Photographs of plants approximately 1913-1934 / collected and captioned by Gifford.
Gifford introduced the cajupet melaleuca to Florida in 1906, when he planted seeds from Cuba at Davie (The tree is native to Australia). Melaleucas were intended to help reclaim lands by absorbing water and drying wetlands.
1934
Missie King Oakley (Mrs. Cliff) making apple butter, Louis Vorheis' German Shepherd stands nearby, photo taken at Twin Creeks, circa 1933
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Original Captions: Making Apple Butter. Louis Vorheis' German Shepherd stands nearby. Photo taken at Twin Creeks. ; Oakley, Missie King (Mrs. Cliff); III-P-18025.Making Apple Butter. Louis Vorheis' German Shepherd stands nearby. Photo taken at Twin Creeks.Oakley, Missie King (Mrs. Cliff), III-P-18025
Circa 1933
Hommell Orchard, Jakes Creek, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Apple storage House at Hommell Orchard, jakes Creek. GSM CA records show the apple house to have been 24' x 60', with two stories, one rock, the other double floored and cailed, with value set at $3500.00 for apple house. R.S. Hommell owned 50 acres, had 3,500 apple trees, 300 cherry trees, 300 gooseberry bushes, and 125 damson plum trees. Here Wesley Ogle and two children stand beside the apple house.Hommell Orchard, III-B-16663, History - Buildings
Cliff Oakley stands at door to apple barn at Twin Creeks, apples were raised on the place and sold in Knoxville, circa 1930
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Original Captions: Stands at door to apple barn at Twin Creeks. Apples were raised on the place and sold in Knoxville. Oakley, Cliff; III-P-18022.Stands at door to apple barn at Twin Creeks. Apples were raised on the place and sold in Knoxville.Oakley, Cliff, III-P-18022
Circa 1930
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