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Florida Oranges and Blossoms, Florida, circa 1940

Subject
Agriculture & Farms
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Florida Oranges and Blossoms, Florida, circa 1940, Mrs Alicia Grant, NH, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
Front
Back of Florida Oranges and Blossoms, Florida, circa 1940, Mrs Alicia Grant, NH, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A still-life arrangement of three ripe oranges nestled among dark green citrus leaves and clusters of white, star-shaped orange blossoms against a mottled gray-blue ground. The card is captioned "Florida Oranges and Blossoms," a standard souvenir subject celebrating the state's citrus industry, which expanded rapidly after the railroad building of the late nineteenth century made Florida fruit shippable to northern markets. Orange blossoms are also Florida's state flower and a long-standing emblem of the state.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Sulphur Springs Tampa Fla March 2 1936 deny 10% hear Sunday Rome

PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
FLORIDA ORANGES AND BLOSSOMS—F175 --- The orange, a native of Asiatic countries, was brought to Florida by the Spaniards in the 16th century. At times, the trees have ripened fruit, green fruit and exquisitely fragrant blossoms, thick petaled, white and wax-like, growing singly or in clusters, beautiful and fragrant. MADE IN U.S.A. BY E. C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS. 22130
PostmarkedTampa, FL, March 21, 1936, 09:30
Addressed to
Mrs Alicia Grant

18 Fairview Ave., Derry, NH

Postcard record

Postmarked, Tampa, FL
PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
SeriesF175
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs Alicia Grant, 18 Fairview Ave., Derry, NH
Place mentionedFlorida, FL
Place mentionedFlorida, FL
PublisherE. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
NotesWhite border; visible linen/canvas weave texture; printed series number F175 at top right of caption. Postmark: TAMPA FLA MAR 21 9:30 AM 1936. Divided-back linen card with white border; E. C. Kropp Co. imprint (No. 22130); pink/red staining across the message area and light edge wear.

Cite this card

Florida Oranges and Blossoms, Florida, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/florida-oranges-and-blossoms-florida-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.