Title:
Men, horses and wagons line up across Front Street in Turlock, California, circa 1904.
Creator:
Lundquist The Photographer (Turlock, Calif.); Lundquist, Jacob; Lundquist, Nels
Subject:
Sweet potato industry -- California -- Turlock
Wagons -- California
The Grange Company (Turlock, Calif.)
Turlock Hotel (Turlock, Calif.)
Description:
Men and their wagons and buggies and horse teams are lined up across Front Street at the intersection with West Main Street.
The Turlock Hotel sign is visible on the right. Wagons are pulled up next the the Grange Company warehouse which indicated
the main purpose of these men is to deliver their bags and boxes of harvested sweet potatoes. Not visible are the railroad
tracks to the left of the warehouse. At this time farmers dealt with multiple buyers from throughout the country who would
come to Turlock to purchase large amounts of sweet potatoes. The buyers would store them in the warehouses until arrangements
were made to load them onto railroad freight cars and ship them to markets through the country. Verso: Delivering sweet
potatoes and beans. John Vignolo in center in shirt sleeves; Constable Ed Shafer on horse.
Publisher:
California State University, Stanislaus. University Library. Special Collections
Date:
circa 1904
Type:
image
Format:
1 photographic print; 16 x 21 cm.
Identifier:
cturs_121
Language:
eng
Rights:
public domain
Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.