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Description
Green Gage plums usually have green skins that are sometimes tinged with yellow or rose pink which turn golden as the fruit ripens. There are many varieties of green gages but all have firm flesh and a delicious honeyed flavor. Founded in 1919 by Elmer E. Chase and Edmund N. Richmond, the Richmond-Chase Company operated as an independent cannery until 1958. The Richmond-Chase Company operated a 27-acre plant in San Jose and 21-acre plant in Stockton. Hundreds were employed at the peak of each season. In 1958 Richmond-Chase became a division of the California Canners and Growers, which closed in 1982.
Type
image
Identifier
804DA3DA-8CB7-437B-BC24-339822451546 1985-95-91
Subject
Fruit can labels Fruit industry Canneries Canned foods industry (LCSH) Nineteen thirties (LCSH) Muirson Label Company Plums Richmond-Chase Company
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