#OTD #Apr201905 #Prunes — The Columbian called canning an industry worth supporting. It was the beginning of the story that made Clark County famous for prunes.
📷 Thomas Beasley, La Center, WA. First prize Wolf River Apples, 1905 Lewis and Clark Fair.
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#OTD #Apr201905 #Prunes — 246,123 lbs of apples. 229,379 lbs of pears. 107,667 lbs of cherries. Plus strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, and plums.
The numbers speak for themselves.
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#OTD #Apr201905 #Prunes — The Vancouver Weekly Columbian reported on the Columbia Canning Company’s growth since 1902. By 1904, they had packed nearly 12,000 cases of fruit. Clark County was very serious about fruit.
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