1946: Veterans' Cooperative Grocery Store. Photo no. 5.
World War II veterans attending Alabama Polytechnic Institute were often married and sometimes had children. To counter high post-WWII prices in Auburn, Ala., the veterans formed a food cooperative, which resembled a small country grocery store. Per the Alumnews, prices averaged 30% less than in loc...
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Auburn University photographs World War, 1939-1945; Veterans; Consumer cooperatives -- Alabama; Auburn University -- History; Grocery shopping -- Alabama; Grocery trade -- Alabama Alabama; Auburn University; Country Store; World War II Business & Industry -- Food Products; Business & Industry -- Retailing; Education -- Higher Education; History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights |
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World War II veterans attending Alabama Polytechnic Institute were often married and sometimes had children. To counter high post-WWII prices in Auburn, Ala., the veterans formed a food cooperative, which resembled a small country grocery store. Per the Alumnews, prices averaged 30% less than in local stores. [Individuals in this photograph are not identified. Anyone with information should contact the Auburn University Libraries Cataloging Dept. at caudlda@auburn.edu.] |
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1946: Veterans' Cooperative Grocery Store. Photo no. 5.World War II veterans attending Alabama Polytechnic Institute were often married and sometimes had children. To counter high post-WWII prices in Auburn, Ala., the veterans formed a food cooperative, which resembled a small country grocery store. Per the Alumnews, prices averaged 30% less than in local stores. [Individuals in this photograph are not identified. Anyone with information should contact the Auburn University Libraries Cataloging Dept. at caudlda@auburn.edu.]UnknownAuburn University Libraries1946-04-001940sLee County (Ala.)World War, 1939-1945; Veterans; Consumer cooperatives -- Alabama; Auburn University -- History; Grocery shopping -- Alabama; Grocery trade -- AlabamaAlabama; Auburn University; Country Store; World War IIBusiness & Industry -- Food Products; Business & Industry -- Retailing; Education -- Higher Education; History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil RightsJPEGImageIVA0012eAuburn University Numbered Photograph Collection.Auburn University. Special Collections and ArchivesengThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.4/12/2004http://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/aunumphoto/id/6 |
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