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Material Information
Title:
Tomato packing houses and fields, circa 1897-1930
Creator:
Matlack, Claude Carson, 1878-1944.
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Publication Date:
1930
Language:
English
Physical Description:
9 photos. : black and white.
Subjects
Subjects / Keywords:
Peters, Thomas J.
Agriculture--Florida.
Arch Creek (Fla.)
Belle Glade (Fla.)
Cutler (Fla.)
Everglades (Fla.)--Photographs.
Miami Shores (Fla.)
Peters (Fla.)
Miami-Dade--12086--ceeus
Hendry--12051--ceeus
Notes
Abstract:
Photographs of the Thomas J. Peters tomato farm, Peters (South Dade, Fla.): 1. "This building was lived in by members of the [Thomas J.] Peters family before 1900, when they were starting the tomato deal." House is made of barrel staves. ca. 1897. HMSF no. 1979-28-2. -- 2. Peters tomato packing house, crew, and small steam locomotive used to haul tomatoes to Cutler. 1902? HMSF no. 1979-28-6. -- 3. "The wooden track railroad was used first about the turn of the century. The cars were pulled with mules from Peters to Cutler, a distance of some 4 miles. They could move about 2 cars per day, or no more than 1,000 crates of tomatoes. 1902?
Abstract:
Photographs of tomato packing houses and fields in Miami-Dade County (Fla.): 4. Interior of John Peden's tomato packing house, present-day Miami Shores. ca. 1905. HMSF no. 1979-48-15. -- 5. Packing houses along Arch Creek siding. Kalch-Burr packing house in foreground. ca. 1913. HMSF no. 1980-145-3. -- 6. Tomato field, Biscayne Park , ca. 1910. HMSF no. 1980-23-8. - 7. John Frohock tomato field, Fulford. Black Bahamian laborers. Mule-drawn wagon. ca. 1905. HMSF no. 1980-23-8.
Abstract:
Photographs by Claude C. Matlack: 8. -- Vegetable fields near Belle Glade. 1929. HMSF no. 290-31. -- 9. Crate Label: "Log Cabin Brand. Collier & Dade County. Florida Tomatoes. Webb Trading Company. Everglades, Florida." HMSF no. 116-44-1.
General Note:
Tomatoes were one of the biggest crops on reclaimed lands. Thomas J. Peters was nicknamed the Tomato King.
General Note:
Electronic reproduction. Miami, Fla. : Reclaiming the Everglades, c2000. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. Digitized from photographs at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami, Florida.
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Source Institution:
Florida International University
Holding Location:
HistoryMiami
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VM00010015
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