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...
DescriptionDoor 14 was the door to the sub-zero cold storage at Seabrook Farms. Finished products were kept there until it was time to sell them. Because the temperature was dangerous, the cord to open the...
DescriptionYohei Masatani, the man wearing the baseball cap, is waiting for a tub to fill with harvested peas. Once the tub is filled, it is rolled over to the beginning of the marathon line in the plant.
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...
DescriptionRuth Murray was a plant timekeeper at Seabrook Farms. She is affectionately remembered as the 'plant timekeeper with personality.' Plant timekeepers manned various stations around the Farms, and...
DescriptionThis November 23, 1953, photograph shows Kaoru Kamikawa standing in front of the Amerio freezers at Seabrook Farms. He is mentioned in Iddy Asada's essay, 'I remember Hoover Village.' When Iddy's...
DescriptionVernon Ichisaka was the head of the Soils Lab at Seabrook Farms during the 1950s. He tested soil to ensure it would compatable with seeds, other soils, and produce. The Soils Lab was housed within...
