Historic Hood River
Strawberry Shipment
4-1-2016
Notes
Strawberries were a much more important crop than apples or pears in the early days. Many people think, incorrectly, that the strawberries were much bigger back then. In reality, the horses were much smaller. This child dropped by the children’s entrance to the Davidson Fruit Company with his miniature team to pick up strawberries for lunch, circa 1908.
Arlen Sheldrake
photo shop’d in 1908……HR was really ahead of the tech curve……
L.E.
Arthur must be in a "Fun Friday" mood!!
Judy
April fool
Judy
April Fool
Jeffrey W Bryant
A good history of strawberries in Hood River can be found at:
https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn97071110/1923-06-07/ed-1/seq-8/