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Date Created1950-1959

DescriptionOlan Conover was the plant manager at the Seabrook Farms factory during the 1950s. John Fuyuume describes the duties of shift plant managers, and the nature of the shift work, in his memoir, 'I...

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TitleWendall Stamm

Date Created1950-1959

DescriptionPictured is Wendell Stamm, supervisor of the Raw Material Grading Department at the Seabrook factory. John Fuyuume describes produce grading and sampling in his memoir, 'I remember summers at...

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TitleSeabrook factory

Date Created1940-1994

DescriptionThis photograph shows the front view of the factory at Seabrook. John Fuyuume describes the factory in his meoir, 'I remember summers at Seabrook as a college student.'

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TitleI remember summers at Seabrook as a college student

AuthorFuyuume, John

Date Created1946-1994

DescriptionIn this "I remember" memoir, John Fuyumme recalls working at Seabrook during the summers in between his college semesters. He had many different jobs, including collecting samples of farm production...

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TitleJohn Emmons, Seabrook Farms

Date Created1950-1960

DescriptionJohn Emmons was one of the supervisors of the Freezing Department at Seabrook Farms. After produce was packaged, wrapped, and sorted on the marathon line, the cartons would then be moved to the giant...

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TitleWrapping machines at Seabrook Farms

Date Created1950-1959

DescriptionThe forelady - the woman in the foreground with the dark sweater and dark cap - is feeding packaged produce into a wrapping machine at Seabrook Farms. After packages are shrink-wrapped, they are...

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TitleCarton marathon line

Date Created1940-1960

DescriptionMs. Martin controls the conveyor belt machine that is responsible for filling cartons with produce, and then automatically closing the carton lids. The woman in the background of the photo is working...

Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)

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TitleMichi Nishiura's apartment

Date Created1945

DescriptionThis photo of Michi Nishiura's apartment was taken during the spring of 1945. Michi was the music disc jockey at the plant on Seabrook Farms. She also attended college, and then worked as the...

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TitleJosie Ikeda, Office Secretary at Seabrook Farms

Date Created1953

DescriptionJosie Ikeda, a Seabrook Farms office secretary, is pictured while reading the newspaper funnies. Josie also manned the radio station that communicated with plant facilities, private farmers in the...

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TitleScale house at Seabrook Farms

Date Created1950-1959

DescriptionPictured is a plant truck parked at the scale house at Seabrook Farms. John Fuyuume explains: 'The trucks would drive onto the platform scale to be weighed fully loaded, and [then] after discharging...