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Postcard of a banana and pineapple vendor

1912

Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Postcard of a tinted black and white photograph of a cart carrying bananas and pineapples. The cart is diagonally oriented away from the viewer with the back closest to the camera. On the right side of the image is the hindquarters of a horse. The cart is driven by a man, seated at the front. He holds a whip aloft. Behind the cart is a house. In the upper right corner is printed black text "Pineapples/and Bananas." The back of the postcard is divided into two sections. On the left half of the back is hand-written text in black ink "don't forget / the place / Bradentown / Fla." On the right half of the back is additional hand-written text in black ink "Miss H. Fright (?) / Crandle Road / Tiverton R. I." In the upper right corner is a green, cancelled, one cent stamp.

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Catalog reference: 2015.37.3

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