Skip to main content

Sorting peas

Image

Shelling fresh peas may have homely connotations, but there can be scant return for the labour involved. It is not surprising that the convenience of frozen peas has made them a popular vegetable in New Zealand. These women pick through peas at Dobson's Frozen Food, Marlborough, 1948.

Credit

Archives New Zealand
Photograph by W. Cleal
National Publicity Studios Collection
AAQT 6539, A85630

Permission of Archives New Zealand must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

How to cite this page

Sorting peas, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/sorting-peas, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated


Keywords