View of the Gresham Berry Growers Cannery Building
by Gresham Studio 1940s
Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
A photograph of the Gresham Berry Growers cannery on Kelly Ave. A label on the bottom left of the photograph says "Front view of main cannery building." A loading dock with hoppers is visible.
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- Description
- A photograph of the Gresham Berry Growers cannery on Kelly Ave. A label on the bottom left of the photograph says "Front view of main cannery building." A loading dock with hoppers is visible.
- Provenance
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Found in collections. A stamp on the back says "For extra prints contact Gresham Studio - 15 West Powell - Gresham Oregon." Photo likely taken around or after 1943, as that's when modernization work on the west side of the building - visible here - was done.
The Gresham Berry Growers was 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
- 1940s
- Creator
- Gresham Studio
- Subject
- Gresham Berry Growers
- Canneries
- Downtown Gresham
- Location
- Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/
- Identifier
- ghs2209
- Contributor
- Gresham Historical Society
- Extent
- Print, Photographic
- Type
- StillImage
