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Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be?

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Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 23:25:47 -0400 (EDT)
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Just for  "grins and giggles"...anybody know what those "units" of bananas 
carried by the workers is called??


I'm going to bed now...Let's see if anybody answers by morning.....


Pete



-----Original Message-----
From: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
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Sent: Wed, Mar 19, 2014 10:11 pm
Subject: Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be?


 
  
    
                  
Talking about bananas here are a couple of early pictures of unloading bananas 
from a boat in New Orleans. Nice details on the early FGE reefer.

http://www.shorpy.com/node/10026?size=_original#caption

http://www.shorpy.com/node/9690?size=_original#caption

Ken Martin

On Mar 19, 2014, at 6:17 PM, Leo wrote:

> So is it correct to believe these banana crates moved as REA express on 
> passenger trains as opposed to LCL on frt and locals ?
> 
> Also would be interesting to know if the crates were loaded at New Orleans or 
> at various wholesalers after delivery of a carload.
> 
> Leo


    
             

  

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