Martin Digital History

Citrus processing plant, c. 1960

Item

Title

Citrus processing plant, c. 1960

Description

Several workers inside a citrus processing plant. The workers hold large burlap bags with TreeSweet Citrus Pulp printed on the front. The TreeSweet Products Co. plant, located on 98 acres off Bell Avenue to the southwest of Ft. Pierce, processed citrus for both frozen concentrate and for single strength juice. Construction for the Ft. Pierce plant began in June of 1956.

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Rights

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Format

Black and white negative; 4x5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2025-020-er-100
2025.020

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “Citrus processing plant, c. 1960,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/14899.