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Women workers standing in front of the Kirkland Cooperative Cannery, Kirkland, July 1939
In 1939, during the Great Depression, Washington State operated four cooperative canneries, all funded by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). Canneries at Kirkland and Kent served families from as far as away Everett and Tacoma. Any family with an income of less than $100 a month could bring fruit, vegetables, and meat to the cannery to preserve them for…
ID Number:1986.5.4890.1
Date:1939
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Women working at the Kirkland Cooperative Cannery, Kirkland, July 13, 1939
In 1939, during the Great Depression, Washington State operated four cooperative canneries, all funded by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). Canneries at Kirkland and Kent served families from as far as away Everett and Tacoma. Any family with an income of less than $100 a month could bring fruit, vegetables, and meat to the cannery to preserve them for…
ID Number:1986.5.4890.2
Date:1939
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Man hanging noodles on drying rack at Mission Macaroni Co., Seattle, January 1952
Guido P. Merlino (1903-1991) founded the Mission Macaroni Mfg. Company during the economically challenging times of the Great Depression in 1932. Originally from Taranta Peligna, Italy, Merlino immigrated to the United States in 1920 at age 17, settling near his brother in Fresno, California. He later joined his cousins in Seattle as an owner of Pacific Coast Macaroni Co., producing…
ID Number:1986.5.5659.1
Date:1952
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Woman packaging pasta at Mission Macaroni Co., Seattle, January 1952
Guido P. Merlino (1903-1991) founded the Mission Macaroni Mfg. Company during the economically challenging times of the Great Depression in 1932. Originally from Taranta Peligna, Italy, Merlino immigrated to the United States in 1920 at age 17, settling near his brother in Fresno, California. He later joined his cousins in Seattle as an owner of Pacific Coast Macaroni Co., producing…
ID Number:1986.5.5659.2
Date:1952
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Puyallup River flood control model at the University of Washington, 1938
Just north of the Oceanography building on the University of Washington campus, an outdoor scale model of the lower Puyallup River was built by the University and the Works Progress Administration for experimentation in flood control. This photo shows two men working on the model, with the UW Harris Hydraulics Laboratory visible in the background. The names Norton, William; Abie,…
ID Number:1986.5.6554.1
Date:1938
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Puyallup River flood control model at the University of Washington, 1938
Just north of the Oceanography building on the University of Washington campus, an outdoor scale model of the lower Puyallup River was built by the University and the Works Progress Administration for experimentation in flood control. This photo shows four men near water pumping equipment. The names Norton, William; Abie, Don; Harris, Charles, Prof; Griffith, Howard; Snook, Glenn; Reynolds, Earl;…
ID Number:1986.5.6554.2
Date:1938
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Puyallup River flood control model at the University of Washington, 1938
Just north of the Oceanography building on the University of Washington campus, an outdoor scale model of the lower Puyallup River was built by the University and the Works Progress Administration for experimentation in flood control. The names Norton, William; Abie, Don; Harris, Charles, Prof; Griffith, Howard; Snook, Glenn; Reynolds, Earl; Sather, F. I.; Hussey, Edward were noted in the…
ID Number:1986.5.6554.3
Date:1938
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Men outside barracks, Civilian Conservation Corps, Longmire, circa 1937
Part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal legislation, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a government work relief program that employed about 3 million men age 18 to 25 from 1933 until 1942. CCC jobs were generally manual labor, and focused on the conservation and development of parks and other natural resources throughout the United States. Camp Sunshine Point,…
ID Number:1986.5.6728.1
Date:Circa 1937
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Men setting up tent at campsite, Civilian Conservation Corps, Longmire, circa 1937
Part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal legislation, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a government work relief program that employed about 3 million men age 18 to 25 from 1933 until 1942. CCC jobs were generally manual labor, and focused primarily on the conservation and development of parks and other natural resources throughout the United States. The men…
ID Number:1986.5.6728.2
Date:Circa 1937
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Men stuffing mattresses for camp, Civilian Conservation Corps, Longmire, circa 1937
Part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal legislation, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a government work relief program that employed about 3 million men age 18 to 25 from 1933 until 1942. Camp Sunshine Point, located near Longmire in Mount Rainier National Park, housed participants for six months to a year. The primary focus was on reforestation in…
ID Number:1986.5.6728.3
Date:Circa 1937