Cartloads of papaya

Cartloads of papaya

This photo must have been taken early in the Japanese occupation, when papayas were still aplenty. Later, food became scarce and attempts at price control failed.




1942


1930-1949


Manila

1942 buying commerce food fruit japanese occupation manila price control scarcity selling trade world war ll cartloads of papaya papaya fruit vendors sidewalk vendors

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