Postcard, "Mobile, Ala. Unloading Bananas," 1905
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1905
Subject Date
09 March 1908
Creators
Creator Notes
Raphael Tuck & Sons' Series No. 2580, "Mobile, Ala."
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2021.29.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Handwriting
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
back of postcard:
UNLOADING BANANAS. Mobile is the third largest tropical fruit importing city in the United States. The banana / industry here excels any other Atlantic port; the fruit is admitted free of duty. The average cargo of 17,000 bunches is unloaded in six hours, and can be delivered in Chicago 36 hours after. Annual importations average 4,500,000 bunches.
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