Casgliadau Arlein

Wirephoto published in the Tribune newspaper in 1943. Purchased by David Hurn from MMG Photo Archives.

Full title: Auctioning produce in the fruit exchange at Camden Yards. These buyers comm. merchants and market (illegible) come from different eastern states and attend the sales early every morning, many appear at 4.00 AM to get first glance when the unboarding takes place. The reason for the wild disorderly (illegible) that a car load of California oranges were being bid - all are lowering (illegible). The result is that the auctioneers will ration so many crates to each buyer.

The photograph is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the librarian of the Baltimore Sun Archives Paul M McCardell.