Sixth Street Market, Richmond, Va., 1908-1909
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Farm families living on limited acreage near cities often hawked their vegetables and melons at local markets built to satisfy the public demand for food. These farmer entrepreneurs sold melons, squash, and sweetcorn near the Sixth Street Market in Richmond, Virginia. They used horse-drawn wagons or carts to transport their goods even as others adopted the automobile for transportation.
Farm families living on limited acreage near cities often hawked their vegetables and melons at local markets built to satisfy the public demand for food. These farmer entrepreneurs sold melons, squash, and sweetcorn near the Sixth Street Market in Richmond, Virginia. They used horse-drawn wagons or carts to transport their goods even as others adopted the automobile for transportation.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1908-1909
Creators
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
37.102.222
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
front, bottom left: 12313 SIXTH STREET MARKET, RICHMOND, VA. front, bottom right: COPR. DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. back, left: "PHOSTINT" CARD MADE ONLY BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / TRADE MARK - REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.
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