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[Central America] – Vintage Print

[Central America], 1948 — historic photograph
[Central America], 1948. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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Issued under the name of the United Fruit Company, this print points to the commercial side of Central American agriculture rather than to a single identifiable scene. The company, which grew out of a Boston firm formed around 1899, built its business on bananas grown on plantations across the region and shipped north to American markets, and by the late 1940s it was a major presence in several countries. The caption tracings list the subject as farm crops and fruit, which fits that focus, but the record itself notes that its details come from an unverified caption card, so the exact location and circumstances remain unconfirmed. Viewers interested in the period may find it useful for seeing how corporate promotion presented the region's land and labor.

Created / published1948
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsPhotoprint by United Fruit Co. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Farm crops--Fruit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,230 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-157892

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