Popcorn explosion!

Popcorn's history is evident through corn photographs from USDA's Division of Cereal Crops and Diseases

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Collection Highlights Popcorn vendor at Paris, Illinois, August 1912 Popcorn's agricultural history appears in early farm papers and seed trade catalogs around 1880. Popcorn really caught on during the 1890s and was very popular even through the Great Depression. Street vendors, pushing steam or gas-powered poppers, used to follow wherever a crowd might be. They were a common sight at fairs, parks, and expositions, and restaurants also began to sell this fluffy snack. During the Depression, popcorn at 5 or 10 cents a bag was one of the few luxuries struggling families could afford. While other businesses failed, the popcorn business thrived. View our exhibit "Popcorn: Ingrained in America's Agricultural History" inspired by images in the USDA Division of Cereal Crops and Diseases Photograph Collection in Special Collections.

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