Wholesale fish market with wooden crates, barrels and loading trucks – Antique Wall Art
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Wholesale fish market with wooden crates, barrels and loading trucks comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Wholesale fish market with wooden crates, barrels and loading trucks
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Crates stacked high, barrels lined along the edge, and delivery trucks backed up to the loading dock give this scene its working rhythm. It captures a wholesale fish market at a time when fresh catch moved from boats and docks into city trade mostly by wood, rope, and hand labor, with motor trucks just beginning to take over the hauling. Markets like this were the crucial link between fishing fleets and the grocers and restaurants that sold to households, so the picture records the choreography of a trade that depended on speed before refrigeration made distance easier. Look closely at the wooden containers, which show how much of the work was built around simple, sturdy equipment.
| Original scan | 3,701 × 2,958 px · prints to 12 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif12786_Fishinsteadofmeat |
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