Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1946
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photographic postcard of men and women picking strawberries in Plant City, Florida. The image depicts rows of strawberry plants in an open field surrounded by trees. In the foreground are five men and women bending down or kneeling to pick the strawberries. All wear long-sleeved shirts, long pants or skirts, and hates. Just behind them, a man stands upright holding two large, handled wooden trays loaded with strawberries. In the background is another group of men and women bending over to pick strawberries in the far corner of the field.
On the back is a handwritten message dated [Dec 9] reading [Just starting to pick strawberries here. We live out of doors in day time - sleep in trailer at night - 74 degrees in the shade all day today. Wish you were here. Johnny is fine - started to school today Dec. 9. Had a fine trip down. 1354 mile to this spot. Clyde. ROYAL OAK TRAILER COURT. PLANT CITY FLA.]. On the other side, the postcard is addressed [Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Jennings / Valois / N.Y.]. A postmark is dated Dec 9, 1946, Plant City, Florida.
Place depicted
Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
photographic postcards
Topic
Agriculture
American South
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2010.36.7.15
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b3976aff-1c0e-452a-96ac-70546367f4d1

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