Parker County Fruit Crop

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20030541

Description

Thousands of bushels of peaches passing along the conveyor belt and assembly line at the Texas Fruit Growers shed in Weatherford, Texas, where No. 1, or choice pack "fancy" peaches are graded, de-fuzzed and packed for shipment in refrigerated freight cars. The output of the shed represents on angle of the attempt to get Parker County's expected record peach crop to the market. Seven unidentified women are shown standing along the assembly line, grading and assorting the peaches.

Archival Date

1945-07-13

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-351

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Peaches; Fruit industry; Conveyor belts; Assembly-line methods; Dresses; Aprons; Texas Fruit Growers