Dagupan, Public Market 17
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Fred Hill
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Visual materialSubject(s): 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 hillOnline resources: Fred Hill Collection digitalGeneral Note(s): "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)Source: Fred Hill World War II Photographs, Pierce Library, Eastern Oregon UniversityCollection: Roderick Hall CollectionMedia format: digitalCaption: Dagupan, Public Market 17
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Filipinas Heritage Library Roderick Hall Coll. | RHC - Fred Hill Collection | RH01229 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | RH01229 |
"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
Dagupan, Public Market 17
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