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Raisin drying racks in a vineyard at Fresno, Cal. – Vintage Wall Art

Raisin drying racks in a vineyard at Fresno, Cal., c1901. — historic photograph
Raisin drying racks in a vineyard at Fresno, Cal., c1901.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Raisin drying racks in a vineyard at Fresno, Cal., preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Raisin drying racks in a vineyard at Fresno, Cal.

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Raisin drying racks stand among the vines in a Fresno, California vineyard, the detail that sets this view apart from the other agricultural scenes on this board. Around 1901, Fresno was the center of California's raisin industry, and growers spread freshly cut grapes on wooden trays or racks so the sun could dry them into fruit for market. The Detroit Publishing Company, which issued many views of American farms and regions for travel and promotion, produced this cyanotype, so it reflects the era's interest in showing the country's varied productive landscapes.

Created / publishedc1901.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotograph copyrighted by the Detroit Publishing Co. Cyanotype. Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Farms...; Geogr.; Detr. shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,166 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-149963

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