresham Historical Society
- Extent
- Print, Photographic
- Type
- StillImage
