Martin Digital History

Pineapple harvest, c. 1921

Item

Title

Pineapple harvest, c. 1921

Description

View of pineapple field with two workers pushing wheel barrels full of pineapples. Body of water seen in the background. Postmarked from St. Petersburg, Florida on March 29, 1925. Message on back written to "Brother" John Muralf in Moscow, Iowa from "Sebastian".

Original image (without colorization) published in the Farmers Bulletin 1237: Pineapple Culture In Florida from the United States Department of Agriculture, which was issued in November 1921.

Source

Scans gift of Stuart Heritage Museum.

Publisher

Miller Art Co. (Brooklyn, NY)

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

Color printed postcard; 5.4x3.4 inches

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

SHM-2023-011-091a
2023.011
SHM 92.44.01

Original Format

Postcards

Collection

Citation

Florida Photographic Concern (Ft. Pierce, Fla.), “Pineapple harvest, c. 1921,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/2218.