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The packing line at the Vernon Fruit Union, Winfield, early 1940s

Black and white photo of the inside of a building. Two lines of women are standing at boxes on each side of a centre conveyor belt, with the women on the right facing the camera and the women on the left facing away. Each woman is picking up an apple from the box to her right, wrapping it in tissue, and placing it into a box in front of her.

Date: Early 1940s

Location: Winfield, British Columbia

Credits: Greater Vernon Museum & Archives, Image #6232

As each packer completed her pack she stamped her number on the end of the box. This formed the basis for payment.