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2000.107.176.37.01
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Fruit supplier tending to imported bananas, Seattle, July 24, 1950
Order an ImageIn this image Harry Martindale trims a stalk of ripened bananas at Rogge Commission Company, 1013 Western Avenue. At the time there was concern that disruption in shipping by the Korean War (1950-1953) would cause tropical fruit shortages in the Pacific Northwest.
Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photo.
Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photo.
ID Number: 2000.107.176.37.01
Date: 1950
Creator(s):
Hertz, Stuart B., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 7.75 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.176.37.01, photo by Stuart B. Hertz
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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