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Photograph article dated March 10, 1965 partially reads, "Huge, house-sized trucks loom out of the darkness and lumber into the produce market like a parade of behemoths. They crawl slowly down stall-lined streets to unload the produce while the city sleeps. Market workers lead a topsy-turvy life as they work between midnight and the noon closing time. Charles McDonald, a market guard for 18 years, walks down the streets nodding to friends and assisting the truck drivers to find space at the crowded unloading platforms. Fruits and vegetables grown in California, Mexico, Arizona, Washington state and New York and all parts of the country are checked in 24 hours a day." Note: Workmen gather around the warm smudge pot in early morning chill as others unload crated vegetables from solid paneled truck. Men who work in the City of Los Angeles produce market report for work between midnight and 3 a.m. and work until the market closes at noon.; See images #00119054 through #00119057 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles Produce Terminal Los Angeles Produce Terminal--Employees Vegetable processing plants--California--Los Angeles Vegetable trade--California--Los Angeles Vegetable trade--California--Los Angeles--Employees Fruit trade--California--Los Angeles--Employees Fruit trade--California--Los Angeles Crates--California--Los Angeles Trucks--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Valley Times Collection photographs
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