Shearer Orchards Washington State Apples crate label – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Shearer Orchards Washington State Apples crate label comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Shearer Orchards Washington State Apples crate label
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Shearer Orchards put its name on this crate label, one of many apple labels that once went into the wooden boxes shipped out of Washington State. Labels like this did more than identify fruit. Bright lithographed art was meant to catch the eye of buyers in crowded markets and grocery stores, and the brand printed on the crate told a shopper where the apples came from. Washington became a major apple-growing state in the early twentieth century, and its growers relied heavily on this kind of packaging to build recognizable names. The label is worth a close look for its color work and its layout, which reflect how fruit was sold before supermarkets packaged everything in plastic.
| Original scan | 960 × 720 px |
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| Reference | Slide27 |
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