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The Boston Fruit Company (1885-1899) was a fruit production and import business based in the port of Boston, Massachusetts. Andrew W. Preston and nine others established the firm to ship bananas and other fruit from the West Indies to north-eastern America.[1][2][3] At the time, the banana was "considered a rare and delicious treat" in the United States. The major challenge for all banana importers was to get the highly perishable fruit to the American market before it spoiled."
So one would think that getting bananas to Wisconsin was just about a feat of Magic. (they do look well ripened to me)
It was a normal practice for the affluent of America to have photographs taken with symbols of that affluence. Many times those pictures were sent to relatives still living in native homelands to show just how far they had come.
I suppose they weren't that common in 1890 Wisconsin
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ReplyDeleteThe Boston Fruit Company (1885-1899) was a fruit production and import business based in the port of Boston, Massachusetts. Andrew W. Preston and nine others established the firm to ship bananas and other fruit from the West Indies to north-eastern America.[1][2][3] At the time, the banana was "considered a rare and delicious treat" in the United States. The major challenge for all banana importers was to get the highly perishable fruit to the American market before it spoiled."
So one would think that getting bananas to Wisconsin was just about a feat of Magic. (they do look well ripened to me)
It was a normal practice for the affluent of America to have photographs taken with symbols of that affluence. Many times those pictures were sent to relatives still living in native homelands to show just how far they had come.
Thanks for the great information, Margaret Siemers !
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