Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be?

[Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com]

Mike you'll have to divide the prize with the other guys who came up with 
hand...I'm not familiar with the term stems...However there are many other 
things I'm not familiar with either...I'm occasionally reminded of that fact 
!!!!


Pete



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From: Jpslhedgpeth <Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com>
To: mthomasson <mthomasson@austin.rr.com>; CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thu, Mar 20, 2014 9:41 am
Subject: Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be?


 
  
    
                  
Mike is right...A "hand" it is...Guess I missed the distinction between the 
full stalk and what is cut off.....You get the prize Mike.


Pete



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From: mthomasson <mthomasson@austin.rr.com>
To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: Jpslhedgpeth <Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com>
Sent: Wed, Mar 19, 2014 10:30 pm
Subject: Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be?


A hand for bananas cut in multiples off the stalk and the complete stalk for 
what would be in the crates in question.

Mike Thomasson
Austin
---- Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com wrote: 
> Just for  "grins and giggles"...anybody know what those "units" of bananas 
carried by the workers is called??
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> I'm going to bed now...Let's see if anybody answers by morning.....
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> Pete
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> From: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
> To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wed, Mar 19, 2014 10:11 pm
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] What could these crates be?
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> Talking about bananas here are a couple of early pictures of unloading 
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from a boat in New Orleans. Nice details on the early FGE reefer.
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> http://www.shorpy.com/node/10026?size=_original#caption
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> http://www.shorpy.com/node/9690?size=_original#caption
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> Ken Martin
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> On Mar 19, 2014, at 6:17 PM, Leo wrote:
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> > So is it correct to believe these banana crates moved as REA express on 
passenger trains as opposed to LCL on frt and locals ?
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> > Also would be interesting to know if the crates were loaded at New Orleans 
or at various wholesalers after delivery of a carload.
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> > Leo
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