Martin Digital History

Hars place, c. 1895

Item

Title

Hars place, c. 1895

Description

Men in a pineapple field. Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, Stuart on the St. Lucie (p. 14), with the caption: "After the untimely death of homesteader August Hars in 1887, his brother Heinrich of Hamburg, Germany, came to Florida to settle his affairs and for a time tried pioneering on the St. Lucie River. In this photograph, Heinrich stands in his pineapple field between A.R. Krueger, at left, and Morris Johns, at right. In 1902 he sold to Mary and Harry Richards but contracted a fatal illness on his way back to Germany." Low quality print.

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow, from the collections of Harold R. Johns.

Rights

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Format

1 black and white copy print, 6x4 inches

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

Thurlow-2026-009-FFB-johns-001
2026.009

Coverage

Original Format

Photographic print

Tags

Citation

“Hars place, c. 1895,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/18741.