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Food Processing, Tarrafal
Unidentified women, residents of Tarrafal, São Nicolau, prepare dried corn with a mortar and pestle. Note also the cobblestone streets, which are a trademark of Cape Verde cities and villages.
Mother and Child; Tarrafal
An unidentified mother and child in Tarrafal, São Nicolau. She appears to be milling corn to make corn meal or flour. Note the cobblestone street, a trademark of the Cape Verde islands.
Family in Tarrafal
An unidentified family poses for a portrait in Tarrafal.
Tuna Cannery in Tarrafal
A worker at a tuna cannery decapitates freshly caught tuna in order to prepare it for processing and canning. This cannery is believed to be the first to open in Cape Verde.
Workers at Tuna Cannery
Workers at tuna cannery prepare a fresh catch of tuna for processing and canning.
Tuna Cannery; Tarrafal
Workers handle freshly caught tuna at a cannery in Tarrafal.
Workers & Tuna in Cannery
Workers at a tuna cannery in Tarrafal, São Nicolau, remove the meat from tuna in preparation for canning. This cannery is believed to be the first in Cape Verde.
Workers in Tuna Cannery
Two unidentified workers at a tuna cannery in Tarrafal, São Nicolau.
Tuna Cannery in Tarrafal
A worker in a tuna cannery processes meat in preparation for canning. This cannery is located in Tarrafal, São Nicolau.
Tuna Cannery in Tarrafal
A worker in a tuna cannery processes meat in preparation for canning. This cannery is located in Tarrafal, São Nicolau.
Tuna Cannery
A worker in a tuna cannery processes meat in preparation for canning. This cannery is located in Tarrafal, São Nicolau.
Tuna on Scale; Tuna Cannery
Workers weigh tuna fish as it is brought into this cannery in Tarrafal. It is believed to be the first cannery to open in Cape Verde.
Tuna Fish Catch Being Weighed
Freshly caught tuna is weighed in a tuna cannery before it moves on to processing. This cannery, located in Tarrafal, is believed to be the first commercial cannery to be opened in Cape Verde.
Worker in Tuna Cannery
An unidentified worker in a tuna cannery prepares cans before they are packed. This cannery, located in Tarrafal, São Nicolau, is believed to be the first cannery to be opened in Cape Verde.
Worker in Tuna Cannery
An unidentified employee of a tuna cannery, possibly SUCLA, in Tarrafal, São Nicolau. This is perhaps the first cannery in Cape Verde.
Shaping and Labeling of Tuna Cans (4 of 4)
Here is a close up of a tool that is used in the tuna can production. This photo is taken at the SUCLA tuna cannery in Tarrafal, São Nicolau.
Shaping and Labeling of Tuna Cans (3 of 4)
The shaping and labeling process of tuna canning at the SUCLA cannery in Tarrafal.
Shaping and Labeling of Tuna Cans (2 of 4)
The shaping and labeling process of tuna canning can be seen at a different angle in this image.
Shaping and Labeling of Tuna Cans (1 of 4)
A worker at the SUCLA plant is pictured shaping and labeling tuna cans.
Tuna Canning
Two unidentified women aid in the tuna canning process at the SUCLA tuna cannery in Tarrafal, São Nicolau.
Display of Tuna Cans
Pictured is a large stacked display of tuna cans packed and labeled by the SUCLA company in Tarrafal.
SUCLA (Society of Overseas Canning)
Since 1935, the SUCLA company has been a family-oriented company that provides canned seafood to many areas of the world. The business was founded by the Preitas family and has grown to employ close to 200 people. The SUCLA company is the at the…
Boat & Tarrafal Bay
Small, wooden boat on the shore in Tarrafal. On the horizon, two uninhabited islands, Raso and Branco, with fishing vessels in the foreground. Tarrafal is home to one of the first tuna cannery's in Cape Verde, SUCLA. It was founded by the Preitas…
Tarrafal Shoreline with a view of SUCLA
Pictured is the coastal town of Tarrafal nestled along the shoreline on the island of São Nicolau. The company SUCLA (Society of Overseas Canning) can be seen in the distance to the left.
Sunset on Tarrafal Bay
Looking west over Tarrafal Bay on São Nicolau. Fishing vessels can be seen on the bay. Tarrafal is the seat of Tarrafal de São Nicolau Municipality and it's economy is largely based on local fishing industries.
Boats Along Tarrafal Bay
This photo was taken along the shoreline of Tarrafal. At the end of the day these wooden fishing vessels are dragged back on shore for storage. Here one last boat is being dry docked. Learning to successfully fish at a young age is viewed as a rite…
Two Men Hauling Tuna onto Shore
On the shore of Tarrafal, two unidentified men transport a load of freshly caught tuna from boats to some method of transportation that is not in the frame. This catch is likely then sent to Cape Verde's Tuna Cannery for processing.
Boat Launching into Tarrafal Bay
Small, wooden fishing vessels are dragged back onto shore after a days work in Tarrafal. This coastal town on the western shore of São Nicolau relies largely on fishing industries to fuel it's local economy.
Boats along the waterfront of Tarrafal Bay
Pictured are two boys standing amidst three large fishing boats. This photo was taken on the waterfront of Tarrafal Bay. In the background the sprawl from the port-town, Tarrafal, can be seen doting the coast. Fishing industries are a large part of…
Ilhéu Raso and Ilhéu Branco
A view from Tarrafal Bay on the western coast of São Nicolau. On the horizon are two of the uninhabited islands in the Cape Verde Archipelago: (left to right) Ilhéu Raso and Ilhéu Branco. Raso, the bigger of the two, is home to the Raso lark (Alauda…
Shoreline of Tarrafal
The city of Tarrafal, located in the southwestern region of São Nicolau, boasts this beautiful beach and bay. The body of water is used for fishing, swimming, and as a resting place for many colorful fishing boats. The beach is a popular attraction…
Tarrafal, Aerial
Tarrafal is a city on the western coast of São Nicolau. This port town lies at the base of many barren, stony hills.
Tarrafal
A view of Tarrafal from the São Nicolau highlands. Tarrafal is a coastal town and São Nicolau's second major town after Ribeira Brava.
Tarrafal Bay and Dwellings
Looking north from Tarrafal, across the bay, with the mountainous northwestern corner of the island on the horizon. Tarrafal is the seat of Tarrafal de São Nicolau municipality and it's economy is largely based on local fishing industries.