Even in those days, they probably were not legally available for resale to a local grocery store, right?  Or would they have been left to rot in place?

    Depending on the location and date I bet the full crates might have gone to a local market and the rest  would have been gone to local folks overnight.  It kind of looks like cabbage (I deleted most of this thread) so maybe a lot of pickling for the next few days [grin]!

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