Title	1946: Veterans' co-op store in Auburn
Description	This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 1st edition, 1981, depicting the history of the city and the University. From page 170-171: Military veterans at API, unwilling to pay local food prices, formed a cooperative grocery store in 1946. Their wives saved an average of 30 percent on food bills shopping at the co-op, the Alumnews reported. Confirming what the veterans had thought about the town's prices, a nationwide survey found that Auburn had the second highest cost of living in the United States. Washington, D.C. was number one, the Plainsman reported. Photo source: Auburn Alumnews.
Date	1946
Place	Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings	Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Auburn University -- Students College students -- Alabama Veterans Education, Higher -- Alabama Auburn University -- History Universities and colleges -- Alabama Student activities -- Alabama Food cooperatives -- Alabama
EOA Categories	Education -- Higher Education History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights
Original Medium	black and white photograph, 2836 x 2244 pixels
Type	Image
Format	JPEG
File Name	ed2p129120.tif
Citation	Logue, Mickey and Simms, Jack. Auburn, A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village. 1st edition. 1981.
Repository	Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Language	eng
Rights	This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by	Coates, Midge