cannery

salmon

Pink-fleshed migratory fish

• tunaLarge edible ocean fish
• sardinesSmall canned herring relatives
• mackerelSwift, oily ocean fish

anchovies · crab · shrimp · oysters · herring · cod · trawler · fleet · nets · gutting

production

Making or generating something

• machineryCollective mechanical equipment
• assemblyConstructing from components
• conveyorMechanism that transports items

workers · shifts · foreman · supervisor · processing · packaging · warehouse · uniforms · overtime · efficiency

sterilization

Complete elimination of microbes

• pasteurizationThermal pathogen elimination process
• hermeticImpenetrably closed off
• shelf-lifePeriod before spoilage

retort · brine · syrup · botulism · preservatives · spoilage · seal · lids · jars · tins

tomatoes

Red fleshy fruits

• peachesFuzzy stone fruit
• pearsEdible pomes from Pyrus
• cornCereal grown on cobs

beans · peas · fruits · vegetables · harvest · orchard · agriculture · pulp · sauce · juice

Monterey

Central California coastal city

• boomtownRapidly growing community
• heritageInherited cultural legacy
• archiveStored historical records

Steinbeck · industry · labor · mechanization · immigration · decline · heyday · waterfront · unionization · wartime

• Bristol Baysockeye salmon, red salmon, king salmon, salmon run, commercial fishing
• food processingfreezing, drying, packaging, pasteurization, fermentation
• factoriesfactory, manufacturing plant, assembly plant, car factory, plants
• fishing villagefisherman, fishermen, fishing boat, fishing fleet, nets
• New England coastlobster trap, lobster boat, lobster roll, Cape Cod, clambake
• water usersfarmer, household, factory, power plant, city