Women workers at Farnsworth Fish Cannery, Brooklin, 1920
Contributed by Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society
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The majority of workers in the fish factories were women. The sardines were caught and packed from early spring to late fall.
Big dip nets were used to take the sardines off the boats, then the fish were put on large racks called "flakes." From there the fish would go to the women's worktables. If there was to be work on a particular day, the workers were notified by a whistle blown ahead of time.
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- Title: Women workers at Farnsworth Fish Cannery, Brooklin, 1920
- Creator: Hooper, Jane
- Creation Date: 1995
- Subject Date: 1920
- Town: Brooklin
- County: Hancock
- State: ME
- Media: Photo transparency
- Local Code: Brooklin Fish Factories 31/8
- Collection: Private
- Object Type: Image
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Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society
PO Box 171, Sedgwick, ME 04646
(207) 359-8086
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LC Subject Headings
Canned food industry--Maine--Brooklin
Canneries--Maine--Brooklin
Factories--Maine--Brooklin
Farnsworth Fish Cannery (Brooklin, Me.)--Employees--Photographs
Industrial facilities--Maine--Brooklin
Sardine fisheries--Maine
Other Keywords
canneries
Facilities
fish cannery
Industrial Facilities
women workers
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