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Turpentine industry in the South — collecting gum from pine trees, circa 1940

Subjects
Forests & TreesLogging & LumberWorkers & Occupations
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Turpentine industry in the South — collecting gum from pine trees, circa 1940, Asheville Post Card Co., NC, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Turpentine industry in the South — collecting gum from pine trees, circa 1940, Asheville Post Card Co., NC, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A color view of an open longleaf pine stand where turpentine workers collect gum: trees are scarred and fitted with collection cups, and barrels and horse-drawn wagons stand along the sandy woods road. The card's own caption names the scene as the turpentine industry in the South, collecting gum from pine trees. Gum dipping and the naval stores trade were long a staple forest industry of the piney woods from North Carolina to Texas, with the crude resin distilled into turpentine and rosin.

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PublisherAsheville Post Card Co.
KD-504 TURPENTINE INDUSTRY IN THE SOUTH—COLLECTING GUM FROM PINE TREES Photo by U. S. Forest Service. 90468 --- POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE MADE IN U.S.A. PUB. BY THE ASHEVILLE POST CARD CO., ASHEVILLE, N. C.
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PublisherAsheville Post Card Co.
SeriesKD-504
ConditionVery good
PublisherAsheville Post Card Co., Asheville, NC
NotesLinen-textured stock with white border; printed credit to the U.S. Forest Service and card number 90468 at lower right. No postmark, address, or message — back is entirely blank apart from the printed imprint. Divided-back "POST CARD" stock with "PLACE STAMP HERE / MADE IN U.S.A." box; publisher line for the Asheville Post Card Co. runs vertically at center. Front shows a white border and a textured (linen-look) surface; light soiling/foxing on the back.

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Turpentine industry in the South — collecting gum from pine trees, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/turpentine-industry-in-the-south-collecting-gum-from-pine-tr-4. Accessed October 25, 2026.