Florida gets a lot of attention for its beaches and theme parks, but there’s so much more to our state. A lot of folks probably don’t even realize that Florida has a lot of lovely, verdant farms and a fascinating agricultural history. Take a look at these stunning vintage photos of Florida farms:
1. Unidentified woman holding gladiolus at Terra Ceia Island Farms
Terra Ceia, 1947.
2. E.B. DeWitt holds the goats from his farm
Tallahassee, 1953.
3. Woman picking citrus
Eastpoint, ca. 1898 to 1912.
4. Koreshans shipping produce to market from Mound Key.
Estero Bay, ca. 1910.
5. Cutting and binding crotalaria spectabilis for seed
Monticello, 1932.
6. Planter on his tractor
Jefferson County, ca. 1945.
7. James H. Mills on his tractor
Ft. Meade, ca. 1949.
8. Celery planter
Belle Glade, 1947.
9. Ox powered mill and syrup house making Bay Croft brand cane syrup
Eastpoint, ca. 1898 to 1912.
10. Two women weighing and sorting cabbages at the Beach & Parker Farm
Elkton, 1947.
11. Unidentified man frying fish for the annual farm field day at Velda Dairy Farms
Tallahassee, 1956.
12. Young girl eating freshly picked strawberries
Plant City, 1946.
13. Tree Mover
Ft. Lauderdale, ca. 1985.
14. Donald Fort loading Garrison watermelons
Oxford, 1947.
15. Piper aircraft dusting crops
Vero Beach, ca. 1959.
16. Laborers thinning celery plants
Belle Glade, 1947.
17. School children picking strawberries
Plant City, 1946.
18. Constructing shade for tobacco
Hardaway, 1938.
19. T. G. Mayo and Charlie Brown the ox
White Springs, 1987.
20. Tobacco barn
Gadsden County, 1941.
21. Young girl standing in front of a crop of napier grass
Okeechobee, 1918.
22. Jamaican laborers cutting sugar cane
Clewiston, 1947
23. Thomas Littleton Brown's tobacco farm
Alachua, 1929.
24. Archie Boatwright surveying his corn field
Near Tallahassee, 1959.
25. Picking peanuts on Isaac Crutchfield's farm
Graceville, 1947.
What did you think of these photos? Do you have a favorite rural place in Florida? Please let us know in the comments!
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