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Historical Photos
These are just a few of the pictures submitted by
friends of the Los Angeles
Flower Market's history book project. Watch this page for more to come.
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It's 6 a.m. and florists are waiting for the Market's doors to open. |
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Grading room of the C.J. Groen Rose Company, 1916. Our sincere thanks to Sylvia Foltz for this picture. |
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The field crew at Polder Ranch, where C.J. Groen worked before starting Groen Rose Company. Thanks to Sylvia Foltz. |
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C.J. Groen ready to haul roses to the Flower Market, circa 1912. From Sylvia Foltz. |
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Los Angeles Flower Market growers and wholesalers at an informal gathering in the Rose Cafe. 1950s. |
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Filling the glads orders. 1950s-1960s. |
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Mr. Prechtl in his lily fields in L.A.'s South Bay area. |
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