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The Asheville Community Cannery was one of the activities of the local National League for Woman's Service during World War I. It was built in the fountain in the rear of the Buncombe County Court House. They produced 10,000 cans of vegetables in the summer of 1917 and an undetermined number in 1918. Miss May F. Jones was local League Chairman and Mrs. Thomas Smith local Chairman of the Food Conservation Committee.
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Women canning produce in Asheville, North Carolina
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The Asheville Community Cannery was one of the activities of the local National League for Woman's Service during World War I. It was built in the fountain in the rear of the Buncombe County Court House. They produced 10,000 cans of vegetables in the summer of 1917 and an undetermined number in 1918. Miss May F. Jones was local League Chairman and Mrs. Thomas Smith local Chairman of the Food Conservation Committee.
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Canneries Canning and preserving World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1914-1918--War work--Women
Location:
Asheville; Buncombe County; North Carolina
Source:
World War I Papers. Military Collection. State Archives of North Carolina
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MilColl_WWI_PC_Jones_Elizabeth_Earl_Photograph_AshvilleCannery_01
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"Women canning produce in Asheville, North Carolina", She Changed the World, State Library of North Carolina
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