[Caterpillar tractor drawing carts loaded with cut sugar cane to nearest railroad spur. Central America] – Vintage Wall Art
![[Caterpillar tractor drawing carts loaded with cut sugar cane to nearest railroad spur. Central America] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/82/8221fe669749-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 [Caterpillar tractor drawing carts loaded with cut sugar cane to nearest railroad spur. Central America] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A Caterpillar tractor hauling carts of freshly cut sugar cane toward the nearest railroad spur is the particular scene here, a reminder of how the crop got from field to mill in mid-century Central America. Tracked tractors were favored on wet, soft ground where wheeled vehicles would bog down, and the cane carts stacked high with stalks show the heavy, repeated labor of the harvest. The photograph dates to July 1948, when rail spurs still carried much of the region's cane to processing plants. Its place in the Library of Congress collection makes it a useful record of agricultural transport in that period.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1948 July. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,162 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-123245 |
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