King Brand pictures a Happy Black Man wearing a crown while displaying a box of his U.S. No. 1 "Hand Selected Hand Packed" Yams from Sunset, Louisiana. The packer using this African-American ad art sweet potato crate label was St. Landry Packing Co., Inc. We have Custom framed this colorful old yam box label in copper and glass, ready to be displayed in your home. It measures 9 x 10 inches.

Following is an email exchange regarding the "Queen" label and the "King" label: "I enjoyed the descriptions of your products #2386 and 2378. I am Barbara, the youngest of five daughters. Our Dad was the creator of those labels. The Queen label bears the picture of my oldest sister Marilyn and the Princess bears the picture of my sister Toby. My Dad had a label called the Twin Brand. My twin, Francine's name and my name, Barbara are on that label. Sincerely, Barbara Gothelf Berman" "Hello Barbara, happy to hear that you enjoyed the labels and descriptions. Would you be willing to tell me aproximately when (year) your sisters were photographed? I promise to keep it a secret, never telling a soul; with the possible exception of recording it on my website for all the world to see! Thanks! "Those photographs were taken in 1949. They were done at a photo session that resulted in a composite family photo that still exists today. It hung in my parents bedroom for thirty years. My sister Marilyn's family has it now. Other photos that my father owned included the Ilene brand for my sister Ilene, the Judy brand for my cousin Judy, the Mais Oui brand, the King brand, and Victorious, which showed my sister Toby on a horse. I have all of those labels. [Barbara]"

The Japanese macaque or Snow Monkey is a very intelligent species. It is the only animal other than humans and raccoons that is known to wash its food before eating it. Researchers studying this species at Koshima island in Japan left sweet potatoes out on the beach for them to feed on, then witnessed one female, named Imo (Japanese for yam or potato), taking the food down to the sea to wash the sand off it. After a while, others started to copy her behavior. This trait was then passed on from generation to generation, until eventually, all except the very oldest members of the troop were washing their food and even seasoning their clean food in the sea. She was similarly the first observed balling up wheat with air pockets, throwing it into the water, and waiting for it to float back up before picking it up and eating it free from dirt.  The macaque has other unusual behaviors, including bathing together in hot springs and rolling snowballs for fun.^[] Also in recent studies, it has been found that the Japanese Macaque can develop different accents, like humans. It was found that macaques in areas separated by only a couple hundred miles can have very different pitches in their calls, their form of communication. The Japanese Macaque has been involved in many studies concerning neuroscience and also is used in drug testing. It is often the subject of Buddhist myths, and is thought to be the inspiration behind the saying "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". Thanks and a tip o' the Hat to Wikepedia.