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Trucks and crates at an outdoor produce market – Antique Print

Trucks and crates at an outdoor produce market — historic image
Trucks and crates at an outdoor produce market. Historic image from the Barns & Farms collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Trucks and crates at an outdoor produce market, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Trucks and crates at an outdoor produce market

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Rows of wooden crates, a loaded truck, and stacked produce fill the frame of this outdoor market scene, where the work of moving food from farm to buyer is the clear focus. Markets like this were a common sight in farming regions, where trucks carried harvests from fields and orchards into town. The open-air setting, with goods piled in plain view, reflects how much produce was sold directly from the back of a vehicle or a stall before cold storage and chain grocery stores became widespread. Look closely at the crates and the handling of the goods to see how the trade ran day to day.

Original scan3,683 × 2,956 px · prints to 12 × 10 in at 300 dpi
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