Island of Hawaii – Antique Wall Art
![Island of Hawaii, [193-] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4b/4bc2f028ec59-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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This rare historic photograph captures Island of Hawaii in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Island of Hawaii
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This view of the Island of Hawaii, the largest island in the chain, shows the land as sugar cane country, where cane fields and plantation operations shaped both the economy and daily work. By the 1930s, sugar plantations dominated much of the island's agriculture, and the crop drew heavily on seasonal labor and mill operations. The photograph is credited to Pan Pacific Press, a Honolulu firm known for scenic views of the islands, so it reflects how the territory was often pictured for visitors and buyers of the period. The date is given only as the 1930s and the caption details are unverified, so the picture is best read as a general glimpse of plantation life rather than a record of one specific field or season.
| Created / published | [193-] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Photo by Pan Pacific Press Photo. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Plantation crops--Sugar cane--Hawaii--193-; Sugar; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,251 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-141110 |
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