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Hops - Historic Photographs of the Oregon Hopscape (Paperback, 1)
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Hops - Historic Photographs of the Oregon Hopscape (Paperback, 1)
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The craft brewing renaissance of recent decades has brought a
renewed interest in hops. These vigorous vines, with their
flavorful flowers, have long played a key role in beer making and
in Oregon's agricultural landscape. This compendium of photographs
offers a visual dive into the distinctive physical presence of hops
in the state. From pickers and poles to cones and oasts, Kenneth I.
Helphand brings the landscape and culture of hops to life. For much
of the first half of the twentieth century, Oregon was the leading
producer of hops in the United States, with the Willamette Valley
deemed "the garden spot of the world for the cultivation of hops."
The author has scoured archives across the state to gather together
images of the hops landscape in the late nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries. The photographs featured in Hops portray
pickers of all backgrounds through different eras of agricultural
practice. Here are children, nuns, families, immigrants, and
college students in fields, hop driers, and tent camps. The photos
range from the candid to the highly professional, including images
from Dorothea Lange's iconic Farm Security Administration work. The
85 high-quality photographs are accompanied by captions that
provide, variously, factual background, selections from oral
histories, and visual guidance. A historical essay provides a short
overview of the plant's history and the world of hop growing and
picking.
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