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