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Description
Velma Lucille Bernal, at age 19, in the overalls she wore to her shifts at California Packing Corporation Plant #3. The photo was taken on the back porch of her family home on Gregory Street, San Jose, California, just around the corner from Plant #3, which was located at 801 Auzerais Avenue, San Jose, California. Velma Lucille Bernal was born in San Jose on Dec. 13, 1901; died in San Jose on Dec. 27, 1998. She is buried in the Santa Clara Catholic Cemetery. California Packing Corporation sold its products under a number of proprietary and distributive labels, including their premium brand, Del Monte. In June 1967, the company name was officially changed to the Del Monte Corporation.
Type
image
Format
Black & White
Identifier
F5400A53-9C25-45A7-919C-256616592500 2004-7-2
Subject
Del Monte Corporation California Packing Corporation Working class Canneries Women Houses Bernal family Bernal, Velma Lucille
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