Grapefruit Juice Canning Process in Texas 1939

A vintage image captures the unloading of cans from a boxcar at a grapefruit juice canning plant in Weslaco Texas in February 1939. Cans were lifted onto spikes for transfer to sterilizers and canning machines. This photograph provides a glimpse into the grapefruit canning processes that were pivotal in the agricultural industry of Hidalgo County.

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