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- Picking Oranges, Pasadena, California, circa 1900 -
- circa 1900
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Picking Oranges, Pasadena, California, circa 1900
- Worker Harvesting Apples, circa 1925 - Entrepreneur H.J. Heinz recognized that producing the highest quality products began with where the ingredients were grown and how they were harvested. He took great care in managing every aspect of the process to ensure the best ingredients for his line of pickled foods, preserves, and condiments. This photograph shows one step in the apple harvesting process.
- circa 1925
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Worker Harvesting Apples, circa 1925
Entrepreneur H.J. Heinz recognized that producing the highest quality products began with where the ingredients were grown and how they were harvested. He took great care in managing every aspect of the process to ensure the best ingredients for his line of pickled foods, preserves, and condiments. This photograph shows one step in the apple harvesting process.
- Harvesting Wheat for Spaghetti, H. J. Heinz Company, 1930-1940 - Entrepreneur H.J. Heinz recognized that producing the highest quality products began with where the ingredients were grown and how they were harvested. The H.J. Heinz Company took great care in managing every aspect of the process to ensure the best ingredients were used in its products. In this photograph, workers are harvesting wheat for the company's heat-and-serve spaghetti products.
- 1930-1940
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Harvesting Wheat for Spaghetti, H. J. Heinz Company, 1930-1940
Entrepreneur H.J. Heinz recognized that producing the highest quality products began with where the ingredients were grown and how they were harvested. The H.J. Heinz Company took great care in managing every aspect of the process to ensure the best ingredients were used in its products. In this photograph, workers are harvesting wheat for the company's heat-and-serve spaghetti products.
- Hop-Pickers in a Field, Oregon, 1923-1924 -
- 1923-1924
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Hop-Pickers in a Field, Oregon, 1923-1924
- Harvesting Indian River Pineapples in Florida, 1900-1910 -
- 1900-1910
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Harvesting Indian River Pineapples in Florida, 1900-1910
- Living Quarters for Migrant Workers on the Gee Family Farm, 1960-1970 - Cherry orchard owners provided seasonal housing for migrant workers during harvests. The quality of the living spaces varied from grower to grower. This slide shows the exterior of the living quarters provided by the Gee family on their farm around Traverse City, Michigan, in the 1960s.
- 1960-1970
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Living Quarters for Migrant Workers on the Gee Family Farm, 1960-1970
Cherry orchard owners provided seasonal housing for migrant workers during harvests. The quality of the living spaces varied from grower to grower. This slide shows the exterior of the living quarters provided by the Gee family on their farm around Traverse City, Michigan, in the 1960s.
- Picking and Crating Grapefruit for Riverside Fruit Exchange, Riverside, California, 1893-1905 - The Riverside Fruit Exchange served California citrus growers and packers starting in 1893. Members of the exchange hand-picked and packed fruit into crates for transportation in refrigerated railcars to eastern markets. Commons crops included navel oranges and lemons. This worker harvested grapefruit, a crop promoted by the exchange in response to competition from grapefruit growers in Florida and Texas.
- 1893-1905
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Picking and Crating Grapefruit for Riverside Fruit Exchange, Riverside, California, 1893-1905
The Riverside Fruit Exchange served California citrus growers and packers starting in 1893. Members of the exchange hand-picked and packed fruit into crates for transportation in refrigerated railcars to eastern markets. Commons crops included navel oranges and lemons. This worker harvested grapefruit, a crop promoted by the exchange in response to competition from grapefruit growers in Florida and Texas.
- Harvesting Olives, H. J. Heinz Company, Seville, Spain, circa 1915 - H. J. Heinz recognized that specific climates and soil-types were best for each fruit and vegetable, ensuring a better taste for his products. He considered Spain to be the best for olives. Laborers picked the olives and sent them to the nearby Heinz factory where they were cleaned, processed, and packaged in clear glass jars for market.
- circa 1915
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Harvesting Olives, H. J. Heinz Company, Seville, Spain, circa 1915
H. J. Heinz recognized that specific climates and soil-types were best for each fruit and vegetable, ensuring a better taste for his products. He considered Spain to be the best for olives. Laborers picked the olives and sent them to the nearby Heinz factory where they were cleaned, processed, and packaged in clear glass jars for market.
- "Huelga," United Farm Workers Organizing Committee Poster, 1966-1970 - The United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC) was formed when two migrant labor organizations merged during the 1966 Delano grape pickers strike. During the strike -- Huelga means "strike" -- and subsequent boycott, UFWOC received vital material and financial support from the larger national labor union (AFL-CIO) and several civil rights and religious organizations, activists, and politicians.
- 1966-1970
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"Huelga," United Farm Workers Organizing Committee Poster, 1966-1970
The United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC) was formed when two migrant labor organizations merged during the 1966 Delano grape pickers strike. During the strike -- Huelga means "strike" -- and subsequent boycott, UFWOC received vital material and financial support from the larger national labor union (AFL-CIO) and several civil rights and religious organizations, activists, and politicians.
- Workers Harvesting Tomatoes at a Heinz Tomato Farm, 1908 - Entrepreneur H.J. Heinz recognized that producing the highest quality products began with where the ingredients were grown and how they were harvested. He took great care in managing every aspect of the process to ensure the best ingredients for his line of pickled foods, preserves, and condiments. This photograph shows one step in the tomato harvesting process.
- 1908
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Workers Harvesting Tomatoes at a Heinz Tomato Farm, 1908
Entrepreneur H.J. Heinz recognized that producing the highest quality products began with where the ingredients were grown and how they were harvested. He took great care in managing every aspect of the process to ensure the best ingredients for his line of pickled foods, preserves, and condiments. This photograph shows one step in the tomato harvesting process.