Postcard of a banana and pineapple vendor: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

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.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1912
• Published by: Cochrane Company, American
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Type: postcards
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 3 3/8 × 5 3/8 in. (8.6 × 13.7 cm)
• Place used: Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
• Place printed: Palatka, Putnam County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Agriculture
• Topic: Cooking and dining
• Topic: Foodways
• Topic: Labor
• Object number: 2015.37.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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