Thomas Campbell operating packing machine and W.R. Roach & Co. canning factory, Croswell, Michigan

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Description

View of Thomas Campbell operating packing machine at the W.R. Roach & Co. canning factory, Croswell, Michigan. Campbell holds a box labeled "Hart Brand small beets, W.R. Roach & Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan." Cans of beets are in packing machine, ready to be loaded into boxes. Clipping on back: "Thomas Campbell operates a packing machine at the W.R. Roach & Co. canning factory in Croswell, a plant with the largest pea-canning capacity in the world. Between 400 and 500 persons are employed during the peak season from June to November." Stamped on back: "Sep 14, 1941." Handwritten on back: "Croswell, Mich."

Details

Creator:: Detroit Free Press
Resource ID:: bh028253
Subject:: Canned foods industry-Michigan--Croswell; Canned beets--Michigan--Croswell; Agricultural processing industry workers--Michigan--Croswell; Agricultural processing plants--Michigan--Croswell; Photographic prints
Date:: 1941-09
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 7 x 9 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: M/Localities-Croswell
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.