Aunty's Blueberry Cannery, Marion, Maine
Photograph
Workers at Aunty's Products Cannery in Marion, Maine pose for their picture during the1923-24 season, in this photograph loaned by June Davis and published by the Quoddy Tides.
Aunty's Sweetened Blueberries once operated a canning factory in Marion where workers picked over the blueberries by hand, cooked them in open kettles, and ladled them into glass jars that were sealed by machine. They were transported by train to markets in Boston and elsewhere. Operating in the 1920's and 30's the factory employed fifty or more workers during the canning season.
