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Raw oyster packing at R. E. Roberts Co.; workers engaged in oyster shucking, steaming, and packing, with inspections underway by Earnshaw, 1914-1915

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: PP133.02 - PP133.06

Dates

  • 1914-1915

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

5 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Existence and Location of Copies

Copy negatives: Z24.84; Z24.707; Z24.1082.

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection is housed in one box with four folders containing 15 photographic prints dated 1914-1915. The photographs show early 20th century food industries in Baltimore City. There are scenes of workers processing and canning oysters at the R. E. Roberts Company, workers processing spinach, and storage apparatus in the Pompeian Olive Oil Company album with workers dispensing oil into containers. At several of these sites, inspections are underway by United States Department of Agriculture Pure Food Inspector John F. Earnshaw. All photographs are captioned "U.S.D.A. photo by A. J. Olmstead" and dated; some have subject identification.

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750