Olga Smith and Leatha Miner wrap bottles of wine, Guasti, 1936

Description: The evolution of California wineries is looked at, specifically the world's largest vineyard "Italian Vineyard Company" spreading 5000 acres, owned by Mrs. Secundo Guasti, Jr.
Photograph appears with the article, "'Human Element' Still Rules Wine-Making Art, but Modern Science Lends Its Wizardry, Too," Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec 1935: 10.
Leatha and Olga smile into the camera as they wrap two bottles of wine with tissue paper.
Caption: Text from newspaper caption: After wine is fermented, aged, drained, tested, purified, blended and placed in bottles it finally reaches these girls for wrapping. Olga Smith (left) and Leatha Miner wrap thousands of bottles a day. The funny little Chianti bottles like that of Miss Smith come from Italy to be filled here.
Text from negative sleeve: 4971 - Interior shots of Guasti Winery in Ontario. 4/16/36 [stamped:] Apr 23 1936

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