Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Two vendors stand in the foreground as they wrap flowers up for customers at the flower market. The vendor nearer to camera stands at left and looks down towards a stack of newspapers in front of him. Behind and to the right of him, another vendor wraps flowers in newsprint as he looks to the right. A large pile of cut flowers sits atop a table in the lower right corner. Beyond the vendors, a thick crowd of customers fills the rest of the market space. A photograph of the same flower vendor appears with the caption, "Typical Flower Men like this will greet you in the early morning hours if you visit the block-long flower market that thrives in downtown Los Angeles. This area plays a stellar role in the Southland's $3,800,00 cut flower business; but always growers are looking out for plant pests and an agricultural inspector attends every market session!," Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 1935: G24 A similar photograph featuring the same flower vendor appears with the article, "Give Your Trees a Bath!," Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 1935: G24 Text from negative sleeve: 3296 Flower Mart JAN 21 1936 stamp
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_12216 ark:/21198/zz002h876c
Subject
Markets--California--Los Angeles Asian Americans--California--Los Angeles Flowers--California--Los Angeles Consumers--California--Los Angeles Crowds--California--Los Angeles
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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