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The packing line at the Vernon Fruit Union, Winfield, early 1940s

The packing line at the Vernon Fruit Union, Winfield, early 1940s

As each packer completed her pack she stamped her number on the end of the box. This formed the basis for payment.
The sorting line at the Vernon Fruit Union, Winfield, early 1940s

The sorting line at the Vernon Fruit Union, Winfield, early 1940s

The belles normally worked ten hours a day. Sorters were paid by the hour, earning less than $15 per week.
Women at work in the Woodsdale packinghouse, 1944

Women at work in the Woodsdale packinghouse, 1944

Grandmothers Helping to Pack Fruit Crop Grandmothers, schoolgirls and housewives have joined forces at Kelowna to play a big role in this year’s bumper apple crop. Clad in […]
Winsome Winnie Winfield

Winsome Winnie Winfield

Winnie Draper Heyworth Interview September 21st, 2015. Winnie Draper was born in Glenella, Manitoba July 27th, 1916. Her family moved to Winfield, British Columbia in 1926. Winnie began […]
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