Postcard of a banana and pineapple vendor
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Postcard of a banana and pineapple vendor

Cochrane Company, American · 1912

ink on paper
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

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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