Curator's note | In 1944, the Western Horse Marketing Co-operative built a slaughter plant for horses in Swift Current to help deal with the problem of surplus horses. Some of the horse meat from the abattoir was exported to Europe for the armed forces. |
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Title | Woman Working in the Horse Meat Plant in Swift Current |
Date | [195-?] |
Physical extent | 1 negative : b&w ; 10 x 12 cm |
Scope and content | Unidentified woman working at canning horse meat at Swift Current, SK. |
Repository | Saskatchewan Archives Board |
Fonds/collection | T.R. Melville-Ness Photograph Collection |
Retrieval information | T.R. Melville Ness Photograph Collection, S-MN-B1225 |
Occupation(s) |
Abattoirs Agricultural processing |
Theme(s) |
Agriculture & Food Industry |
Database ID | 36681 |