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Peter Lagacy Family

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Description: The family of French-Canadian immigrant Peter Lagacy, posing with produce, including a large cabbage, potatoes, and carrots, in front of their log farm hom...
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Lexington Market

Date: 1905
Description: People standing and posing outdoors. Caption reads: "Lexington Market."
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Produce Market

Date: 1935
Description: Downtown outdoor market place.
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Woman Shopping at Kroger Store

Date: 07 09 1943
Description: A woman shopping in the produce department at the Kroger store at Union Corners, 2541 Winnebago Street. She was promoting the Oscar Mayer Health for Victor...
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Madison Woman's Club "Home Front" Tea

Date: 08 02 1944
Description: Mrs. Frederick (Marion) Rentschler and Mrs. John R. (Eileen) Frederick, members of the Madison Woman's Club, are shown with produce from their Victory gard...
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Inspecting Peas

Date: 1975
Description: Two women workers at a Wisconsin pea cannery enjoy a light moment, as the shelled peas they are inspecting pass by on a conveyor belt. Both women are weari...
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Madison Community Chest Gardening

Date: 06 21 1949
Description: Madison Community Chest sponsored Farley tract community garden. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Thompson are having a picnic with their children, Charles (11) and...
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International Truck in Field

Date: 1935
Description: Male and female workers box celery beside an International Model C-30 truck parked in a field. The truck was owned by Joe Fields Service Company and hauled...
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Field Workers With Truck

Date: 04 10 1935
Description: A group of field workers fill crates with celery to be loaded on the bed of an International Model C-30 truck. The truck was owned by Joe Fields Service Co...
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Crombie & Company Truck

Date: 1950
Description: An International L-180 truck owned by Crombie & Company fruit and vegetable dealers parked beside a warehouse in front of a door marked, "3." A woman is st...
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Carrot Packing at Warehouse

Date: 1972
Description: Women workers, probably at a California warehouse, size, weigh, and bag carrots for market.
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National Food Store Shorewood Shopping Center

Date: 12 27 1951
Description: A woman shops for fruits and vegetables at the National Food Store in the Shorewood Shopping Center, located at 3244 University Avenue in Shorewood Hills.
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Hmong Vegetable Sellers

Date: 1997
Description: Hmong farm family selling vegetables on Mifflin Street on the Capitol Square at Madison's Farmer's Market.
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Group Working in Garden

Date: 1920
Description: Children and two women, possibly a school group, work with hand tools in an urban garden. An elevated railroad is in the background, along with the Acme St...
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Outdoor Produce Market

Date: 1921
Description: A man and two boys are standing behind an outdoor counter while selling farm produce to female customers. A horse-drawn wagon is parked behind them.
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Outdoor Produce Market

Date: 1921
Description: Various types of vegetables are arranged along a counter in an outdoor marketplace. A female customer purchases a bag of farm produce from a male vendor; a...
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Outdoor Produce Market

Date: 1921
Description: A man selling green onions to a female customer from behind a produce-laden counter at an outdoor market. A truck loaded with additional merchandise is par...
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Packaging Onions

Date: 1965
Description: Farmers package onions for shipping. Two women and a man pack and sew closed mesh bags of onions. Another man hoists full bags onto a conveyor belt, while ...
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Fall River Canning Company Entrance

Date: 1969
Description: Entrance to Fall River Canning Company. A number of trucks full of vegetables are in the parking lot or driveway in front of low sprawling warehouse buildi...
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Young Woman and F-1800 Truck

Date: 1976
Description: Young woman standing among what appears to be branches of a cherry tree. An man is driving an International truck, possibly a Fleetstar F-1800, in the back...

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