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United Fruit Coy's Banana Plantation, Stann Creek, 1911

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3078B/20

Scope and Contents

127 x 101 mm. A view looking across a large field under cultivation with huts dotted here and there and mountains in the distance. Banana production in Belize was a fast expanding export crop with a large market in the United States. After the development of Stann Creek as a banana centre there was an equally fast decline as disease and poor cultivation methods took their toll. By 1906 many of the larger producers had withdrawn from the market, but from the evidence of this picture the United Fruit Company seems to have ridden the storm.

Dates

  • Creation: 1911

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition, apart from slight fading.

Related Materials

Refer to Y3078B/32-34 for other photographs related to United Fruit Co.

General

SG.

Finding aid date

2003-03-18 09:54:15+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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