Harvesting sugarcane, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, 1946.
Title
Harvesting sugarcane , Iberia Parish , Louisiana , 1946 .
Creator
Roberts, Martha McMillan (photographer)
Description
The Thompson Mechanical Harvester cutting 290 type cane in the cane fields of Leon Braquet , Loreauville , Louisiana . Mr . Braquet has 1200 acres of sugar cane and he hauls on the average of 10-15 tons of cane per day , during the three months cane harvesting , to the Iberia Sugar co-op , New Iberia , Louisiana .
Subject
Sugarcane Harvesting machinery Sugar plantations
Volume Number
076
Tab Heading
Sugar Cane Harvest
Group
Louisiana Images
People Pictured
Braquet, Leon
Location Depicted
Iberia Parish (La.)
Region
Southeast
Date Original
1946-11
Object Type
Safety film negatives
Source
2.25 x 2.25 in. b&w safety film negative. Item no. SONJ 43613 in the Standard Oil (New Jersey) Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Standard Oil (New Jersey) Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/sonj/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
43613
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