Charles Haushalter Harvests Strawberries in the 1960s
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- Title
- Charles Haushalter Harvests Strawberries in the 1960s
- Description
- In the sun-drenched rows of the Water Valley farm, Charles Haushalter stands as a bridge between the grit of agrarian labor and the promise of the next generation. Captured around 1960, this moment shows Charles amidst a bountiful strawberry harvest, holding the very fruit that would help fund his grandson John’s journey to Harvard. The image captures the dual nature of the Haushalter legacy: it is simultaneously a record of disciplined stewardship and a backdrop for the spirited chaos of family life. While the strawberries represented a serious investment in academic opportunity, family recollections also recall the lighter side of the harvest, with the berries occasionally being used as ammunition by the grandchildren in playful skirmishes against passing cars, as recorded in Carl Haushalter's 2004 catalog note: "Dad with strawberrys [sic] ready for Jim and Kurt to throw at passing non-buyers' cars."
- Date
- 1960
- Subject
- Charles Heinrich Haushalter
- Spatial Coverage
- The Fifty Acres
- Creator
- Unidentified
- Format
- color print
- Rights
- Courtesy of the Haushalter-Casler Family Archive
- Referenced By
- The Fifty Acres Charles Heinrich Haushalter
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