John N. Teunisson United Fruit Company Collection
(Collection 35)
The United Fruit Company Collection contains 35 mounted 7" x 9" black and white photographs taken in Louisiana, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, British Honduras, and Guatemala by John N. Teunisson in 1906 during a quarantine tour of inspection of Central American fruit ports by U.S. health authorities as guests of the United Fruit Company. The photographs focus on public and domestic buildings, local bands and hospitals. The arrangement follows that of the photograph album located in the LAL Rare Printed Materials Collection (F1432.T4).
Collection Inventory
1. H. Ellis Crawford H. Ellis, Manager, United Fruit Company, New Orleans.
2. Captain Louis Rivera, Master, Steamship "Anselm".
3. Corps of waiters, Steamship "Anselm".
4. Entire party taken on deck of Steamship "Anselm" on day of departure down the Mississippi River.
5. Representatives of each of the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.
6. Port Limón, Costa Rica. C.H. Ellis, Manager, United Fruit Company, New Orleans, R.J. Schweppe, Manager, United Fruit Company, Costa Rica.
7. Port Limón, Costa Rica. Harbor and pier.
8. Port Limón, Costa Rica. United Fruit Company's Hospitals.
9. Port Limón, Costa Rica. Public park donated to the city by The United Fruit Company.
10. Port Limón, Costa Rica. United Fruit Company's Offices, Costa Rica.
11. Port Limón, Costa Rica. Special train to San José.
12. San José, Costa Rica. Teatro nacional, most costly opera house in Central or South America, built by President Raphael Iglesias at a cost of about $2,000,000.
13. San José, Costa Rica. Party in front of Teatro Nacional.
14. Bluefields, Nicaragua. C.H. Ellis, Manager, United Fruit Company, New Orleans, R.H. Manser, Manager, Bluefields Steamship Company, Bluefields.
15. Bluefields, Nicaragua. A view in the harbor.
16. Bluefields, Nicaragua. Party under breadfruit tree.
17. Bluefields, Nicaragua. Government band.
18. Bluefields, Nicaragua. Native hut.
19. Ceiba, Honduras. Governor of Ceiba and Governor of Ruatán.
20. Ceiba, Honduras. Ceiba Band.
21. Ceiba, Honduras. Ceiba washerwoman.
22. Ceiba, Honduras. Native hut.
23. Ceiba, Honduas. Natives marketing bananas. (not in album)
24. Belize, British Honduras. Government House.
25. Belize, British Honduras. United Fruit Company's Offices.
26. Belize, British Honduras. Government House, street entrance.
27. Belize, British Honduras. Belize Hospital.
28. Belize, British Honduras. Hospital nurses.
29. Belize, British Honduras. Island Hospital and Quarantine Station.
30. Puerto Cortez, Honduras. Honduras Band.
31. Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. Harbor and pier.
32. Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. Scene on the Guatemala railroad.
33. Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. Native village on the sea shore.
34. Livingston, Guatemala. Street scene showing native huts.
35. Livingston, Guatemala. Personnel of party (signatures on United Fruit Company stationery).
