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Radishes! Penny a bunch!" Sixth St. Market and until 11 P.M. Aug.22 1908. Location: Cincinnati – Vintage Wall Art

Radishes! Penny a bunch!" Sixth St. Market and until 11 P.M. Aug.22 1908. Location: Cincinnati, ncl2004000073/PP — historic photograph
Radishes! Penny a bunch!" Sixth St. Market and until 11 P.M. Aug.22 1908. Location: Cincinnati, ncl2004000073/PP. Historic photograph from the Cincinnati collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures Radishes! Penny a bunch!" Sixth St. Market and until 11 P.M. Aug.22 1908. Location: Cincinnati in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Radishes! Penny a bunch!" Sixth St. Market and until 11 P.M. Aug.22 1908. Location: Cincinnati

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A hand-lettered sign promising radishes at a penny a bunch, with the market open until 11 P.M. on August 22, 1908, gives this view of Cincinnati's Sixth Street Market its specific moment. In the early twentieth century, public markets like this one were the main place city households bought fresh vegetables, and many stayed busy into the evening, when working people could shop after the day's jobs ended. Commercial street and market scenes from these years were often made to document local business and daily life, so the sign's wording, with its low price and late hours, is a useful clue to how sellers competed for customers.

Created / publishedncl2004000073/PP
MediumOhio."
Genre1 photographic print.
Notes1, no. 0045[P&P]Check for an online group record (may link to related items)
SourceLibrary of Congress
Original scan1,094 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-137154

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