Martin Digital History

Portable steam boiler used for weeding, 1954

Item

Title

Portable steam boiler used for weeding, 1954

Description

Published in the Stuart News (14 Oct 1954) with the caption "Here's Stanley Smith's Portable Machine. Ralph Pierson checks over the portable steam boiler now being employed by flower grower Stanley Smith here to combat weeds and insect pests in his operations." Equipment marked "steam-flo"

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Publisher

The Stuart News (Stuart, Fla.)

Date

Rights

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Format

Black and white negative, 4x5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2025-004-flowers-027
2025.004

Coverage

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “Portable steam boiler used for weeding, 1954,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/12091.