reportage Inside the Last Sardine Cannery One hundred and eleven years of brine, tin, and women's hands. The line stops in October. S Sofía Aldana Cruz April 5, 2026 · 7 min read · Inside the Last Sardine Cannery. Photo: Hugh McCormick Smith / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Longform's reader requires JavaScript. The full text of this story is available through our content service.