Drying cocoa, one of the industries of Dominica, [British] West Indies [one of the Windward Islands] – Vintage Print
![Drying cocoa, one of the industries of Dominica, [British] West Indies [one of the Windward Islands], c1906. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1f/1fb34bdc98b2-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Drying cocoa, one of the industries of Dominica, [British] West Indies [one of the Windward Islands], a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Drying cocoa, one of the industries of Dominica, [British] West Indies [one of the Windward Islands]
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Drying cocoa beans is the activity this stereograph records on Dominica, one of the Windward Islands in the British West Indies. Cocoa was an important export crop on the island in the early twentieth century, and harvested beans were fermented and then dried before shipment. The card, issued around 1906 by the Standard Scenic Company under the name of W.S. Smith, was meant to be viewed through a stereoscope, which gave the scene a sense of depth for home viewers. Its caption presents the work as one of the island's industries, making it a record of agricultural labor that was central to the local economy.
| Created / published | c1906. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Subjects | Stereo copyrighted by W.S. Smith (Standard Scenic Co.). No. 607. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Industry--Food--1906; Industry--Cocoa--1906; Photog. I.; Dominica--1906; Geogr.; Food processing; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 787 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-139910 |
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