Gresham Cannery Workers
by Gresham Berry Growers
Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
A group of cannery workers at the loading dock of the Gresham Berry Growers' cannery. The majority of workers in the photograph are women, with a small group of men standing off to the side. The photo is mounted on green cardboard, both cardboard and photo are damaged.
More about this item
- Description
- A group of cannery workers at the loading dock of the Gresham Berry Growers' cannery. The majority of workers in the photograph are women, with a small group of men standing off to the side. The photo is mounted on green cardboard, both cardboard and photo are damaged.
- Provenance
- Found in collections. 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.
- Creator
- Gresham Berry Growers
- Subject
- Gresham Berry Growers
- Canneries
- Group portraits
- Location
- Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
- Identifier
- ghs0884
- Contributor
- Gresham Historical Society
- Extent
- Print, Photographic
- Type
- StillImage
Part of Gresham Cannery Workers
