Martin Digital History

Measuring onion crop, 1951

Item

Title

Measuring onion crop, 1951

Description

Two farm workers stand in an onion field. One of the workers holds a bunch of onions and the other holds a yardstick. Published in the Stuart News (3 May 1951) with a caption reading " 'They're Beauties,' says G. S. Huff [on left], manager of Indiantown Cooperative, admiring giant onions grown on the Troup lands at Indiantown by Capt. Bruce G. Leighton [right]."

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-2025-008-subjects-029
2025.008

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Arthur Ruhnke (1912-1986), “Measuring onion crop, 1951,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/13513.