Image / """Cult of the Watermelon,"" Visalia, Calif., ca 1899"

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Title: """Cult of the Watermelon,"" Visalia, Calif., ca 1899"
Date Created and/or Issued: ca 1899
Publication Information: Tulare County Library
Contributing Institution: Tulare County Library, Annie R. Mitchell History Room
Collection: Tulare County Sesquicentennial Photograph Collection
Rights Information: This image is being made available for educational and research purposes only, under the Fair Use clause of the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 section 107 U.S.C.) Further questions regarding the image or its use may be directed to the Tulare County Library, 200 W. Oak Ave., Visalia, CA 93291; Phn: 559-713-2700; Fax: 559-737-4586.
Description: "The ""cult of the watermelon"" members in Visalia, CA, are shown enjoying the locally grown fruit in this group shot taken ca 1899. The names Overall, Slocum, and McKinney can be seen written on some of the subjects. The seated man is not clearly identified."
Type: image
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/c83x84z0
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