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Stuart pineapple field, 1910
"Stuart pineapples - 80 percent of all U.S. pineapples grown here." Pineapple field.
Listed in FPC record book 1 as "3124 T.J. O'Brien (field abbakes)."
Presented by the Stuart Commercial Club to the United States Government Engineers at a public hearing (16 Jan 1923) in Stuart, Florida as part of a report requesting aid for a deep water harbor. -
Planting pineapples near Stuart, c. 1910
"Planting pineapples near Stuart - ten thousand slips to an acre." Three men, one woman in a bonnet, and three small children planting pineapple slips.
FPC negative number, 2100, written in ink on print (may not be accurate). 2100 is listed in FPC record book 1 as "2100 Lake Morton Lakeland."
Presented by the Stuart Commercial Club to the United States Government Engineers at a public hearing (16 Jan 1923) in Stuart, Florida as part of a report requesting aid for a deep water harbor.
Duplicate of JP-2025-012-pa1-020 -
Mr. Fletcher and Stephen Huddle in tomato field, c. 1945
Two men in a tomato field with buckets of tomatoes. -
Spraying citrus, c. 1935
A large tractor spraying citrus trees. -
Harvesting cabbage, c. 1935
Men loading bags of cabbages onto trucks. -
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Spicer's Grove beans near Salerno, 1914
Handwritten on back: "Spicer's Grove Fruita - 5 miles south of Salerno. Beans between trees." Spicer Grove was established in about 1917 by Edward E. Spicer, and was located in the Gomez Tract adjoining Hobe Sound. In 1924 it was noted as being the finest grove in Florida. -
Pineapple crop, c. 1920
Man stands in field of pineapples under cover. Port Sewall seven acre pineapple field, home of Mr. Pries & Jack Whitaker, 1943. -
Child laboring in pineapple field, 1944
Child harvesting pineapples. Published in the Florida Dept. of Agriculture Pineapple ABCs Bulletin #125, May 1956 with the caption: "This crop was producing in one season. 560 selected large Natal Queen suckers were planted March 22, 1944, 'smoked' July 14 - as rain followed immediately the treatment was repeated July 19. 545 fruit were produced, averaging about 1 3.4 pounds, fair size for this variety. This picture was taken December 10, 1944. All fruit remaining on December 12 was considered mature enough to be picked that date in order to avoid danger from a predicted frost." -
Pineapple crop, c. 1920
Field planted with pineapples.