Unloading a Banana Steamer by Machinery, Mobile, Alabama, 1900-1910
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Artifact Overview
Bananas raised on Central American plantations traveled to North American grocery stores via a transportation system controlled by competing fruit companies and their government allies. Ships hauled the commodity to U.S. ports in the Gulf of Mexico, including Mobile, Alabama. Conveyor belts moved stalks of bananas, each weighing around 86 pounds, from the ship's hold into refrigerated railcars, visible next to the ship.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1900-1910
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Photographed by Lycurgus S. Glover. Published by Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
37.102.P.071790
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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