Strawberry pickers

Title

Strawberry pickers

Description

Black and white image centered on three young girls picking strawberries in a field. The girls kneel in the rows as they fill wooden crates with berries. One girl wears glasses; all three wear jeans and short-sleeved button up shirts fastened all the way up to the neck in the front. Behind them other workers pick strawberries, A shaded stand sits in the upper middle of the image. Museum records do not identify either the farm or its location, nor do they identify the young women, but the landscape is very typical of Washington County. This photo was part of the Herbert McMullen bequest. McMullen was a local photographer who, in addition to taking his own photographs, collected images that depicted daily life in the area.

Date Created

circa 1940s-1950s

Subject

Farms
Agricultural laborers
Strawberries
Economic History

Medium

gelatin silver prints

Identifier

WCMpic_013583

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.
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Source

Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum

Type

Still Image

Collection