Jax Meat “The World’s Most Amazing Food Markets and the World’s Lowest Prices”. How can you beat that? The business was located at the intersection of First and Broad Streets in Jacksonville’s Springfield neighborhood. When I enlarged the section of the photo with the pitiful looking burro behind the covered wagon I discovered the little boy peaking into the frame to watch the scene.
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Man on left looks like Julian Jackson….who started Lil Champ food stores.
Herb, I’ll have to look into that a little more closely. Bob Self/Vintage Jacksonville
Julian Jackson ran Jax Meat Co as well as being the founder of Lil Champ.
https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20180805/call-box-lil-champ-founder-was-heavyweight-in-business-world