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2 lut 2016 · The central portion of this new Orange County Archives exhibit shows the “life-cycle” of a crate label, from design and printing, to crate assembly, to the fruit-packing process, to the railroad cars, to the eastern fruit auctions, to neighborhood retail outlets, and finally finding new life in the creative reuse of old crates.
This series contains reproductions of citrus crate labels, primarily oranges and lemons, from packing and shipping companies in Southern California with an emphasis on the Inland Empire region.
The collection contains crate labels (originals and reproductions) primarily from packing and shipping companies in Southern California, primarily in Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange counties.
16 kwi 2018 · The 11-by-10-inch labels on the sides of crates were used to advertise and deliver an elegant message, as seen on these labels from Fullerton and Placentia. Unloading field boxes of citrus at the packing house. left and right Photographs: Orange County Archives
1 gru 2015 · The collection consists largely of lithographed labels produced for Californian growers, packers, and distributors to identify brand names and packing locations on wooden shipping crates of oranges, lemons and grapefruits. The majority of labels were printed by Los Angeles and San Francisco lithographers.
29 wrz 2022 · Each crate of oranges, labels suggested, contained California itself. Even growers who did not belabor the cliche of “golden” — Golden Sceptre, Golden Buckle, Golden Treat, Golden Cross — wanted labels that sold sunshine, summer, and success.
The Citrus Crate Label Collection consists of more than 300 bright and colorful citrus crate labels that were used by various California citrus growers. They represent locations in both Central and Southern California.
