File:Chicago and North Western Wood Street (Chicago) yard potatoes 1959.JPG

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Description	Photo of the North Western Railway's Wood Street freight facility, which was once known as the "potato yard". Potatoes came to this yard from all points in the United States to be bought, sold or traded by dealers and brokers. While it was called the "potato yard", other vegetables were also bought and traded there. The boxcars shown in the photo primarily contain potatoes.
Date	3 January 1959
Source	eBay item photo front photo back
Author	Chicago And North Western Railway
Permission (Reusing this file)	The photo has no copyright markings on it as can be seen in the links above.

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