From the Records of the Women’s Bureau, this photo of native Hawaiian girls in a pineapple cannery was taken November 20 1928. The Women’s Bureau was established in the Department of Labor by an act of June 5, 1920. The Bureau developed policies and programs to benefit working women economically and improve working conditions.

This photo was part of The Way We Worked, a photo exhibition focusing on the history of work in America.
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Today’s Document from the National Archives