In honor of National Hot Dog, let’s take a look back at a field trip the fifth grade students from James Monroe School took to Gutheinz Meats in South Scranton to see how hot dogs were made. The visit took place in March 1979. .
- Joseph (Whitney) Kroll (left), production manager, and Ken Rose have a few words with the students of James Monroe (8) School when they paid a visit to Gutheinz Meats in March 1979. Times-Tribune Archives
- Gutheinz Meats workers from left Joe Kroll, Kenny ROse and Louis Schmidt; work on boxing up fresh hot dogs in July 1982. Times-Tribune Archives
- Eamon Sariti, 3 years old, displays the proper manner of eating a hot dogin July 1982. Times-Tribune Archives
- Ken Rose, Gutheinz Meats assistant stuffer, oversees the assembly line, under the watchful eye of students from James Monroe (8) School when they paid a visit to the South Scranton business in March 1979. Times-Tribune Archives
- Students of James Monroe (8) School are all eyes as they watch Gutheinz Meats workers Jim Lucke (left) and Fred Bareihs work. The students paid a visit to the business in March 1979. Times-Tribune Archives
- Fred Bareihs, Gutheinz’s assistant sausage maker, shows the students of James Monroe (8) School a few tricks of the trade when they paid a visit to the business in March 1979. Times-Tribune Archives
- Bob Warwick, a smoker at Gutheinz Meats, tells the students of James Monroe (8) school about his phase of the operation when the they paid a visit to the business in March 1979. Times-Tribune Archives
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Brian Fulton has been the librarian at The Times-Tribune for the past 14 years. On his blog, Historically Hip, he writes about the great concerts, plays/musicals and celebrity happenings that have taken place throughout NEPA. He is also the co-host of the local history podcast, Historically Hip. He competed and was crowned grand champion on an episode of NPR quiz show “Ask Me Another.” Contact: bfulton@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9140; or @TTPagesPast