Nun and man inspecting melons at a market – Historic Print
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Description
Few images capture their era like this historic image of Nun and man inspecting melons at a market. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Nun and man inspecting melons at a market
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A nun and a man bend over a heap of melons, turning them over in the hands as though judging each one by weight and smell, which gives this scene its quiet human focus. Market days like this were the heartbeat of rural and small-town life, when farm families and townspeople met to trade produce, livestock and news. Images of ordinary buying and selling such as this one help show how food moved from field to table, and how figures from every walk of life, including members of religious orders, took part in that daily exchange.
| Original scan | 2,994 × 3,706 px · prints to 10 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif12691_Wellworthitsweight |
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