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Fall River Canning Company Entrance
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Entrance to Fall River Canning Company. A number of trucks full of vegetables are in the parking lot or driveway in front of low sprawling warehouse buildings. A man and a woman are in the driveway. Entrada de la compañía Fall River Canning Company Entrada de la compañía enlatadora Fall River Canning Company. Unos camiones llenos de vegetales están en el estacionamiento o camino de entrada enfrente de unos edificios de almacén. Un hombre y una mujer están en el camino de entrada.
1969
Giffey, David
Publication Information
| Creator | Giffey, David |
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| Date Created | 1969 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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Collection Information
| Source Collection | South Madison oral history project and migrant farmworker photographs, 1966-1971, 1999-2000 |
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| Call Number | 1114000013 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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William Evans of Fall River Canning Company
1969
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United Farmworkers Union Protest Signs
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Huelgista in Cambria
1969
A Huelgusta (striker) against Fall River Canning Company with Obreros Unidos (United Workers), standing with a crowd. She is wearing round earrings, a black pin-striped jacket and a black beret. Pi...
Hartford Canning Company
1969
Site of Libby McNeil and Libby canning company. In 1968, workers in Hartford staged a walkout to support Obreros Unidos (United Workers) to show dissatisfaction with company domination of the local...
Fall River Canning Company Posting to Striking Workers
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Close-up of a notice posted by the Fall River Canning Company in response to striking workers. The left notice is posted in English and on the right is Spanish. It identifies workers who walked off...
