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Bananas Collection

Background imageBananas Collection: Poster advertising Aquila Airways

Poster advertising Aquila Airways, with flights to Madeira

Background imageBananas Collection: BANANAS

BANANAS
Banana Monstera Deliciosa, aka Fruit Salad Plant, Cariman, Mexican Breadfruit, Locust & Wild Honey, Windowleaf, Monsterio, Swiss Cheese Plant etc

Background imageBananas Collection: Advertisement for T Walton Ltd, fruiterer

Advertisement for T Walton Ltd, fruiterer -- for apple cheeks and cherry lips. 20th century

Background imageBananas Collection: Cutting Bananas down from their tree - Costa Rica

Cutting Bananas down from their tree - Costa Rica
Cutting large bunches of Bananas down from their tree - Costa Rica Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBananas Collection: Kumbo Market, Cameroon

Kumbo Market, Cameroon
African women seated in the market place, Kumbo, where they sell items such as sugar and bananas. Market day provides friendly gossip, but they travel far to get there

Background imageBananas Collection: Colombo, Sri Lanka - Native Boutique

Colombo, Sri Lanka - Native Boutique Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBananas Collection: Street Banana Seller, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Street Banana Seller, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBananas Collection: Banana Plantation / Jamaic

Banana Plantation / Jamaic
A Jamaican Banana Plantation Date: 1905

Background imageBananas Collection: How to enjoy a banana

How to enjoy a banana
A highly suggestive French postcard entitled How to eat a Banana!

Background imageBananas Collection: Poster depicting people cutting bananas in Jamaica

Poster depicting people cutting bananas in Jamaica
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting people cutting bananas in Jamaica

Background imageBananas Collection: Manchester Ship Canal - Unloading bananas

Manchester Ship Canal - Unloading bananas
Unloading bananas from a steamship liner moored up on the Manchester Ship Canal directly into railway wagons on a track on the edge of the quayside

Background imageBananas Collection: Banana seller - Island of Martinique

Banana seller - Island of Martinique
A wonderful postcard of a West Indian Banana seller from the Island of Martinique

Background imageBananas Collection: Bristol Market 1930S

Bristol Market 1930S
A study in light and shade at the fruit and vegetable stall of Bristol Market, England

Background imageBananas Collection: Africa - African Market

Africa - African Market. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageBananas Collection: Africa - Fruit Stall, Mombasa, Kenya

Africa - Fruit Stall, Mombasa, Kenya. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageBananas Collection: Africa - Market Scene

Africa - Market Scene. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageBananas Collection: Taking bananas to market, Fiji, Victorian period

Taking bananas to market, Fiji, Victorian period Date: circa late 19th century

Background imageBananas Collection: Scene in The Strand, London - fruit seller with barrow

Scene in The Strand, London - fruit seller with barrow, horse omnibuses and view toward St Mary Le Strand Church. Date: circa 1907

Background imageBananas Collection: The Language of Fruit

The Language of Fruit - different fruit conveying different emotions and feelings. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBananas Collection: Happy banana sellers on a fruit stall on Viti Levu, Fiji

Happy banana sellers on a fruit stall on Viti Levu, Fiji
Happy banana sellers on a fruit stall overlooking a beautiful beach on Viti Levu, Fiji in the South Pacific

Background imageBananas Collection: FRUIT BOWL

FRUIT BOWL
A bowl of mixed fruit : apples, peaches, grapes, bananas and oranges. Date: 1981

Background imageBananas Collection: Yes we have no bananas, cinema audience sing-along

Yes we have no bananas, cinema audience sing-along
Yes we have no bananas, cinema audience sing along magic lantern projection slide, early 1900s

Background imageBananas Collection: When Can I Have A Banana Again

When Can I Have A Banana Again
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for When Can I Have A Banana Again, words and music by Nat Mills, Gaby Rogers and Harry Roy

Background imageBananas Collection: Transland Ag-2 N8330H and N8831H

Transland Ag-2 N8330H and N8831H
Transland Ag-2 N8830H and N8831H, 1st and 2nd prototypes

Background imageBananas Collection: Transland Ag-2 N8330H

Transland Ag-2 N8330H, the first prototype in flight

Background imageBananas Collection: Une Trouvaille

Une Trouvaille
Oil painting showing an excited bird making the discovery of a huge bunch of bright yellow bananas. Date: circa 1931

Background imageBananas Collection: Comic postcard, Man enjoying a picnic on the beach

Comic postcard, Man enjoying a picnic on the beach Date: 20th century

Background imageBananas Collection: Fruit stall, East End market, London

Fruit stall, East End market, London
Fruit stall in a market in Londons East End. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageBananas Collection: Fruit of the Country Bananas - Palma, Canaries, Spain

Fruit of the Country Bananas - Palma, Canaries, Spain
circa 1910s

Background imageBananas Collection: Railway tramcar or riding trolley, Mozambique

Railway tramcar or riding trolley, Mozambique
Railway tramcar or riding trolley on a banana plantation in Mozambique. 19th century

Background imageBananas Collection: Unloading bananas from steamship 1891

Unloading bananas from steamship 1891
Fruit steamships were solely used for tropical fruits, such as bananas, cocoa-nuts, oranges, pineapples and other fruits. 1891

Background imageBananas Collection: Cartoon, Taking him at his word

Cartoon, Taking him at his word

Background imageBananas Collection: Man in traditional costume, carrying bananas, Madeira

Man in traditional costume, carrying bananas, Madeira
Man in traditional costume, carrying a bunch of bananas on a stick, Madeira. Date: circa 1904

Background imageBananas Collection: Unloading a cargo of bananas from Jamaica to Bristol

Unloading a cargo of bananas from Jamaica to Bristol. 1902

Background imageBananas Collection: Packing bananas, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Packing bananas, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
People packing bananas for export in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Date: circa 1910

Background imageBananas Collection: Cartoon, Two German spies. Two fat men at a table laden with food agree that it

Cartoon, Two German spies. Two fat men at a table laden with food agree that its worth being spies and risking their lives, when they can eat so well. 1916

Background imageBananas Collection: Marzipan Fruits and Veg Date: 1935

Marzipan Fruits and Veg Date: 1935

Background imageBananas Collection: Jamaican export of bananas 1901

Jamaican export of bananas 1901
Revival of trade with Jamaica, shipping bananas

Background imageBananas Collection: Jamaican export of bananas 1890s

Jamaican export of bananas 1890s
Loading unripe bananas on a ship for there long journey. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBananas Collection: RACIAL / MARTINIQUE 1927

RACIAL / MARTINIQUE 1927
A smiling woman selling bananas in Martinique Date: 1927

Background imageBananas Collection: CARRYING BANANAS / WINDIE

CARRYING BANANAS / WINDIE
A fruit market at Fort de France, Martinique. One man carries a tray of melons on his head, while a woman carries an enormous bunch of bananas on hers. Date: 1931

Background imageBananas Collection: MOUSE LEMUR - eating Banana

MOUSE LEMUR - eating Banana (Microcebus rufus). Madagascar

Background imageBananas Collection: Somali Fruit Traders - Aden, Yemen

Somali Fruit Traders - Aden, Yemen
Somali Fruit Traders - Aden, a seaport in Yemen Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBananas Collection: Fruit seller in street market, Aden

Fruit seller in street market, Aden
Fruit seller in a street market, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

Background imageBananas Collection: Bukoba residents, East Africa

Bukoba residents, East Africa
Bukoba residents, two adults and two children, East Africa (now in Tanzania). 1919

Background imageBananas Collection: Loading Bananas - Port Antonio, Jamaica

Loading Bananas - Port Antonio, Jamaica. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBananas Collection: Advert / Fyffes Bananas

Advert / Fyffes Bananas
An advertisement for Fyffes bananas. Fyffes Blue Label brand will give them winter sunshine. Date: 1931

Background imageBananas Collection: Affront from the Rear by Charles Crombie

Affront from the Rear by Charles Crombie
A British officer, enjoying a meal in a restaurant is alarmed by the shadow of a fruit bowl being carried by a waiter. Date: 1915

Background imageBananas Collection: Native fruits of Ghana displayed on a table

Native fruits of Ghana displayed on a table
Two sweet young Ghanaian boys stand next to a table heaving under the weight of Native fruit and vegetables of the country. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBananas Collection: Market women and their Bananas - Kingston, Jamaica

Market women and their Bananas - Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Date: 1909

Background imageBananas Collection: Unloading Bananas, New Orleans

Unloading Bananas, New Orleans
Unloading and processing of imported bananas in New Orleans, USA. The fruit is conveyed directly from the holds of the arriving ships into the dock into the refrigeration wagons (right)

Background imageBananas Collection: Belize - Manatee Lagoon - Fruit Day

Belize - Manatee Lagoon - Fruit Day
Belize (formerly British Honduras) - Manatee Lagoon - Water Buffalo cart transporting bananas on Fruit Day. Date: 1915

Background imageBananas Collection: Music cover, I ve Never Seen a Straight Banana

Music cover, I ve Never Seen a Straight Banana, words and music by Ted Waite 1926

Background imageBananas Collection: Colourful arrangement of fruit

Colourful arrangement of fruit on a log, including a pineapple, bananas, grapes, apples, oranges and lemons. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageBananas Collection: Loading a Mobile Canteen

Loading a Mobile Canteen
Women loading an urn onto a mobile canteen in Brighton. Bananas and cakes can also be seen. 1940

Background imageBananas Collection: Boy Eating a Banana

Boy Eating a Banana
Hes fond of bananas ! Date: 1930s

Background imageBananas Collection: Fruit / Bananas

Fruit / Bananas
Carrying bananas from field to wharf, Annatto Bay, Jamaica, West Indies Date: 1888

Background imageBananas Collection: R T Parkins shop, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

R T Parkins shop, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA, with Mr Parkin himself, the driver and a female assistant standing in the doorway, shortly before closing time. Date: 1909

Background imageBananas Collection: WW2 Christmas card, looking forward

WW2 Christmas card, looking forward to peacetime. Date: circa 1942

Background imageBananas Collection: Bananas on tree

Bananas on tree (Musa sp). Tanzania - Africa

Background imageBananas Collection: Yes, we have no bananas! by George Studdy

Yes, we have no bananas! by George Studdy
Yes, we have no bananas! Bonzo sits on a street corner with an empty basket in his mouth, while a man runs away with a bunch of bananas

Background imageBananas Collection: Colombia - Picking and transporting bananas

Colombia - Picking and transporting bananas, en route for export to Europe. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBananas Collection: Banana palms

Banana palms
Empire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Banana Palms Date: 1927-1933

Background imageBananas Collection: Bananas for Export

Bananas for Export
Piles of freshly picked bunches of bananas, ready for export, probably in the West Indies. Date: 1930s

Background imageBananas Collection: Ver-o-peso market - Belem, Brazil

Ver-o-peso market - Belem, Brazil
Ver-o-peso market - a market hall in Belem, Brazil located at Guajara Bay riverside. A Heavy load of goods on a large horse-drawn wagon. Date: 1930s

Background imageBananas Collection: Loading Bananas onto a ship - Kingston, Jamaica

Loading Bananas onto a ship - Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Date: circa 1910

Background imageBananas Collection: Bananas awaiting transporting by rail - Costa Rica

Bananas awaiting transporting by rail - Costa Rica Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBananas Collection: Martinique - Elegant Banana Seller

Martinique - Elegant Banana Seller
Martinique (an overseas region of France in the Lesser Antilles - eastern Caribbean Sea) - An elegant Banana Seller Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBananas Collection: weavers family - Inle Lake

weavers family - Inle Lake
Weavers family - Inle Lake - Upstairs a wide balcony, one big dark room. Cordiality of the women of the house. We go downstairs to the weaving room under the house

Background imageBananas Collection: bazaar - Moulmein

bazaar - Moulmein
Bazaar - Moulmein - Bewildering details of stalls, strollers, vendors, items for sale na pe fish paste, pomelos, bananas, tinware, fly strewn eatables. Date: 1951

Background imageBananas Collection: Fruit and Vegetable Seller

Fruit and Vegetable Seller

Background imageBananas Collection: Fruitseller

Fruitseller
People You See. From Teddy Bear (10 September 1966)

Background imageBananas Collection: Romanian food market

Romanian food market
Scene in a Romanian food market. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBananas Collection: Barranquilla, Colombia - Fruit Market

Barranquilla, Colombia - Fruit Market
Barranquilla, Colombia - the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region. The Fruit market. Date: circa 1910

Background imageBananas Collection: Vietnam - Can Tho Province - Traon - Fruit Market

Vietnam - Can Tho Province - Traon - Fruit Market Date: circa 1900s

Background imageBananas Collection: Havana, Cuba - Fruit Stand

Havana, Cuba - Fruit Stand Date: 1913

Background imageBananas Collection: Sri Lanka - Fruit Seller

Sri Lanka - Fruit Seller
A Fruit Shop in Sri Lanka Date: 1932

Background imageBananas Collection: BANANA MAN

BANANA MAN
A happy gentleman in a suit peels a banana! Date: 1930s

Background imageBananas Collection: Banana advertisement, 1931

Banana advertisement, 1931
Advertisement for Fyffes bananas from 1931 advising people to eat them in the winter as a popular, nourishing, nuturitious and cheap snack

Background imageBananas Collection: Vietnamese Woman - Hanoi - Cigarette Seller

Vietnamese Woman - Hanoi - Cigarette Seller
Vietnamese Woman - Annam, Hanoi - Cigarette Seller (also selling bananas) at the entrance to her concession (shop / selling space). Date: circa 1910

Background imageBananas Collection: Yes! We Have No Bananas

Yes! We Have No Bananas. A music sheet cover showing a fruit and vegetable seller who is sorry, but he has no bananas today! He holds out his hands and shrugs in front of his shop. Date: 1920s

Background imageBananas Collection: Workers harvesting banana crop, Jamaica

Workers harvesting banana crop, Jamaica
Workers harvesting the banana crop in Jamaica

Background imageBananas Collection: Dockside conveying facility for loading bananas

Dockside conveying facility for loading bananas
A dockside conveying facility for loading bananas, with the name of the United Fruit Co. painted on its side

Background imageBananas Collection: Dockside facility for loading bananas

Dockside facility for loading bananas
A dockside facility for loading bananas, with various vessels nearby



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