Workers collect gum from tapped pine trees in a Southern forest. A horse-drawn wagon loaded with barrels stands among the pines, and one worker tends a barrel beside a trunk. The scene records the gum naval stores trade: resin was gathered from cuts in the bark and distilled into turpentine and rosin, which were used in solvents, paints, and soap.
White border; linen texture; series KD-504 / card number 90468 printed at lower right. Printed caption: TURPENTINE INDUSTRY IN THE SOUTH—COLLECTING GUM FROM PINE TREES; photo credit: U. S. Forest Service. No postmark, address, or message — unused card. Divided back with blue "POST CARD" heading and "PLACE STAMP HERE / MADE IN U.S.A." stamp box; publisher imprint along the divider: PUB. BY THE ASHEVILLE POST CARD CO., ASHEVILLE, N. C. Linen-era stock, lightly soiled/aged.
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Turpentine workers collecting pine gum, Southern U.S., circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/turpentine-workers-collecting-pine-gum-southern-u-s-circa-19. Accessed November 2, 2026.
