A Sacramento Northern passenger car idles in front of the Charles Swanston and Son Packing House in this circa 1920 photograph. Located along the Haggin Grant, just north of American River, the plant was built for 250,000 dollars, just a few years...
Photograph, taken in August, 1942, of women at work cutting peaches in half by hand and removing the stones at Bercut-Richards Packing Company. The war-time shortage of male workers had no effect on this industry, and this scene displays a wide...
This circa 1953 photograph shows the El Rancho Trailer Village at 1200 East El Camino Avenue. The six-acre park opened in the spring of 1949 with space for 130 trailers. Features included underground power lines, a buzzer system to each trailer,...
This aerial photograph of the California Packing Company plant at 1721 C Street was taken in 1932. The photograph also reveals Sixteenth Street, looking north from C Street. Also in view is a section of the North Levee under the main line of...
Photograph taken in 1924 at the corner of Front and P Streets. On the corner is the California Packing Company factory. On the right side of the photo, at the corner of Front and Q Street, is the Sacramento Public Bean Cleaning Company, and to...
Photograph taken in 1952 of the founders of Bercut-Richards Packing Company, Thomas H. Richards and Peter Bercut. One of the largest employers within Sacramento's city limits and an integral part of the local economy, both men were honored with...
Professional promotional photograph taken in 1952 of women preparing grapes for canning inside Bercut-Richards Packing Company. The workers stand on either side of conveyor belts selecting and setting aside what would find it's way to the customer....
Photograph, taken in 1952, of women operating an automatic mixer for fruit cocktail at Bercut-Richards Packing Company, which was located on North Seventh Street at Richards Boulevard.
This 1942 photograph shows cans being unloaded at the Bercut Richards cannery warehouse. The cans were manufactured in Oakland and transported to Sacramento by rail. This shows cans being unloaded at the Bercut-Richards Packing Company. An...
Taken in August 1942, this photograph shows syrup preparation at the Bercut Richards Packing Company at North Seventh Street and Richards Boulevard. Four employees empty 100 pound bags of sugar into a circular vat for mixing.
Photograph, taken in August, 1942, of the cooling floor, where cooked cans of fruit are allowed to cool before being boxed, at Bercut-Richards Packing Company. Ray Linsey drives the forklift.
Photograph taken in 1942 of of the garage at Bercut-Richards Packing Company. Three workmen pose for the camera. Closest is Jimmie Rogers and in the background to the right is Chuck Schmidt.
