Detail View: James Harris Warner Collection: James Harris (Red) Warner
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Filename:
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MCPL_RUS_051.tif
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Identifier:
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MCPL_RUS_051
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Title:
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James Harris (Red) Warner
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Description:
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James Harris (Red) Warner is four years old at his uncle's peach orchard. Uncle Ross Harris grew peaches and strawberries near Massac that were loaded onto trains from Paducah and sent around the US. Ross and his wife, Lucille, hired migrant workers to pick and pack the fruits. Red�s daughter, Marguerite Carol Russell (nee Warner) recalls that Uncle Ross' sisters and his brother's wives would cook large meals that were served outside for all to eat during the harvest. She remembers visiting the orchards and strawberry fields with other children, after the migrants left, to pick as much fruit as they wanted. She would come home tired, sweaty, and itching from their day in the orchard. Her mother, Audrey Catherine Warner (nee Hamilton), would pickle peaches and make strawberry pies and jam.
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Publisher:
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McCracken County Public Library
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Contributor:
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Brian Russell
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Date:
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Circa 1926
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Type:
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Still image
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Format:
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image/TIF
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Language:
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English
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Coverage:
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McCracken County (KY)
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Rights:
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Permission for reuse of this image must be obtained through the McCracken County Public Library Local and Family History Department.
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