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[Tomato Shed]

Description: Copy negative of workers unloading tomatoes from a farmer's vehicle at a tomato shed. Baskets full of tomatoes are piled on top of one another to the left. A worker stands in the middle of the shot holding a full basket of tomatoes. Next to him, another man looks at the camera over his shoulder. More workers can be seen in the background. A sign declares the shed to belong to a J. W. Patton.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[First Shipment of Tomatoes]

Description: Copy negative of the first carload of tomatoes shipped from Jacksonville. A man sits on a loaded cart, and a line of men stand in front of a sign. It reads, "First Car Fancy Texas Tomatoes, from Love & Jarratt, Jacksonville, TX, to Wilson Prod. Co., Pittsburg, PA."
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Unloading at a Tomato Packing Shed]

Description: Copy negative of unknown male workers unpacking tomatoes from the D. B. Bruno Shed in Jacksonville. Two automobiles are parked in front of the shed, and baskets of tomatoes are placed on the ground. Empty baskets are stacked to the right.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Grading Tomatoes at Packing Shed]

Description: Copy negative of workers grading tomatoes at a packing shed in Jacksonville. The man in the far right background is Sam Boles. None of the other workers have been identified.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Tomato Field]

Description: Copy negative of a tomato field in Dialville, which yielded a crop of 400 crates of tomatoes per acre, after its first picking.
Date: November 19, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission
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