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Strawberry packing shed, Ozark region, southern Missouri, circa 1940s

Subjects
Agriculture & FarmsWorkers & Occupations
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Strawberry packing shed, Ozark region, southern Missouri, circa 1940s, Ozarks, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Strawberry packing shed, Ozark region, southern Missouri, circa 1940s, Ozarks, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

Workers stand behind a long wooden table sorting and packing freshly picked strawberries into small quart baskets and wooden crates, with more filled baskets stacked in the foreground. The printed caption names the crop and region as "Ozark Strawberries, Southern Missouri," and a red badge in the corner reads "Missouri, The 'Show-Me' State." The Ozarks of southern Missouri were a noted strawberry-producing area in the early-to-mid twentieth century, with growers shipping berries north by rail and truck; the scene shows the packing-shed stage between field harvest and shipment.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Minnie R. 1945

PublisherOzark Post Card Publishers
OZARK STRAWBERRIES, SOUTHERN MISSOURI MISSOURI THE "SHOW-ME" STATE --- Luscious strawberries are raised on the sun-kissed hills of the Missouri Ozarks. A rare combination of climatic and soil conditions imparts a very fine flavor, a firmness and an excellent color to Ozark strawberries, seldom found elsewhere. 4034 Ozark Post Card Publishers, Box 455, Monett, Mo. Post Card PLACE STAMP HERE
Addressed to
Minnie R.

Minnie R.

Postcard record

PublisherOzark Post Card Publishers
ConditionVery good
Place depictedOzarks
NotesLinen-textured stock with a turquoise border; caption misspells "strawberries" as "STRAWBERRIES". Light edge and corner wear. No postmark (unused card, no stamp). Linen-texture divided-back card with publisher imprint "Ozark Post Card Publishers, Box 455, Monett, Mo."; handwritten name/place and "1945" on the message side.

Cite this card

Strawberry packing shed, Ozark region, southern Missouri, circa 1940s, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/strawberry-packing-shed-ozark-region-southern-missouri-circa. Accessed October 24, 2026.