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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: March 6, 2020
Caption: A Dedication Honoring Pittsburg Early Pioneers -- Lady Cannery Workers
Additional Description: For a century, beginning in 1880 and (?)fing in 1979, the water fronts of Pittsburg and Antioch were a major hub of canning fish, fruit and vegetables. Major canneries included R.E. Booth Company Inc. in Pittsburg, Western California Canners, Inc. and H (?)mott Canners, Inc. in Antioch. Women of many ethnic backgrounds supplied most of the labor. This monument is to commemorate, with the fondest of memories and honor, the names of each person anthem their contribution.
Submitted: March 12, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p512929
File Size: 0.155 Megabytes

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