Image of a Spanish-style home with a row of orange trees and a large tree trunk in foreground; a man and a woman are seen near potted flowering plants on a shaded porch; a second man dressed in a red sash and tall hat is picking an orange off a tree nearby; wrapped orange Sunkist logo is in the bottom right of image. "Litho. in U.S.A. Western Litho. Co. Los Angeles 1130"--text, bottom left margin. "Notice This fruit is patented and licensed under U.S. patent No. 1529461 dated March 10, 1925."--text, center left of image. "Grown & Packed by Irwindale Citrus Assn. Irwindale California"--text, bottom left of image. "Shipped by A.C.G. Fruit Exch. Azusa, Cal."--text, bottom right of image. "Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. 1925"--text, bottom left margin. "Sunkist"--text, bottom right of image. "100 M OK Hutchison"--text, handwritten in pencil on verso. "Received Jul 3 1931 [1:00 pm] Fruit Growers Supply Company, Los Angeles, Cal."--text, date stamped in blue ink on verso.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 25.24 x 27.46 cm (9 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Citrus crate labels--California--Azusa Citrus crate labels--California--Irwindale Citrus fruit industry--California Dwellings--Pictorial works Fruit trees--Pictorial works Oranges--Pictorial works Men--Pictorial works Irwindale Citrus Association A.C.G. Fruit Exchange Fruit crate labels--Color--1925-1950. (gmgpc) Lithographs--Color--1925-1950. (gmgpc)
Source
Huntington Prints and Ephemera Collection Citrus Label Collection Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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