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Description
Mt. Hamilton White Cherries, packed by the San Jose Fruit Packing Company. The label features an image of Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton, and the Lick Telescope. "We pack under this Brand fruits of the best standard quality. They are put up with best refined sugar, are rich in flavor, and canned direct from the orchard where grown." The San Jose Fruit Packing Company was founded in 1875 by Dr. James M. Denton and his son Thomas D. Denton. It was the first cannery in the Santa Clara Valley. SJFPC joined several other canneries to create the California Fruit Canners Association in 1899. In 1916 the Association merged with Central California Canneries, Griffen & Skelley, and the J. K. Armsby Company to become the California Packing Corporation. California Packing Corp. sold its products under a number of proprietary and distributive labels, including their premium brand, Del Monte. In June 1967, the company name was officially changed to the Del Monte Corporation.
Type
image
Identifier
72B4C34C-4345-4BF8-B4B6-850611475235 1988-252-54
Subject
Muirson Label Company Cherries Lick Observatory Telescopes Hamilton Range, Mount (Calif.) Fruit can labels Fruit industry Canned foods
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