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While searching through some of my grandpa s old photos, a handful of negatives of Colorado canneries came up. Take a look at Western Colorado workers grinding away back in 1947.
Whenever possible, I root through some of my grandpas Bob Grant s negatives from the 1940s and 50s. From time to time negatives come together to form a theme. Here are a handful of shots of local cannery workers.
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All are shots from Palisade, Colorado
All show cannery workers at their jobs
All were taken in September 1947
Grand Junction s Kuner-Empson Cannery
The Museum of Western Colorado s webpage timeline states this facility was running at capacity in 1941, six years before some of these photos were taken.
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In the world, all women are striving to get their rights recognized. The fight for is never ending as nobody has shown that he can eliminate their oppression forever. The International Women s Day hosted by the United Nations is significant step that has been taken by the government in ensuring that there is equity. This is a day that each person should recognize and consider the intentions that the founder had in terms of gender equality. There are policies put in place to guarantee equality for these women in addition to celebrating this day. These policies are not quite effective and there are better ways to make them more effective.