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N2011- 7, Photographic collection, 1930s-1970s; Box 1
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Produce trade--Florida--Manatee County--Palmetto
Vegetable trade--Florida--Manatee County--Palmetto
Tomato industry--Florida--Manatee County--Palmetto
Material culture--Florida--Manatee County--Palmetto
Agriculture--Florida--Manatee County--Palmetto
Tomato farms--Florida--Manatee County--Palmetto
Food crops--Florida--Manatee County--Palmetto
Tomatoes--Packing
Packing for shipment
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General Note
The F.F. advisor is Mr. T.P. Winter.
Biographical Note
Joseph Janney Steinmetz was a world-renowned commercial photographer whose images appeared in such publications as the Saturday Evening Post, Life, Look, Time, Holiday, Collier's, and Town & Country. His work has been referred to as "an American social history," which documented diverse scenes of American life from affluent northeasterners to middle-class Floridians. Steinmetz moved from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Sarasota, Florida in 1941.
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Chicago Manual of Style
Steinmetz, Joseph Janney, 1905-1985. Future Farmers of America packing tomatoes in Palmetto, Florida. 1947. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/244997>, accessed 18 February 2026.
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Steinmetz, Joseph Janney, 1905-1985. Future Farmers of America packing tomatoes in Palmetto, Florida. 1947. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/244997>
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(State Archives of Florida/Steinmetz)
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