Search
- Unloading Bananas from Steamer, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1900-1910 - Bananas arrived on grocery store shelves via a transportation system controlled by competing fruit companies and their government allies. Refrigerated railcars moved the crop from Central American plantations to ships bound for U.S. ports in the Gulf of Mexico. This photograph shows dockworkers in New Orleans, Louisiana, transferring bunches of bananas -- each weighing around 86 pounds -- to a refrigerated railcar for transport to market.
- 1900-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Unloading Bananas from Steamer, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1900-1910
Bananas arrived on grocery store shelves via a transportation system controlled by competing fruit companies and their government allies. Refrigerated railcars moved the crop from Central American plantations to ships bound for U.S. ports in the Gulf of Mexico. This photograph shows dockworkers in New Orleans, Louisiana, transferring bunches of bananas -- each weighing around 86 pounds -- to a refrigerated railcar for transport to market.
- Banana Tree, Hawaii, 1906 -
- 1906
- Collections - Artifact
Banana Tree, Hawaii, 1906
- Ford Model T Pickup Used by James Cargo, Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Dealer, Eastern Market, Detroit, Michigan, March 1925 -
- March 27, 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Model T Pickup Used by James Cargo, Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Dealer, Eastern Market, Detroit, Michigan, March 1925
- Unloading Bananas from Steamer, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1900-1910 - Bananas arrived on grocery store shelves via a transportation system controlled by competing fruit companies and their government allies. Refrigerated railcars moved the crop from Central American plantations to ships bound for U.S. ports in the Gulf of Mexico. This photograph shows dockworkers in New Orleans, Louisiana, transferring bunches of bananas -- each weighing around 86 pounds -- to a refrigerated railcar for transport to market.
- 1900-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Unloading Bananas from Steamer, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1900-1910
Bananas arrived on grocery store shelves via a transportation system controlled by competing fruit companies and their government allies. Refrigerated railcars moved the crop from Central American plantations to ships bound for U.S. ports in the Gulf of Mexico. This photograph shows dockworkers in New Orleans, Louisiana, transferring bunches of bananas -- each weighing around 86 pounds -- to a refrigerated railcar for transport to market.
- Unloading a Banana Steamer by Machinery, Mobile, Alabama, 1900-1910 - 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.
- 1900-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Unloading a Banana Steamer by Machinery, Mobile, Alabama, 1900-1910
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.
- Banana Conveyors in Operation, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1910 - Bananas raised on Central American plantations traveled to North American grocery store shelves 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 New Orleans, Louisiana. The conveyor belts at this unloading facility moved stalks of bananas, each weighing around 86 pounds, out of the ship's hold and into a warehouse.
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Banana Conveyors in Operation, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1910
Bananas raised on Central American plantations traveled to North American grocery store shelves 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 New Orleans, Louisiana. The conveyor belts at this unloading facility moved stalks of bananas, each weighing around 86 pounds, out of the ship's hold and into a warehouse.
- Stevedore Pay Day, Banana Docks, Baltimore, Maryland, circa 1905 -
- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Stevedore Pay Day, Banana Docks, Baltimore, Maryland, circa 1905
- Along the Banana Docks, Mobile, Alabama, 1895-1910 - 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.
- 1895-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Along the Banana Docks, Mobile, Alabama, 1895-1910
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.
- Unloading Bananas, Mobile, Alabama, circa 1906 - Bananas arrived on grocery store shelves via a transportation system controlled by competing fruit companies and their government allies. Refrigerated railcars moved the crop from Central American plantations to ships bound for U.S. ports in the Gulf of Mexico. This photograph shows dockworkers in Mobile, Alabama, unloading bunches of bananas -- each weighing around 86 pounds -- from a ship's hold and moving them to a warehouse.
- circa 1906
- Collections - Artifact
Unloading Bananas, Mobile, Alabama, circa 1906
Bananas arrived on grocery store shelves via a transportation system controlled by competing fruit companies and their government allies. Refrigerated railcars moved the crop from Central American plantations to ships bound for U.S. ports in the Gulf of Mexico. This photograph shows dockworkers in Mobile, Alabama, unloading bunches of bananas -- each weighing around 86 pounds -- from a ship's hold and moving them to a warehouse.
- Unloading Bananas, Mobile, Alabama, 1895-1910 - Bananas arrived on grocery store shelves via a transportation system controlled by competing fruit companies and their government allies. Refrigerated railcars moved the crop from plantations in Central America to ports in the Gulf of Mexico. Steam vessels, supplemented with sails, transported bananas across the Gulf to U.S. ports. This photograph shows dockworkers in Mobile, Alabama, unloading the precious cargo.
- 1895-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Unloading Bananas, Mobile, Alabama, 1895-1910
Bananas arrived on grocery store shelves via a transportation system controlled by competing fruit companies and their government allies. Refrigerated railcars moved the crop from plantations in Central America to ports in the Gulf of Mexico. Steam vessels, supplemented with sails, transported bananas across the Gulf to U.S. ports. This photograph shows dockworkers in Mobile, Alabama, unloading the precious cargo.