Boscobel Meat Market | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Boscobel Meat Market

Boscobel Meat Market | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
A man and a woman stand on the customer side of the counters. Phil Hof stands with a large knife behind a tabled covered with meat, while Sam and Herman Hof stand at left weighing cuts of meat. There is a sign declaring "Oleomargarine Sold Here" along with an oleo tax stamp on the wall behind the butcher.
DESCRIPTION
A man and a woman stand on the customer side of the counters. Phil Hof stands with a large knife behind a tabled covered with meat, while Sam and Herman Hof stand at left weighing cuts of meat. There is a sign declaring "Oleomargarine Sold Here" along with an oleo tax stamp on the wall behind the butcher.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:93232
Creation Date:circa 1905
Creator Name:Unknown
City:Boscobel
County:Grant
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:CF 637
Original Dimensions:5 x 4 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The image appeared in the April section of the 1982 Wisconsin Historical Calendar.
SUBJECTS
Butchers
Meat
Implements, utensils, etc.
Indoor photography
Men
Moustache
Women
Scales (Weighing instruments)
Markets
Signs and signboards
Shopping
Aprons
Dresses
Hats
Work clothes

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