Pat Hand Washington State Apples crate label – Historic Print
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A window into the past: Pat Hand Washington State Apples crate label, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Pat Hand Washington State Apples crate label
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Pat Hand's name sits across the top of this crate label, a brand that set it apart from the many other Washington apple labels that crowded packing sheds in the early twentieth century. Crate labels like this one were pasted onto wooden boxes so buyers in distant markets could recognize a grower's fruit at a glance, and the bold lettering, bright color, and state name were meant to catch the eye on a crowded shelf or a railway platform. Washington's orchards, especially in the irrigated valleys, sent large volumes of apples east by rail, and lithographed labels like this one helped build the reputation of the state's fruit. Today such labels are valued as small pieces of commercial art and as records of how growers marketed their crops.
| Original scan | 960 × 720 px |
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| Reference | Slide11 |
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