Sixth Street Market (Typical Vegetable Men), Richmond, Virginia, 1908
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Farm families living on limited acreage near cities often hawked their vegetables and melons at local markets built to satisfy the public demand for food. These farmer entrepreneurs sold melons, squash, and sweetcorn near the Sixth Street Market in Richmond, Virginia. They used horse-drawn wagons or carts to transport their goods even as others adopted the automobile for transportation.
Farm families living on limited acreage near cities often hawked their vegetables and melons at local markets built to satisfy the public demand for food. These farmer entrepreneurs sold melons, squash, and sweetcorn near the Sixth Street Market in Richmond, Virginia. They used horse-drawn wagons or carts to transport their goods even as others adopted the automobile for transportation.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1908
Subject Date
1908
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
37.102.P.071020
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 in
Width: 9.5 in
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