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Gibson family at Their Packing House

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Summary:
The Gibson family and their packing house for the produce they grew, in the early 1900s at Wulfert on Sanibel. The family planted, picked, packed, built boxes for shipping, and hauled it to the dock for the steamers to pick up. Note packing boxes under construction at left. The Gibsons arrived on Sanibel in 1900.
Title: Gibson family at Their Packing House.
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Summary: The Gibson family and their packing house for the produce they grew, in the early 1900s at Wulfert on Sanibel. The family planted, picked, packed, built boxes for shipping, and hauled it to the dock for the steamers to pick up. Note packing boxes under construction at left. The Gibsons arrived on Sanibel in 1900.
Identifier: SW00001961 (IID), 49574 (digitool), fgcu:22055 (fedora)
Note(s): Digitized as part of the Digitizing Southwest Florida Heritage Project. This project has been funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services
Subject(s): Packing
Sanibel Island (Fla.)--History
Sanibel (Fla.)
Gibson family
farming
Wulfert Point
Captiva Island (Fla.)
Held by: Sanibel Public Library, Sanibel Island, Florida
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/ic/SW00001961
Use and Reproduction: All rights reserved. Material may be used only for research, educational, legal and non-commercial purposes, with acknowledgement of DigitalFGCU, Florida Gulf Coast University Library and the Sanibel Public Library.
Host Institution: FGCU