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Pineapples on Parade: 1936
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 10/04/2012 - 9:53pm.
June 1936. "Center Market -- Washington, D.C." Medium-format nitrate negative by Dorothea Lange for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.
East Coast Pineapples
Submitted by Carey on Tue, 10/09/2012 - 7:29pm.
My guess would be they were grown in Florida or the Caribbean. I would think shipping them from the Pacific would be cost- and time-prohibitive.
Turkey Season
Submitted by PersonFromPorlock on Sat, 10/06/2012 - 10:36pm.
It wasn't all that long ago that turkey was only for Thanksgiving... was it?
Season-ing
Submitted by OTY on Sat, 10/06/2012 - 2:18pm.
A large local furniture business starts aggressively promoting formal dining sets for "dining room season" just about this time every year and it runs through January, so I'm thinkin' it must co-incide with the "big eating season" which would include turkey and the several feasting celebrations beginning around November.
Seasons
Submitted by bryharms on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 11:26pm.
Turkey Season generally starts about the same time as Pumpkin Season and runs through Egg Nog Season. Bon appétit!
darnit
Submitted by misscrabtree on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 9:52pm.
Too bad there are no price signs visible; would be very interested in what pineapples brought in 1936 on the east coast, being as they are so perishable and were shipped such a long distance.
Wabbit season
Submitted by SouthHammond63 on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 11:20am.
Exactly when is Turkey season?
Turkeys in season
Submitted by Chasn on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 7:01am.
I have never heard of "Turkeys in Season." What did that pertain to?
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