Hop City, 3 miles from Cooperstown

View into a hop field where hop pickers - men, women, and children- are working. The area, near Cooperstown, is dubbed "Hop City." New York was a leader in the production of hops by 1849. The major producing counties were Otsego, Oneida, Madison, Schoharie, and Montgomery. Lantern slide is cracked, n.d.
Identifier
NYSA_A3045-78_D47_CpY
Date Original
1856 – circa 1911
Language
English
Source
New York State Archives. Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional Lantern Slide.No.D47_CpY.
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Geographic Locations

Otsego County