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Packing spears at VITA Foods
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Forklift drivers at VITA Foods
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VITA Foods production line
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Carrying a wooden pallet, 1969 August
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Sorting glass jars at VITA Foods
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Canning at VITA Foods
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Packing fish at VITA Foods 1969 February
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Olivia Freeman 1969 June
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Woman employees at VITA Foods 1969 May
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Joshua Cotton at VITA Foods
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Unknown VITA Foods employee with Isaiah "Ike" Teat
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"Pop" Boyer and Rev. Paul Hilton 1969 July
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Sydney Caulk at VITA Foods
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Barbara Sampson's track trophy
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VITA Foods infirmary
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VITA Foods forklift drivers
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VITA Foods forklift drivers relaxing on bags of Harvey salt
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Dorothy Kennard Hutchins and Lena Clark working on a puzzle during their work break at VITA Foods
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Dishing up beans at the Annual VITA Foods Cookout
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Janet Rochester, Doris Green, and Florence Tinch in the VITA Foods cafeteria
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Four VITA Foods female employees
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Mark Stevens and Robert Moore
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Laughs at VITA Foods
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Joshua (Berkie) Fenwick in his new hardhat
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Crocheting during break at VITA Foods
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Florence Tinch handing out VITA Foods uniforms
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Handing out VITA Foods uniforms
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Marjorie Gilbert, Dorothy Plummer, Mary Smith, Elaine Hopkins, and "Babe" Goldsboro standing together outside of VITA Foods
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Ethel Boyerin the first aid room at Vita Foods
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Mildred Griffin, Anna Louise Ringgold "Piggy", Florence Jones, and Marjorie Gilbert - VITA Foods employees leaning against a truck
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Vita Food workers waiting in line for the annual Chicken Barbecue
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John Biggers, James Lomax, Mildred Griffin, Inez Garner, and R. Henry Ford standing outside VITA Foods
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Mary Smith, Elaine Hopkins, Flora "Babe" Goldsboro, Rosie Goldsboro, Mae Ashe, Viola Massey "Aunt Sis", and an unknown woman pose in front of a VITA Food truck.
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Lydia "Lottie" Graves, Audrey Cann, and Ethel Boyer
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James "Jimmy" Sampson on the left is dumping pickles with the help of another worker.
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Doris Green and Geraldine Brooks at the VITA Foods fish processing machine
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