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Mobile, Alabama, circa 1906. "Unloading a banana steamer." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
There's something on the port-side bow that looks a lot like an old cannon. It's poking out under the railing and has an ornate carriage. What would that be for? Signaling purposes or decoration, or were there banana pirates abounding in the seas? You can see the anchor lying on deck just behind the cannon.
Me: You gotta banana in your ear! Hey Buddy! HEY BUDDY!
You: I can't hear you. Can't you see I gotta banana in my ear?
Anyone know why the tower is built like that? Doesn't seem like an efficient way to load or off-load tall ships. Looks like a safety ladder on the right (front) side.
Day, me say day-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day...
Daylight come and me wan' go home
A beautiful bunch a' ripe banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Hide the deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and me wan' go home
and by "nice" I mean "required several attempts before I got it, and then I laughed."
I saw the same scene in New Orleans in 1955. All fruit turning yellow was abandoned at the dock.
Mobile is where fire ants entered America, unfortunately. Riding in on some banana stalks, circa the time this picture was taken. Evil little devils.
Oh wait, I already used that one.
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