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At Captain Richard's Plantation, Eden, c. 1890
Thomas E. Richards and a young boy watch the packing of pineapples into crates. Richards arrived in 1879, purchased land thirteen miles south of Fort Pierce, and named it "Eden." He established a successful pineapple farm and his home, "Eden Grove House," served as a hotel.
Illustration from the book, On the Indian River by C. Vickerstaff Hine. Chicago : Charles H. Sergel & Company, 1891. Hine documents his travels from Titusville south through the Jupiter Narrows to Lake Worth. Unknown photographer, perhaps Hine; engraving by Photo Tint Engraving Company. Available online (2024-07-12): https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-texts/123/ -
Clearing land, 1923
"Clearing land for a big pineapple plantation. There are six hundred acres of growing pineapples within two miles of Stuart Shores." Workers in the field with hoes. Stuart Shores was planned for the panhandle of Sewall's Point. Presented by the Stuart Commercial Club to the United States Government Engineers at a public hearing (16 Jan 1923) in Stuart, Florida as part of a report requesting aid for a deep water harbor. -
Pineapples growing between citrus trees, 1923
"Pineapples between citrus trees. A Highly Profitable Manner of Farming."
Presented by the Stuart Commercial Club to the United States Government Engineers at a public hearing (16 Jan 1923) in Stuart, Florida as part of a report requesting aid for a deep water harbor. -
Stuart pineapple field, 1923
"Stuart pineapples - 80 percent of all U.S. pineapples grown here." Pineapple field.
Presented by the Stuart Commercial Club to the United States Government Engineers at a public hearing (16 Jan 1923) in Stuart, Florida as part of a report requesting aid for a deep water harbor. -
Planting pineapples near Stuart, 1923
"Planting pineapples near Stuart - ten thousand slips to an acre." Three men, one woman in a bonnet, and three small children planting pineapple slips.
Presented by the Stuart Commercial Club to the United States Government Engineers at a public hearing (16 Jan 1923) in Stuart, Florida as part of a report requesting aid for a deep water harbor. -
Pineapples growing under a wooden rack, c. 1905
Pineapples growing in a field under a wooden frame providing shade. -
Segerstrom family, 1991
Elizabeth Segerstrom and her children, Harry and Florence, I the pineapple field that surrounded their home in Jensen.
Photo from the South Fork High School 1991 publication, Thurlow collection, Florida Cracker Sampler, cover. -
Pineapples planted under shed cover, c. 1922
Vast planting of pineapples covered by a shed. Postmarked in Hemlock, New York on August 15, 1922. Message written to Leatha Worde in Toledo, Ohio from "Jennie." -
Pineapple harvest, c. 1925
View of pineapple field with two workers pushing wheel barrels full of pineapples. Body of water seen in the background. Postmarked from St. Petersburg, Florida on March 29, 1925. Message on back written to "Brother" John Muralf in Moscow, Iowa from "Sebastian". -
Pineapple farm, c. 1915
Pineapple farm with field, structures, and trees in background. Message on back dated December 1st, 1915 to Howard Saxton in Union Springs, New York.