Unloading bananas, New Orleans, LA.
Title
Unloading bananas , New Orleans , LA .
Description
Men unloading bananas in a warehouse . Men stand by conveyor belts and dollies ; bunches of bananas lay on the conveyor belts . There are piles of bananas on the ground and on carts . Text printed on verso reads , "At New Orleans , the world's greatest banana port , more than 700 ships arrive each year loaded , each with 25,000 to 50,000 bunches of this popular fruit . At the banana wharves , the individual bunch is carried from the hold of the ship to the door of the refrigerator car on mechanical conveyors. " Made by E.C . Kropp Co. , number 23213N . Postmarked 1933 on verso .
Subject
Bananas Warehouses Conveying systems Laborers
Location Depicted
New Orleans (La.)
Date Original
1933?
Object Type
Postcards
Source
3x5 color postcard, made by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wisc. Item no. 008.208 in the Newton Owen Postcard Collection, University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Citation Information
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Collection
Newton Owen Postcard Collection, University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/ulua001/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULUA.008.208
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