Workers Packing Fresh Prunes Yakima Washington 1939

Workers pack fresh prunes at night in a Yakima, Washington packinghouse in August 1939. During the busy season, they earned two cents per box, reflecting the labor-intensive nature of agricultural work. This image is part of the Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information Collection, which documents agricultural labor across the U.S.

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