Archive photo shows Mathers Jam Factory workers in Golborne

This photo from Mathers Jam Factory was taken in 1979 <i>(Image: Wigan and Leigh Archives and Local Studies)</i>
This photo from Mathers Jam Factory was taken in 1979 (Image: Wigan and Leigh Archives and Local Studies)
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WE'VE been back in our archives this week and have found this fantastic photograph from the 1970s.

The picture depicts workers at Mathers Jam Factory in Golborne.

It shows jars being labelled at the factory.

Local archive records state that the photograph was taken in 1979.

Are there any faces you can recognise here?

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