Harvesting spinach Winter Garden, Texas, 1928 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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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Library of Congress record: Harvesting spinach on Wroe Farm, one of the largest spinach grower [sic] in the Winter Garden District, average yield, 350 bushels per acre
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Harvesting spinach Winter Garden, Texas, 1928
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Winter Garden, a stretch of South Texas brush country southwest of San Antonio, was one of the state's most productive winter vegetable districts in 1928. Farmers there grew spinach, onions and other greens during the mild months and shipped them by rail to northern cities, where fresh produce was scarce in winter. Much of the harvest was cut and loaded by hand, by crews that included many Mexican and Mexican-American families who followed the crops through the season. This scene of spinach cutting shows that labor, the same work that would later make nearby Crystal City known as the spinach capital of the country.
| Created / published | 1928 |
|---|---|
| Creator | patteson, harvey |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Texas |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,224 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Harvesting spinach on Wroe Farm, one of the largest spinach grower [sic] in the Winter Garden District, average yield, 350 bushels per acre |
| Reference | TX 1928 Harvesting spinach Winter Garden |
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