Sisal plantation on the Perrine Grant, circa 1920.
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Material Information

Title:
Sisal plantation on the Perrine Grant, circa 1920.
Creator:
Elite Photo Concern.
Publication Date:
Language:
English
Physical Description:
9 photos, black and white, 25.5 x 20.5 cm.

Notes

Abstract:
Views of pine woods and sisal: 1. Southwest of Homestead, Fla., and Royal Palm Hammock. Eroded oolitic limestone on surface in pinelands. Man holding several rocks. no. X-768-3 -- 2. Clearing to plant sisal. Depicts man standing in prairie on edge of pinelands. no. X-768-4. -- 3. Prairie. no. X-768-7. -- 4. A good view after clearing & ready for sisal plants. Men clearing land. no. X-768-5. -- 5. Older sisal plants. no. X-768-11. -- 6. Two men standing in field of young sisal. no. X-768-12. -- 7. Mature sisal plant with bloom stalk. Unidentified dirt road in background. no. X-768-10. -- 8. Blooming sisals on limestone cliff (about 6-ft. high), with frame vernacular house in background. no. X-768-10. -- 9. Display of sisal hemp and leaves, in unidentified building. no. X-768-14.
General Note:
The United States Sisal Trust (Miami, Fla.) cleared and planted these fields on the Perrine Grant (T58S R36E). Fiber for twine was made from the sisal leaves. The plantation failed.
Funding:
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.

Record Information

Source Institution:
Florida International University
Holding Location:
HistoryMiami
Rights Management:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Resource Identifier:
VM00010027