Seven family members pose beneath grapefruit trees so heavy with fruit the branches nearly touch the ground in this hand-colored Florida citrus postcard — a golden-age souvenir image designed to sell prospective land buyers on the state's agricultural bounty. Palatka, on the St. Johns River, sat at the heart of Florida's booming early-1900s grapefruit country.

• Caption: Gathering Grape Fruit, Florida.
• Card no.: A-31379
• Publisher: The Cochrane Co., Palatka, Fla. Made in U.S.A.
• Status: Unposted