Keywords: william power & co. williampowerco william power williampower power's seeds powersseeds seed merchants seedmerchants 26 o'connell street 26oconnellstreet o'connell street oconnellstreet ireland swedes turnips vegetables field furrows november 1922 1920s twenties poole collection poolecollection glass negative glassnegative a.h. poole ahpoole arthur henri poole arthurhenripoole tuesday 14th 20th century 20thcentury munster mangolds neeps rutabagas waterford national library of ireland nationallibraryofireland monochrome From the bird's eye view of the previous photo to a worm's eye view of a mound of turnips (swedes?) gleaming in Winter sunshine. They were grown by or for William Power & Co. of 26 O'Connell Street, Waterford. This photo may eventually hold the record for most unusual pic of the day, but nobody can complain that we're not exploring every aspect of Ireland and Irish history! And if there are any root vegetable experts out there, could you please weigh in on the swede versus turnip controversy? Date: Tuesday, 14 November 1922 NLI Ref.: POOLEWP 3076 From the bird's eye view of the previous photo to a worm's eye view of a mound of turnips (swedes?) gleaming in Winter sunshine. They were grown by or for William Power & Co. of 26 O'Connell Street, Waterford. This photo may eventually hold the record for most unusual pic of the day, but nobody can complain that we're not exploring every aspect of Ireland and Irish history! And if there are any root vegetable experts out there, could you please weigh in on the swede versus turnip controversy? Date: Tuesday, 14 November 1922 NLI Ref.: POOLEWP 3076 |