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Apples and Oranges: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 6:41am.
New York, May 1943. "Pushcart fruit vendor at the Fulton Fish Market." Photo by Gordon Parks for the Office of War Information. View full size.
Price of Apples
Submitted by CheeseHead on Sun, 02/19/2012 - 11:04am.
Interesting how produce prices between 1943 and now have stayed constant. According to the Federal Reserve online inflation calculator: six cents (the price of a Macintosh apple shown in this photo) in 1943 would be equivalent to 81 cents in 2012. Yesterday I purchased some Macintosh apples in Madison, Wisconsin, and they cost me 83 cents each.
California?
Submitted by Edvado on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 12:19pm.
The Macintosh apple comes from eastern climes. It was originally a Canadian product. And it' ain't "sweet" neither.
re: Buildings
Submitted by keating35 on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 6:12pm.
From left to right:
First National Bank of NY building
Cities Service building
Chase National Bank building
Consolidated Edison Steam Plant (building heat)
American Sugar Refiners building
55 years ago I had a view of all from my bedroom in Brooklyn Heights.
Buildings
Submitted by History Lover on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 1:09pm.
Alright all you NYC experts, please name the buildings in the background. I could guess at it, but I'm sure many viewers can nail it the first time.
May-October Vending
Submitted by CGW on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 9:20am.
I know that even back then they performed miracles of agriculture in Imperial Valley, but somehow I doubt they were picking apples in May. It's a very safe bet this picture was taken round about October.
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