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| Title | Asian American strawberry picker, ca. 1919 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1919 |
| Caption | Many Asian immigrants in the Seattle and King County area were farmers. Before World War I, Japanese farmers were already supplying most of the region's population with vegetables, small fruits, and diary products. Starting in the 1920s, many immigrants from the Philippines worked as seasonal laborers at area farms.
In this photo, taken in the Seattle area around 1919, an Asian-American strawberry picker shows off her flat of strawberries. Rows of strawberry plants surround her in the field. |
| Subjects | Asian Americans; Strawberries; Agricultural laborers |
| Places | Seattle Region (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.1593.1 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative: nitrate, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 5. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 74, 892 |
