Dagupan, Public Market 17
Dagupan, Public Market 17
"Sorghum transferred to customer's container - Dagupan" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Molasses Women. In a letter, Hill told Martha how female vendors at Dagupan dispensed their product: 'The sugar is boiled down molasses -- brown and very thick. It was displayed in open-topped five gallon containers. Customers stuck their fingers in to sample it and test for viscosity. Customers brought their own containers -- no dipper. The dealer filled the can by handfuls.' The basket on the left holds rolls of dried tobacco." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)
Fred Hill World War II Photographs, Pierce Library, Eastern Oregon University
March 2, 1945
Fred Hill Collection, Pierce Library
Dagupan, The Philippines
Markets Native peoples Crowds, , , , , , , , , , Darkroom Soldier quote Filipinos Hand dipped Molasses Public market Salesmen Sellers Sorghum Vendors Women fred hill
"Sorghum transferred to customer's container - Dagupan" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Molasses Women. In a letter, Hill told Martha how female vendors at Dagupan dispensed their product: 'The sugar is boiled down molasses -- brown and very thick. It was displayed in open-topped five gallon containers. Customers stuck their fingers in to sample it and test for viscosity. Customers brought their own containers -- no dipper. The dealer filled the can by handfuls.' The basket on the left holds rolls of dried tobacco." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)
Fred Hill World War II Photographs, Pierce Library, Eastern Oregon University
March 2, 1945
Fred Hill Collection, Pierce Library
Dagupan, The Philippines
Markets Native peoples Crowds, , , , , , , , , , Darkroom Soldier quote Filipinos Hand dipped Molasses Public market Salesmen Sellers Sorghum Vendors Women fred hill