There's a lot to write about Phillips Packing Company in Cambridge, MD & it will take me awhile to bring its history to this blog, but I wanted to show another set of photos inside the plant grounds. In June 1937, the Farm Security Administration Office of War Information sent Arthur Rothstein to Cambridge to photograph a strike at Phillips (I'll post the set of photos of the strikers at another date). These next 4 photos show how farmers brought in their produce to get processed into canned goods. Take a look at these photos. Note that the third photo has lines all over the top of it (that's how it scanned into the computer – it's not an issue with your computer).
Trucks waiting at the Phillips Packing Company, Cambridge, MD photo by Arthur Rothstein, June 1937 (Farm Security Administration Office of War Information fsa 8c33117r, photo 80723-E)
Trucks unload into the canning room 2 Phillips Packing Co., Cambridge, MD photo by Arthur Rothstein, June 1937 (Farm Security Administration Office of War Information fsa 8c33070r, photo 80677-C)
Trucks unload into the canning room 3, Phillips Packing Co., Cambridge, MD photo by Arthur Rothstein, June 1937 (Farm Security Administration Office of War Information fsa 8c33084r, photo 80691-C)
Trucks unload into the canning room, Phillips Packing Co., Cambridge, MD photo by Arthur Rothstein, June 1937 (Farm Security Administration Office of War Information fsa 8c33054r, photo 80661-C)
