Image of an orange with the peel pulled back and slices pulled apart like a blossoming flower; wrapped Sunkist Oranges logo top center. "Valencias"--text, top right. "Yorba Linda, / California."--text, bottom left."Grown & packed by / The Yorba Linda Citrus Assn."--text, bottom right."Schmidt Litho. Co. L.A."--text, bottom right margin. "Yorba Linda / June 28-27 / Dear Mother & Alfred, Am expressing you this 1/2 bx of oranges and lemons, and hope they will reach you in time that you may have them the 4th. Now these are the smallest oranges I ever sent you, but they are thin skinned and very fine quality with a wonderful flavor. Let me know if these reach you all O.K. Happy 4th to you [Billy ?]. If Russ and Mildred come down better give them some of these. Your son, [COP ?]"--text, verso, ms in pencil.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 25.4 x 28.26 cm (10 x 11 1/8 in.)
Orange box labels--California--Yorba Linda Orange industry--California Oranges--Pictorial works The Yorba Linda Citrus Association Fruit crate labels--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc) Fruit crate labels--Color--1925-1950. (gmgpc) Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc) Lithographs--Color--1925-1950. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Food Small Size California Citrus Box Labels The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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