A young boy is eating a watermelon at Anson Wholesale Terminal Market in 1926, seated on a stack of watermelons. The photo has racist overtones, as the photographer's label referred to him as a "coon eating watermelon."
Anson Wholesale Terminal Market (Los Angeles, Calif.) Agriculture--California--Los Angeles Fruit--California--Los Angeles Watermelons--California--Los Angeles Produce trade--California--Los Angeles Children--California--Los Angeles Racism--California--Los Angeles
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