Bananas via Fruit Growers Express


Bill Welch
 

I have photos of bananas being transloaded from boats/ships into FGE cars in Tampa and have seen photos of this kind at the Port of Baltimore that I intend to acquire. There is also LofC image of an Armour owned FGE reefer being transloaded in New Orleans, circa 1905. I am not certain but I think the Port at Charleston, SC was another point for banana receiving and shipping. In fact as I write this there are documents in the Souther Archives at Kennisaw, GA about this traffic.


Question, is "transloading" the appropriate term?


Bill Welch

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