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5.50" x 8.00"
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7.50" x 10.00"
Flower Market Poster
by Wayne Meyer
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Flower Market poster by Wayne Meyer. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Going through some old photos I found this one from 2007 of a flower stand at Pike Place Market in Seattle, WA. It seemed like the one to add to my... more
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Going through some old photos I found this one from 2007 of a flower stand at Pike Place Market in Seattle, WA. It seemed like the one to add to my web site on this cold day in mid-Missouri.
“In 1906-1907, the price of produce—onions namely—soared, leaving the farmers none the richer and the citizens angry over the price gouging. The uproar led one local official to try to find a solution. In the summer of 1907, Seattle City Councilman Thomas Revelle proposed the city create a public market place where farmers and consumers could meet directly to sell and buy goods and thereby sidelining the wholesalers.
On the public market’s first day, August 17, 1907, crowds of shoppers seeking fresh produce and bargains descended upon the new marketplace. The first farmer sold out of produce within minutes. Within a week, 70 wagons were gathering daily to sell along the newly named Pike Place, a wooden roadway that connected First St. to Western Ave.
Developer Frank Goodwin, who had...
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Bill Cannon
Congrats on your sale!!!!!
Sunil Kapadia
Congratulations on your sale!
Kathy Liebrum Bailey
Great capture Wayne! Congraulations on your sale!
Kathi Mirto
A nice break from icy landscapes Wayne! Beautiful capture! FL
Wayne Meyer replied:
It is a nice break. Thank you Kathi.