Contributed by an individual through Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society
Description
A photo of some of the workers at the Farnsworth Fish Cannery in 1920. Packing the fish was considered women's work. No particular uniform was worn except caps to cover the hair and aprons, since packing fish was messy work.
About This Item
- Title: Women employees, Farnsworth Fish Cannery, Brooklin, 1920
- Creator: Jane Hooper
- Creation Date: 1995
- Subject Date: 1920
- Location: Brooklin, Hancock County, ME
- Media: Photo transparency
- Local Code: Brooklin Fish Factories 33/8
- Collection: Bryle Carter
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Sardine fisheries--Maine--Brooklin
- Canneries--Maine--Brooklin
- Canned food industry--Maine--Brooklin
- Industrial facilities--Maine--Brooklin
- Factories--Maine--Brooklin
- Farnsworth Fish Cannery (Brooklin, Me.)--Employees--Photographs
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Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical SocietyPO Box 171, Sedgwick, ME 04646
(207) 359-8086
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