Martin Digital History

Cargo of cut flowers, 1953

Item

Title

Cargo of cut flowers, 1953

Description

Gerald L. Knouse Wholesale Grower truck filled with boxes of flowers is parked next to a Riddle cargo plane. Note on back of print indicates that this image captures the first air cargo shipment of flowers, which occurred on February 12, 1953.

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Date

Rights

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Format

Black and white print, 5x7 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2025-004-flowers-002
2025.004

Coverage

Original Format

Photographic print

Citation

“Cargo of cut flowers, 1953,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/12066.