Market gardeners, 1888
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Market gardeners, 1888
As the Otago goldfields were depleted, many Chinese moved into other occupations such as market gardening. This photograph, published in the Otago Witness in February 1888, shows Ah Sam and Joe Shum preparing to set off for market with vegetables they have grown.
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Alexander Turnbull Library , McNeur Collection (PAColl-5135)
Reference: C-6165-1/2
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
