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Vernon Fruit Union, Oyama, 1914

Black and white photo of six men, four women, and one very young girl outside. Behind them is a wooden building. Two wooden boxes of apples are in the foreground; one of the boxes is stamped "Towgood, Oyama".

Date: 1914

Location: Oyama, British Columbia

Credits: Lake Country Museum & Archives

The Vernon Fruit Union packing crew and their families, 1914.

Back Row: Winnie Brown, Mrs. Curfoot, Charlie Phillips, Alec Philips, Sam Tyndall

Front Row: Floyd Whipple, Ted Fudge (Durham), ‘Peggy’ Rowan*, Rowan daughter, Martha Getty, Mrs. Rowan

* Mr. Rowan was nicknamed ‘Peggy’ for his wooden leg.