Watermelon truck, 1955
Item
Title
Watermelon truck, 1955
Description
Earl Dyer Ricou photograph published in the Stuart News (26 May 1955) under headline reading "County's Watermelon Production Total Passes Half Million." Caption included with photo reads " 'So Sweet, So Firm, So Little Rind,' They Top Market. Martin County watermelons are bringing a premium because of quality. 'Bill' Owens (left) shows County Agent L. M. Johnson a beauty while Jimmie Odum (right), who came in with some of the earliest production, displays a giant Congo."
Creator
Source
Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.
Publisher
The Stuart News (Stuart, Fla.)
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-2025-008-subjects-015
2025.008
Original Format
Negatives
Collection
Citation
Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “Watermelon truck, 1955,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/13499.