Martin Digital History

Pepper farm operation, 1962

Item

Title

Pepper farm operation, 1962

Description

Pepper farm employees work alongside a conveyor belt system. Crates fill the top floor of the structure and workers are spaced out along the conveyor belt, performing different tasks, some load the belt with peppers from the field while other inspect and sort the peppers for shipment. The pepper field may be at Hogan Farm in Jupiter. Photographs at the behest of W. R. Scott, who served as the president of the Stuart Chamber of Commerce, a state representative and attorney for the city of Stuart and the county.

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Date

Rights

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Format

Black and white negative; 4x5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2025-008-subjects-046
2025.008

Coverage

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Arthur Ruhnke (1912-1986), “Pepper farm operation, 1962,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/13529.