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Image Number

C016462

Date Note

Photographed in April 1952.

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Collection

Department of Commerce collection

Geographic Term

Hillsborough County (Fla.)
Harbour Island (Tampa, Fla.)

Subject Term

Cargo holds
Shipment of goods
Shipping
Industrial equipment
Machinery
Loaders (Machines)
Loading and unloading
Mineral industries--Florida--Hillsborough County--Tampa
Nonmetallic minerals industry--Florida--Hillsborough County--Tampa
Phosphate industry--Florida--Hillsborough County--Tampa
Phosphates--Transportation

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 5 x 4 in.

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Shown at Seddon Island.

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Telescopic chute is lowered into cargo hold to load ship..

Subject

Cargo holds

Shipment of goods

Shipping

Industrial equipment

Machinery

Loaders (Machines)

Loading and unloading

Mineral industries--Florida--Hillsborough County--Tampa

Nonmetallic minerals industry--Florida--Hillsborough County--Tampa

Phosphate industry--Florida--Hillsborough County--Tampa

Phosphates--Transportation

Date

1952-04

Identifier

c016462

Image URL

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Date Note

Photographed in April 1952.

Geographic Term

Hillsborough County (Fla.)

Harbour Island (Tampa, Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 5 x 4 in.

Series Title

Department of Commerce collection

Shelf Number

Shelf number: 35398.

General Note

Shown at Seddon Island.

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Chicago Manual of Style

Telescopic chute is lowered into cargo hold to load ship.. 1952-04. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/56709>, accessed 11 June 2026.

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Telescopic chute is lowered into cargo hold to load ship.. 1952-04. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/56709>

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(State Archives of Florida)

Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.

For FY2025-26, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $1,027,650. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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